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Children's Book

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

Rubric Code: Y56C39

By mhalaso

Draft

Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Category
	Poor 1 pts	Meets 3 pts	Exceeds 5 pts
Cover	Poor Cover is blank/uninviting.	Meets Cover is somewhat colorful/inviting.	Exceeds Cover is colorful and inviting.
Title	Poor Title is present, but does not appear to be related to the story and topic.	Meets Title is related to the story and topic.	Exceeds Title is creative, sparks interest, is appropriate and related to the story and topic.
Title Page	Poor Title has fewer than 3 of the required elements.	Meets Title page has the title, author's name, illustrator's name, and the year.	Exceeds Title page has a graphic or fancy lettering, has the title, author's name, illustrator's name, and the year.
About the Author	Poor Book does not contain about the author page.	Meets The book contains about the author page, but minimal information.	Exceeds The book contains detailed information about the author.
Dedication Page	Poor Book does not contain a Dedication Page.	Meets The book contains a dedication page.	Exceeds The book contains a dedication page with an explanation of the dedication.
Moral to Story	Poor The book contains a moral but is unclear/nonexistent.	Meets There is a somewhat clear moral embedded in the story to teach the reader.	Exceeds There is a clear lesson embedded in the story to teach the reader.
Illustrations	Poor Illustrations are not present OR they are not original. There is not at least one illustration on each page.	Meets Original illustrations are somewhat detailed, attractive, and relate to the text on the page. The page is somewhat illustrated.	Exceeds Original illustrations are detailed, attractive, creative, and relate to the text on the page. The page is full of illustration.
Book Length	Poor The book contains 0-5 pages of content.	Meets The book contains fewer than 15 pages of content.	Exceeds The book contains at least 15 pages of content.
Organization	Poor Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged.	Meets The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used.	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 3 spelling and punctuation errors.	Meets There is 1-2 spelling errors in the final draft.	Exceeds There are 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.	Meets The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his/her 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.	Meets 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.	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.
Literary Devices	Poor There are no OR some literary devices, but they do not relate to the chosen age group.	Meets Used some literary devices that relate to the age group of the audience.	Exceeds Used various appropriate literary devices that relate to the age group of the audience.
Requirements	Poor Many requirements were not met.	Meets Most of the written requirements were met.	Exceeds All of the written requirements (# of pages, # of graphics, type of graphics, etc.) were met.
Writing Process	Poor Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't seem to care.	Meets Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done.	Exceeds Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story wonderful.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Project

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