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EWC Children's Picture Book

Adapted/expanded the Grading Rubric for Children's books on Read Write Think. Students produced a picture book targeted at children ages 4-8.

Rubric Code: BX83B25

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Children's Picture Book
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Could be better 2 pts	Oh my! 1 pts
Cover & Book Presentation	Excellent Title and illustration on cover clearly relate to the story and entice readers to pick up the book. Book is neat and inviting.	Good Title and illustration clearly relate to the story. Book is neat, but not very inviting.	Could be better Title and illustration are poorly done or do not relate to the story. Book not too neat and not very inviting.	Oh my! There is a title and possibly some illustrations.
Text	Excellent The font and legibility of the text do not interfere with or disrupt communication of ideas to the reader in any area of the work.	Good The font and legibility of the text interfere with but do not disrupt the communication of ideas to the reader.	Could be better The font and legibility of the text interfere with and disrupt the communication of ideas to the reader.	Oh my! Reader is left saying,"Am I supposed to read this?"
Grammar and Spelling	Excellent There are no grammar or spelling errors anywhere in the work.	Good One or two grammar or spelling errors occur in the work.	Could be better Three or more grammar or spelling errors occur in the work.	Oh my! Wow! What else can we say?
Use of Literary Elements (Ex: Alliteration, rhyme, symbolism, simile, pun, personification, onomatopoeia, metaphor)	Excellent Three different literary devices are used in the work.	Good Two different literary devices are used in the work.	Could be better One or no literary devices are used in the work.	Oh my! No literary device was present.
Plot/Theme Development (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution)	Excellent All five areas of the plot are present and are clearly developed.	Good One of the five areas of the plot is not present and/or is not clearly developed.	Could be better Two of the five areas of the plot are not present and/or are not clearly developed.	Oh my! Three or more of the five areas of the plot are not present and/or are not clearly developed.
Use of Artistic Elements (line, shape, colour, etc...)	Excellent The illustrations help present the plot throughout all areas in the work by using artistic elements to enhance the illustrations.	Good The illustrations help present the plot in a majority of areas throughout the work by using artistic elements to enhance the illustrations.	Could be better The illustrations help present the plot in only a minority of areas throughout the work. Some attempt to use artistic elements was made.	Oh my! The illustrations do not present the plot in any part of the work. Little to no use of artistic elements in illustrations.
Query Letter	Excellent Query letter was complete and answered in a professional manner.	Good Query letter has some errors or missing parts	Could be better Attempt was made to complete the query letter.	Oh my! Query letter was not submitted.

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