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Book Trailer Rubric

Produce a video of a "book trailer" to promote a book.

Rubric Code: GAX72X

By sjknowles

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Video Book Trailer
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Does not meet expectations 1 pts	Score (N/A)
Required Elements Book Title, Author, Cover image, statement that creates interest	Excellent Includes all required elements and includes credits for copyrighted images or music.	Good Includes all required elements.	Fair Includes 3 of the four required elements	Does not meet expectations Includes 2 or Fewer of the required elements.	Score
Mechanics Grammar, spelling, etc..	Excellent Uses grammatically correct sentences with subject/verb agreement. Uses a variety of sentence types. Makes very few punctuation errors. 0-2 spelling errors.	Good Uses grammatically correct sentences with subject /verb agreement most of the time. Makes a few punctuation errors. 3-5 spelling errors.	Fair There are 1-2 incomplete sentences, fragments or run-on sentences. Makes a number of punctuation errors. 6-8 spelling errors.	Does not meet expectations There are more than 2 incomplete sentences, fragments or run-on sentences. Makes numerous punctuation errors. Over 9 spelling errors.	Score
Video Theme/Story Flow	Excellent The theme is focused and shows a thorough understanding of the book. The flow of the story is logical and easy to follow.	Good The video's theme is clear and relates to the book. The flow of the story is somewhat choppy but can be followed.	Fair The video's theme is somewhat vague. There is some evidence that it relates to the book. The story is somewhat confusing and not easy to follow.	Does not meet expectations The video's theme is not discernable; it does not relate to the book. The story is very confusing and cannot be followed.	Score
Presentation, Interest/Persuasion	Excellent A very exciting presentation. It grabbed the attention of the viewer with suspense, humor, or intrique from the beginning and kept it until the end. The video trailer flows smoothly and compels the viewer to read the book.	Good A good presentation that used suspense, humor, or intrigue well and caught the attention of the viewer from the beginning. The trailer flows smoothly and the viewer is left interested in the book.	Fair A passable presentation. some suspense, humor, or intrique, but no real "hook" present at the start. The trailer flows reasonably but needs improvement in order for the viewer to be persuaded to read the book.	Does not meet expectations Flat presentation. Little or no suspense, humor, or intrigue to capture the attention of the viewer. The scenes from the trailer are choppy and the transitions seem abrubt. The viewer may be left confused and not inclined to read the book.	Score
Images	Excellent Key scenes or themes from the book have been creatively presented with images and video clips. These make the contect of teh book clear to the viewer.	Good There is one key scene or theme from the book represented in the trailer. This makes the viewer generally aware of the content of the book.	Fair An attempt has been made to depict some aspect of the book, however the content of the book is not very clear to the viewer.	Does not meet expectations There is no scene in the trailer that suggests the student has read the book. The viewer has no idea what the book is about.	Score
Audio	Excellent Narrator and/or actors speak with enthusiasm; can be clearly understood. Background music/sounds enhance the story and images.	Good Narrator and/or actors can be understood. Background music/sounds complement the story and images.	Fair It is difficult to understand the narrator and/or actors. Background music/sounds do not complement the story and images.	Does not meet expectations Narrator and/or actors cannot be understood. Background music/sounds distract from the narration, story and/or images. Or no audio used.	Score
Transitions	Excellent Transitions between slides/scenes are smooth. Slides/scenes are well synchronized with the narration.	Good Most of the transitions between slides/scenes are smooth. Most of the slides/ scenes & narration are synchronized.	Fair Transitions between slides/scenes are choppy; Many of the slides/scenes are not synchronized with the narration.	Does not meet expectations Transitions between slides/scenes are not smooth. The narration and the slides/scenes are not synchronized	Score
Video Length 0:30 to 2:00 Minutes	Excellent The video is 0:30 to 2:00 minutes in length. The video was the right length get/keep the viewer involved.	Good The video is over or short up to 15 seconds. The video was the right length to keep/get the viewer involved.	Fair The video is over or short 16 to 30 seconds. The video was too long/short to keep/get the attention of the viewer.	Does not meet expectations The video is short or long more than 30 seconds. The video was too long/short to keep/get the attention of the viewer.	Score

Keywords:

Video Book Talk Rubric

Subjects:

English

Types:

Project

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