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Historical Picture Book

Students read a short biography of an important person in American History through the Civil War. They summarized the important points and turned the story into a picture book for children.

Rubric Code: B273C2

By vascullion

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Historical Picture Book
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Super! 4 pts
Story Your story is complete. You have a beginning, middle and end. You have a title.	Poor You have only one section of your story completed.	Fair You have only 2 sections of your story completed.	Good Your story has a beginning, middle, and end. You have a good title.	Super! Your story has a beginning, middle, and end. You have added details, and you have transitions that lead the reader from page to page. You have a great title.
Illustrations Your illustration shows the main idea for each page. Your picture and your words tell the same part of the story.	Poor Your illustrations don't tell the same part of the story as your words.	Fair Some of your illustrations tell the same part of the story as your words.	Good Most of your illustrations tell the same part of the story as your words.	Super! All of your illustrations tell the same part of the story as your words.
Length Your picture book tells the story in 8 to 10 pages.	Poor Your story is 2 pages or less or more than 10 pages.	Fair Your story is 3 to 6 pages long.	Good Your story is 7 pages long.	Super! Your story is 8 to 10 pages long.
Appeal for Children Your illustrations are eye-catching and detailed. Your story is written so that children will understand and enjoy it.	Poor Your illustrations and writing are boring and do not appeal to children. Children will put down your book and go watch TV.	Fair Some of your illustrations and story are engaging. Children will read part of your book before they put it down and go watch TV.	Good Your illustrations and story are mostly engaging for children. Most of your illustrations are eye-catching and your story is interesting to read. Children will want to finish reading your book.	Super! Your illustrations and writing are engaging for children. All of your pictures are eye-catching. Your story is very interesting for children to read. Children will want to read your book again.