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Book Report

A written book report that shows that the reader has read the book and understands the views of the author.

Rubric Code: B2353X

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Poor 15 pts	Fair 20 pts	Good 25 pts
Length of the Report	Poor A short report that does not tell very much about the book.	Fair 3 paragraphs with each paragraph containing 3 or 4 good points.	Good 4 to 5 well thought out paragraphs with 5 or 6 excellent points in each paragraph.
Quality of the Report	Poor Book report not carefully written. Ideas are presented but they are not developed. The author of the report is not clear on what the book is about.	Fair The writer has given some thought about the report. Interesting sentences are used, and the sentences vary in length. Good word useage makes the report enjoyable to read.	Good Excellent thoughts have gone into this report. The writer has new insights into the book he or she has read. Powerful word useage is used that make the book report an outstanding project.
Punctuation	Poor Poor sentence structure, punctuation is often missing, and no proof reading has been done.	Fair Punctuation is consistent and the paper has been proof read. There may be a few mistakes, but most of the grammar is correct.	Good Punctuation is excellent. Proof reading has been complete. A final copy has been made with all corrections complete. (not a lot of erasing on the final paper)
Level of the Book Chosen	Poor The book that was read is below the reading level of the student.	Fair The book chosen is one of interest to the student and it is of easy to appropriate difficulty.	Good The student has chosen a challenging book and searches out any questions he or she has about the meaning of words or ideas. The student expands his knowledge through the reading of this book.