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Summer Reading Comprehension

During the summer between 7th and 7th grade, students read a novel chosen with help of the teacher and write a reflection on the different elements of that novel.

Rubric Code: PX8B38X

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Subject: Education

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8

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	Above Grade Level Expectations 5 pts	Meets Grade Level Expectations 4 pts	Approaching Grade Level Expectation 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Far Below Grade Level Expectations 1 pts
Characters: Tell me about all of the important characters of your novel: protagonist, secondary characters, and antagonist.	Above Grade Level Expectations Student has included all of the main characters and has identified whether they are the protagonist, antagonist, or secondary characters. He or she has told me enough about each of the characters that I can see that the student really understood the characters.	Meets Grade Level Expectations Student has included all of the main characters and has identified the protagonist, the secondary characters, and may or may not have been able to correctly identify the antagonist. He or she has told me briefly about each of the characters.	Approaching Grade Level Expectation Student has included all of the main characters and has given a brief description of the characters. He or she may or may not have identified the protagonist, the secondary characters, and the antagonist.	Needs Improvement Student has listed all or most of the main characters and may or may not have given a brief description of each.	Far Below Grade Level Expectations Student has failed to identify the main characters.
Setting: What is the setting of your novel? Remember, setting is time as well as place. It also includes any important factors such as what is going on in the world at that time.	Above Grade Level Expectations Student has correctly identified both the time period and the location of the setting and given evidence from the text to explain how he or she has inferred this information. If world events are important to the story, student has related this.	Meets Grade Level Expectations Student has identified both the time period and the location of the setting and given evidence from the text to explain how he or she has inferred this information, but there may be some minor mistakes. If world events are important to the story, student has related this.	Approaching Grade Level Expectation Student has identified the time period and the location of the setting, but there may be some errors in reasoning. Student has given evidence from the text to explain his or her thinking.	Needs Improvement Student has identified most aspects of the time period and the location of the setting, but there may be some errors in reasoning.	Far Below Grade Level Expectations Student has failed to identify the setting of the novel.
Theme: What is the main theme, or life lesson, the author is trying to share? Be sure to cite a specific example from the book showing how the theme is demonstrated.	Above Grade Level Expectations Student has correctly identified an important theme of this novel and has given pertinent evidence from the text to back up his or her reasoning.	Meets Grade Level Expectations Student has correctly identified an important theme of this novel and has given evidence from the text to back up his or her reasoning, but there may be some minor errors in reasoning.	Approaching Grade Level Expectation Student has identified a theme of this novel and has given evidence from the text to back up his or her reasoning, but the identified theme may not be the most significant or there are other errors in reasoning.	Needs Improvement Student has identified a theme of this novel but has not given evidence from the text to back up his or her reasoning. Or the student has identified a theme, but it is very simplistic and not really relative to this novel.	Far Below Grade Level Expectations Student has failed to identify the theme (life lesson) of the novel.
Plot: Write a THOROUGH summary of the novel. This should include ALL major events (including the ending) and enough detail so I can be sure you have read and understood the whole book.	Above Grade Level Expectations Student has correctly identified ALL the major plot events of this novel and has labeled the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Student has shown thorough understanding and comprehension of the novels events.	Meets Grade Level Expectations Student has correctly identified ALL the major plot events of this novel. Student has shown thorough understanding and comprehension of the novel's events. Student may or may not have labeled the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of the novel.	Approaching Grade Level Expectation Student has identified most of the major plot events of this novel. Student has shown a good level of understanding of the novels events but there may be some errors in comprehension.	Needs Improvement Student has attempted to relate the plot events of this novel, but there are a number of missing events or the student has included details rather than main events.	Far Below Grade Level Expectations Student has failed to identify the main plot events of the novel.
Author's Craft: Give an example from your novel of EACH of the following types of figurative language: simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, irony, sensory imagery. Copy the example exactly, give the page number, tell what type of figurative language it is, and then EXPLAIN WHAT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO TELL US by using it.	Above Grade Level Expectations Student has correctly identified ALL of the required examples and has provided exact quotes and page numbers. Student has also correctly explained what the author is trying to tell us in each example.	Meets Grade Level Expectations Student has correctly identified ALL or ALL BUT ONE of the required examples and has provided exact quotes and page numbers. Student has also explained what the author is trying to tell us in each example but there may be some errors in reasoning.	Approaching Grade Level Expectation Student has correctly identified MOST of the required examples and has provided exact quotes and page numbers. Student may have attempted to explain what the author is trying to tell us in each example or may have neglected to do this.	Needs Improvement Student has correctly identified SOME of the required examples and may or may not have provided exact quotes and page numbers. Student failed to explain what the author is trying to tell the reader by using the figurative language.	Far Below Grade Level Expectations Student has neglected to include the examples of author's craft required in this assignment.

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