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Book Review Rubric

The student will write a book review (at least 3 paragraphs) on favorite/selected book. They may use MS Word or hand write the review. If Word is used, a picture of the book must be inserted and centered. If hand written, a picture of the book will be glued/ or main character is drawn on final project paper.

Rubric Code: L63223

By kendrav4

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Book Report
	Did Not Follow Directions 0 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Almost There 2 pts	Way to Go 4 pts	Score (N/A)
Enter Title 5 pts Book Review Title, Author, Student Name, Date, Class, and Book Grade	Did Not Follow Directions All of the required information is left out as applies to particular project.	Needs Improvement Two pieces of the required information is left out as applies to particular project.	Almost There One piece of the required information is left out as applies to particular project.	Way to Go All of the required information is given as applies to particular project.	Score
Hook 5 pts Book Review has an interesting and engagng lead (hook).	Did Not Follow Directions There is no hook present.	Needs Improvement Hook does not capture readers' attention.	Almost There Hook is present but could add more details to make it more interesting.	Way to Go Hook is interesting and captures reader's attention.	Score
Character Analysis and Setting 5 pts Short description of characters and Time and place of the story.	Did Not Follow Directions Did not complete	Needs Improvement Characters were listed, but no description given Time or place missing	Almost There One or two characters given with minimal description Time and place given, but not described	Way to Go More than one Character was given. Descriptions were complete. Setting described.	Score
Synopsis 5 pts Give a brief description of the story	Did Not Follow Directions Did not complete	Needs Improvement Description is incomplete	Almost There Description is given. Thoughts are incomplete.	Way to Go A complete description of the story is given.	Score
Review 5 pts Give your opinion of the book, recommendation of the book and explanation	Did Not Follow Directions Did not complete opinion and recommendation	Needs Improvement An opinion and recommendation are given without reasons.	Almost There An opinion and recommendation of the book are given with weak reasons.	Way to Go An opinion and recommendation of the book are given with strong reasons/ support.	Score
Neatness/punctuation 5 pts Report is written cleanly. Proper spelling and grammar.	Did Not Follow Directions Did not follow instructions on centering and spacing. Can't read.	Needs Improvement The report is not written neatly Many errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling.	Almost There The report is written neatly. Minimal errors in grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling.	Way to Go The report is written very neatly. It has very few minor errors in grammar, punctuation, or spelling, or no errors at all.	Score

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