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Book Review Rubric

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Rubric Code: D86BA9

By moorep

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Book Report
	Excellent/Advanced 20 pts	Acceptable 15 pts	Needs Work 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
Title/Author/Design	Excellent/Advanced Lists title and author is attention-getting and is spelled correctly. Design of poster is excellent.	Acceptable Title and author are both listed and spelled correctly. Design of poster is good.	Needs Work Title and author are mentioned but one or both are not spelled correctly. Design of poster looks rushed and disorganized.	Poor Directions are not followed. Design of poster confusing.
Adjectives	Excellent/Advanced 3 or more adjectives are listed. Relationships between book and adjectives are clear.	Acceptable 2 adjectives are listed. Relationships between book and adjectives are clear.	Needs Work 1 adjective is listed and may not be related to book.	Poor No Adjectives listed.
Conflict	Excellent/Advanced The plot/conflict description is brief, does not seem to give away too much, and is clear and easy to follow. After reading the description, the reader feels curious about the plot.	Acceptable The plot/conflict description is brief and easy to follow. A bit more information should have been given or too much has been provided.	Needs Work The plot/conflict description is overly complicated, overly simple, or overly boring. Events may also be disorganized.	Poor The plot/conflict description is very minimal, way too detailed, or confusing due to disorganization.
Recommendation	Excellent/Advanced The review provides 2 or more clear recommendation statements with strong reasons/support. The book is recommended to specific types of readers.	Acceptable The review provides 2 recommendation statements with adequate reasons/support.	Needs Work The review provides a recommendation statement however, it is general such as, "This is a good book."	Poor The review does not include a recommendation statement.
Conventions	Excellent/Advanced Provides evidence of a consistent and strong command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) Error free.	Acceptable Provides evidence of an adequate command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) A few errors.	Needs Work Provides evidence of a limited command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) Errors in most sections.	Poor Provides little or no evidence of a command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling) Errors throughout.
Picture	Excellent/Advanced Picture relates to book and has credits listed at the bottom of the picture.	Acceptable Picture is good and credits are listed.	Needs Work Picture is of book jacket and may or may not have credits listed.	Poor No picture.

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