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Guided Reading Book Review Emergent to Beginning Reader

Please review a book from each series of non-fiction text samples on your individually, then we will dialogue as a group.

Rubric Code: S8ACBW

By lcmeeker

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: (none)

Book Review Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Illustrations and Photographs	Poor There are few Illustrations and/or photographs, and they are not realistic and they do not help students negotiate meaning.	Fair There are adequate photographs and/or illustrations. They are realistic, but they do not match the text in a way that helps negotiate meaning.	Good There are many photographs and/or illustrations, and they match up with the text in a way that helps negotiate meaning.	Excellent The photographs and/or illustrations are a stand-out feature of this book. They are high quality, help negotiate meaning, and help to provide background knowledge about the topic.
Language Structure	Poor The language structure seems contrived and/or awkward. There is not variation amongst the texts.	Fair The language structure is natural, but there is very little variation in structure amongst the texts.	Good The language structure is natural, and it will help students to develop authentic oral language skills. There is variety amongst the texts.	Excellent The language structure is natural, and will promote high level oral language development in an authentic way. There is variety amongst the texts, including use of dialogue and questions.
Content	Poor The topics are not applicable to every day life and will not help build background knowledge for the content specifics addressed in Common Core.	Fair The topics are applicable to every day life, but do not include topics that will help build background knowledge for the content specifics addressed in Common Core.	Good The topics are applicable to both every day life and will help to build background knowledge for the content specifics addressed in Common Core.	Excellent The topics are highly applicable both every day life and will help to build background knowledge for the content specifics addressed in Common Core. The topics align well with Lets Go and/or Oxford Products.
Text	Poor There is repetitive text, but no word changes to challenge students to decode, and the words used do not align with the district approved sight word lists.	Fair There is repetitive text and, some new words included throughout the book to challenge students to decode, but the words used do not align with the district approved sight word lists.	Good There is repetitive text, and two to three new words included throughout the book to challenge students to decode. The books match up to the district sight word lists.	Excellent The text provides a balance of repetition and new words, and they align well to the district sight word lists. The text moves up in difficulty in an appropriate way, providing scaffolding as needed.
Curb Appeal	Poor The books look dull upon first glance.	Fair The books look okay upon first glance, but could be more colorful.	Good The books are colorful and look fun to read upon first glance.	Excellent When I saw these books, I fell in love with them.
Toolkit Features	Poor There are not captions, maps, or diagrams to help students construct meaning.	Fair There are very few captions, maps, or diagrams to help students construct meaning.	Good There are adequate and helpful captions, maps, and/or diagrams to help students construct meaning.	Excellent The books are rich in toolkit features, such as captions, maps, and diagrams and they are placed strategically throughout the book.

Keywords:

rate the book, insights on book, like or dislike book and why

Subjects:

English

Types:

Reading

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