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Children's Book

Students will write a children's storybook appropriate for ages 5-8.

Rubric Code: S68676

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Category
	Poor 1 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Exceeds 5 pts
Cover	Poor Cover is blank/uninviting.	Satisfactory Cover is plain and uninviting	Fair Cover has attempts of color.	Good Cover is somehat colorful and inviting.	Exceeds Cover is colorful and inviting.
Title	Poor Title is present, but does not appear to be related to the story and topic.	Satisfactory Title is related to the story and topic.	Fair The title has good potential to be interesting.	Good Title is somewhat creative, sparks interest, is appropriate and related to the story and topic.	Exceeds Title is creative, sparks interest, is appropriate and related to the story and topic.
Illustrations	Poor Illustrations are not present OR they are not original. There is not at least one illustration on each page. There are 2 or less pictures in the book.	Satisfactory Original illustrations are somewhat detailed, attractive, and relate to the text on the page. The page is somewhat illustrated. There are only 3 pictures in the book.	Fair Original illustrations are somewhat detailed, and attractive. There are only 4 pictures in the book.	Good Original illustrations are somewhat detailed, attractive, creative, and relate to the text on the page. The page is full of illustration. There are 5 pictures in the book.	Exceeds Original illustrations are detailed, attractive, creative, and relate to the text on the page. The page is full of illustration. There are 6 pictures in the book.
Organization	Poor Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged.	Satisfactory The story is somewhat organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used.	Fair The story flows well most of the time.	Good The story organized. one idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions.	Exceeds The story is very well organized. one idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions.
Spelling & Punctuation	Poor The final draft has more than 12 spelling and punctuation errors.	Satisfactory There is 9-11 spelling errors in the final draft.	Fair There are 6-8 spelling or punctuation errors.	Good There are 2-5 spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.	Exceeds There are 1 or no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.
Creativity	Poor There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.	Satisfactory The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his/her imagination.	Fair The story somewhat of creative details, but not up to full potential.	Good The story contains creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.	Exceeds The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.
Neatness	Poor The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn't care what it looked like.	Satisfactory The final draft of the story is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it.	Fair The final draft is readable, neat an attractive. It could be neater and more organized.	Good The final draft of the story is somewhat readable, clean, neat and attractive. It may have one erasure and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it.	Exceeds The final draft of the story is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it.

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English

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