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General Book Report

Can be used for any fiction book report or non-fiction story.

Rubric Code: E9786X

By beckyham

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Book Report
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts	SCORE (N/A)
Content
Setting Where did the story take place? (Most stories take place in more than one location so this might be a description of about 2-3 of the main settings.)	Poor One setting described in less than two sentences.	Fair Multiple settings described in one sentence or less each.	Good Single setting described in detail. At least three sentences.	Excellent Multiple settings are described in detail. At least two sentences per setting. If the book contains only one setting, it may be described in extensive detail of at least five sentences.	SCORE
Characters The name, physical attributes, personality traits of each main character. There should be at least 3.	Poor On character described in less than two sentences	Fair Multiple characters described in one sentence or less.	Good Single character described in detail. At least three sentences.	Excellent Multiple characters described in detail of at least two sentences each. If there is only one character in the book, the description should be extensive.	SCORE
Conflict or Development What is the main problem in this story?	Poor Less than three sentences and events told out of order.	Fair Less than four sentences and events out of order.	Good Less than five sentences or events out of order.	Excellent At least 5 sentences in chronological order.	SCORE
Climax Where was the most intense moment. The big WHAM! of the story. Where all the pieces come together.	Poor Two sentences or less. Poor description.	Fair Less than three sentences or poor description.	Good At least three sentences with brief description.	Excellent At least three descriptive sentences clearly describing the peak of the action.	SCORE
Resolution What happens in the end? Each of the main characters should be mentioned.	Poor Two sentences or less. Poor description.	Fair Less than three sentences or poor description.	Good At least three sentences with brief description.	Excellent At least three descriptive sentences clearly describing how everything works out.	SCORE
Opinions What did you think of this book? What were some of the things you liked and disliked? Would you recommend this book? To whom?	Poor Two sentences or less. Poor development.	Fair Less than three sentences or poorly developed ideas.	Good Three sentences with less developed ideas.	Excellent At least three sentences with clearly developed ideas.	SCORE
Conventions
Format Title, name, date, and introduction which includes the name of the book, author, and year of publication.	Poor Missing most components.	Fair Missing multiple components.	Good Missing one component.	Excellent All correct.	SCORE
Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation All that language arts class stuff.	Poor 60%	Fair 70%	Good 80%	Excellent 90%	SCORE
Sources Every book report needs a sources page that lists the book in the format we use.	Poor No source cited.	Fair Missing 3-4 components.	Good Missing 1-2 components	Excellent All correct	SCORE

Keywords:

Book report, english, language arts, reading, writing, spelling

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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