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Book Review Middle School

Students chose a book to read independently and then review. The review incorporates information about the book's characters, setting, plot, genre, theme, and writing style.

Rubric Code: MX4CCX5

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Book Review
	Strong 4 pts	Effective 3 pts	Developing 2 pts	Experimenting 1 pts
Title/Author Sentence	Strong The first sentence includes the title and author, a creative lead, and includes the genre.	Effective Title and author are both listed immediately, but no other information is provided in that sentence.	Developing Title and author are not immediately mentioned but are eventually provided in a sentence or two.	Experimenting Title and/or author are not mentioned, or they are written on a separate line instead of in a sentence.
Characters	Strong The most important characters are mentioned in the review and described. Relationships between characters are clear.	Effective The most important characters are mentioned and described. Relationships between characters may not be clear.	Developing Characters are mentioned. Description of characters is minimal and/or confusing.	Experimenting The review does not mention essential characters to the story. No elaboration if a main character is mentioned.
Plot	Strong The plot 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.	Effective The plot description is brief and easy to follow. A bit more information should have been given or too much has been provided. The description lacks interest.	Developing The plot description is overly complicated, overly simple, or does not make the reader feel curious. Events may also be disorganized.	Experimenting The plot description is minimal, too detailed, or confusing due to disorganization.
Predictions	Strong Predictions for further plot beyond the end of the story is well thought out, creative, and original.	Effective The predictions are interesting, but may be unoriginal or may not fit well with the characters in question.	Developing The predictions are vague and do not seem to add depth to the story.	Experimenting The predictions are not included in the book report or are too confusing due to disorganization.
Recommendation	Strong The review provides a clear recommendation statement with strong reasons/support. The book is recommended to specific types of readers.	Effective The review provides a clear recommendation statement but without sufficient support. It is assumed that every reader would feel the same about the book.	Developing The review provides a recommendation statement. However, it is general such as, "This is a good book."	Experimenting The review does not include a recommendation statement.
Conventions	Strong Provides evidence of a consistent and strong command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling)	Effective Provides evidence of an adequate command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling)	Developing Provides evidence of a limited command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling)	Experimenting Provides little or no evidence of a command of grade-level conventions (grammar, capitalization, punctuation and spelling)

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literature reading book review writing

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English

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