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Post Card Book Report

Post Card Book Report: Select a fiction book. After reading the book, write a post card to the book's main character. Include a brief but detailed paragraph describing the book's characters, setting, conflict, resolution and theme. Use an address that uses the book's setting. Draw a stamp that shows the author's name. The reverse side should have a post-card-like hand drawn picture showing a scene from the book and the book's title.

Rubric Code: XX9W75A

By chart100

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Category Enter rubric description
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Salutation (opening) and Closing	Excellent Salutation identify's the main character, is neat and legibly typed or handwritten. Capitalization, spelling, and punctuation are correct.	Good One or two error in: neatness, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Fair More than two errors in: neatness, spelling, capitalization or punctuation.	Needs Improvement Or main character is incorrectly identified.
Paragraph This is the body of the postcard. It should be indented like all paragraphs.	Excellent Paragraph is interesting, message is written as a post card to the main character and clearly communicates each of the following: the characters, setting, conflict, resolution and theme of the story.	Good One or two errors in punctuation, spelling; or unclearly described 1 of the following: the characters, setting, conflict, resolution or theme of the story.	Fair Three errors in punctuation, spelling; or message is unclear. Or is missing 1 of the following: the characters, setting, conflict, resolution or theme of the story.	Needs Improvement More than three errors in punctuation, spelling; message is not written as a post card or is unclear. Or is missing 2 or more of the following: the characters, setting, conflict,resolution or theme of the story.
Address and stamp Enter criteria description	Excellent Main character's named setting is reflected in the address City, State, and zip code are properly formatted, neatly handwritten and error-free. Stamp is drawn in neatly and shows author's full name.	Good One to two minor errors in the address or stamp area.	Fair Three errors in the address or stamp area. Author is not identified in the stamp OR the setting is not identified in the address.	Needs Improvement More than three errors in the address or stamp. Author is not identified in the stamp AND the setting is not identified in the address.
Illustration	Excellent A colorful, hand-drawn illustration, depicts a scene from the book and includes the title, author, and student's name is on the front side of the postcard. There are no punctuation, capitalization, or spelling errors. The work is neatly done and colorful.	Good There are one to two errors in punctuation, capitalization or spelling; the picture is a little sloppy or lacking in color.	Fair There are three errors in punctuation, capitalization or spelling; the picture is a sloppy, lacking in color, or printed off the computer.	Needs Improvement There are more than three errors in punctuation, capitalization or spelling; the picture is a sloppy, lacking in color, or printed off the computer.

Keywords:

setting, characters, conflict, resolution, theme, book report

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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