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Rubric for Children's Literature

Evaluating children's literature based on 6 dimensions of suitability

Rubric Code: C7365W

By roobrix1248

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Subject: Education

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: (none)

Children's Literature
	Ready to Read (N/A)	Almost Ready to Read (N/A)	Revision Required (N/A)
Connections to Real Life	Ready to Read Text includes many real-life connections that are applicable. Children can relate to these concepts in the current context.	Almost Ready to Read Text includes some real life connections. Children can relate to some of the concepts in the current context	Revision Required Text contains few real life connections. Some concepts can be related to after building background knowledge.
Visually Appealing	Ready to Read The illustrations engage and captivate by a range of imaginative artwork that complements and extends the written meaning by hidden meaning.	Almost Ready to Read The illustrations are visually pleasing and the use of artwork is imaginative and complements the written meaning.	Revision Required The illustrations do not engage the reader or do not necessarily complement the meaning.
Imaginative Use of Language	Ready to Read You use well chosen, mood generating descriptive dialogue, figurative language, imagery and rhyme, that motivate and encourage shared reading situations.	Almost Ready to Read Your writing contains some, but not all of the following characteristics: descriptive dialogue, figurative language, imagery and rhyme, and is well suited to shared reading.	Revision Required You need to include more of the following: descriptive dialogue, figurative language, imagery and rhyme.
Aspects of social justice	Ready to Read Literature contains no negative stereotyping or cultural or gender bias	Almost Ready to Read Some aspects of literature may be interpreted as stereotyping	Revision Required Literature does not actively promote gender, race or cultural equality, or contains stereotypes.
Stimulates Imagination	Ready to Read The literature sparks imagination, stimulates and, stretches thinking, piques curiosity and makes the reader think in different ways. Encourages discussion.	Almost Ready to Read The literature shows some possibilities for building imagination encouraging curiosity and diverse thinking or discussion.	Revision Required The literature shows few possibilities for building imagination encouraging curiosity and diverse thinking or discussion.
Accurate "level"	Ready to Read Your book clearly demonstrates content and illustrations that are accurately "leveled" by grade/skills	Almost Ready to Read Your book's content and illustrations do not consistently correlate with the grade/skills level you have indicated	Revision Required There is little or no correlation between your book's content/illustrations and grade/skill level.

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Children's Literature

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