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Critical Book Review

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: P4CA9X

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Subject: English

Type: (Other)

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Book Review
	Excellent/Advanced 22 pts	Acceptable 16 pts	Needs Work 14 pts	Poor 13 pts
Title/Author/Genre	Excellent/Advanced The title and author are attention-getting and included in the first few sentences of the review. Information includes genre and how it fits story.	Acceptable Title and author are both listed immediately, but no other information is provided in that sentence.	Needs Work Title and author are not immediately mentioned but are eventually provided in a sentence or two.	Poor Title and/or author are not mentioned, or they are written on a separate line instead of in a sentence.
Characters	Excellent/Advanced The most important characters are mentioned in the review and described. Relationships between characters are clear.	Acceptable The most important characters are mentioned and described. Relationships between characters may not be clear.	Needs Work Characters are mentioned. Description of characters is minimal and/or confusing.	Poor The review does not mention essential characters to the story. No elaboration of a main character is mentioned.
Plot	Excellent/Advanced 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.	Acceptable 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.	Needs Work The plot description is overly complicated, overly simple, or overly boring. Events may also be disorganized.	Poor The plot description is very minimal, way too detailed, or confusing due to disorganization.
Conventions	Excellent/Advanced Care has been taken to avoid mistakes. Review is easy to follow, and any mistakes are age-appropriate.	Acceptable Readability of review shows that proofreading was done, but a few age-inappropriate errors persist.	Needs Work Review is readable, but age-inappropriate errors distract from message about the book.	Poor Review lacks readability and is confusing and riddled with obvious errors.
Writing Style	Excellent/Advanced The review provides clear and detailed description of the author's writing style and provides 1-2 examples from the book.	Acceptable The review provides clear description of the author's writing style. At least one example from the book is provided.	Needs Work The review gives a few points about the author's writing style. However, the style information is general and not unique. Examples are not provided.	Poor The review gives very minimal information about writing style.
Recommendation	Excellent/Advanced The review provides a clear recommendation statement. The book is recommended to specific types of readers.	Acceptable The review provides a clear recommendation statement. It is assumed that every reader would feel the same about the book.	Needs Work The review provides a recommendation statement. However, it is general such as, "This is a good book."	Poor The review does not include a recommendation statement.

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This project should reflect effort over a nine-week period.

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