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Historical Fiction Newsletter

Format for use as a book report

Rubric Code: DX29BX

By pamela305

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Historic Fiction Newsletter
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Story elements	Poor Does not state theme of book. Only one character described. Only some plot elements included.	Fair Theme is stated. Two main characters described. Plot does not include beginning, middle and end.	Good Theme stated and examples given. Three or more characters described and compared. Complete plot including tie in to actual historical events.
Historical elements	Poor Missing two items : historic timeline, geographic information or glossary.	Fair Missing one item : historic timeline, geographic information or glossary.	Good Historical timeline included. Geographic information accurate. Glossary includes 3 or more intersting terms.
Appearance	Poor No illustrations. Only ione font used. No headings.	Fair Two illustrations. more than two fonts use, or same font used throughout. Headings and text are same.	Good Three illustrations related to plot, characters or historical information. One or two readable fonts used. Headings are larger than regular text.
Writing	Poor More than three grammatical errors. No bibliographic information on book. no sources cited.	Fair Only one or two grammatical errors. Newsletter does not include date. Correct bibliographic information included for book. No sources cited.	Good Complete sentences, no run-ons. Correct spelling. newsletter includes title, student name, period. Correct bibliographic information included for book and sources.