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Nonfiction: Biography and Informational Books

evaluating nonfiction: biography and informational books based on criteria in the text

Rubric Code: XXWB934

By kdarst

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

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	Poor 1 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Structure	Poor Biography: No use of factual, accurate information. Informational: No use of description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, and/or problem and solution.	Good Biography: Not all factual, accurate information provided. Informational: Lacking use of description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, and/or problem and solution.	Excellent Biography: Strong use of factual, accurate information provided. Informational: Wonderful use of description, sequence, comparison, cause and effect, and/or problem and solution.
Style/Theme	Poor Biography: Lacking interesting diverse subjects. Informational: No expository style of writing and no interesting worldly topic to keep readers curious. No graphic elements provided.	Good Biography: Adequate use of subjects, but not diverse enough to be interesting. Informational: attempting expository style of writing and moderately interesting worldly topic to keep readers curious. Lacking graphic elements provided.	Excellent Biography: Interesting diverse subjects to capture a child's attention. Informational: expository style of writing and interesting worldly topic to keep readers curious. Graphic elements provided.