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Information Text - Anchor Book Project

This project is a summative assessment over the craft and structure of informational text. Learning objectives for the unit should be covered in the project/ this rubric provides the guidelines that assess your knowledge and application of that knowledge.

Rubric Code: PX25C66

By mmcrook

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Anchor Book Project
	Beginning 1 pts	Developing 2 pts	Proficient 3 pts	Above Proficiency 4 pts
Project Completion: 1. All anchor book questions are answered thoroughly. 2. The project incorporates the answers to these questions. 3. Title, author, and genre have been identified.	Beginning Fulfills few of the learning tasks and requirements of the project.	Developing Fulfills some of the learning tasks and requirements of the project.	Proficient Fulfills all of the learning tasks and requirements of the project.	Above Proficiency Fulfills all of the learning tasks and requirements of the project, and the student has gone beyond those expectations, revealing higher order thinking and/or creativity.
Text Structure Student can analyze the structure of informational text, and support this analysis with textual evidence (including signal words)	Beginning Student is unable to identify the text structure.	Developing Student identifies the text structure but is unable to make connections to the author's ideas or theme of the book.	Proficient Student identifies text structure (including signal words) and how it helps the reader understand the overall meaning being conveyed by the author.	Above Proficiency
Tone and Mood Student demonstrates how word choice and choice of phrasing affects the meaning and tone of a text.	Beginning Student does not identify any words, and he/she is unable to make any connection to the text.	Developing Student documents under four words that convey the tone of the text. The student provides some evidence to back up word choice.	Proficient Student documents and analyzes four words/phrases (examples from the text) that the author chose to convey the tone of the text. Student uses evidence form the text to support the examples.	Above Proficiency
Author's Point of View Demonstrate how the author makes his or her own ideas stand out from others. This includes attitude, as well as, word choice and meaning (figurative, connotative and technical).	Beginning Student is unable to document author's point of view, and does not provide any evidence to support ideas about the text	Developing Student is able to capture the point of view of the author by analyzing word meaning, chosen ideas and details, or defining the purpose of the writing. Student submitted less than four pieces of evidence from the text to support his/her claims.	Proficient Student is able to capture the point of view of the author by analyzing word meaning, chosen ideas and details, and defining the purpose of the writing. Student must submit at least four pieces of evidence from the text to support his/her claims.	Above Proficiency Student is able to capture the point of view of the author by analyzing word meaning, chosen ideas and details, and defining the purpose of the writing. Student must submit at least five pieces of evidence from the text to support his/her claims.

Keywords:

text structure, focus, grammar, organization

Subjects:

English

Types:

Project

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