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iRubric: Goodreads Book Review rubric

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Goodreads Book Review Goodreads Book Review Rubric Code: EXCB56W By benian Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Book Review Response
	Not Observable 1 pts	Beginning 2 pts	Approaching 3 pts	Meeting 4 pts
Summary	Not Observable Summary is mostly an outline of the book and does not discuss themes or major ideas of the work. It lacks a personal tone in the writing.	Beginning Summary consists of a discussion of major themes, ideas and/or characters providing at least 2 excerpts from the work. It combines ideas and information from the book using a personal tone.	Approaching Summary consists of a discussion of major themes, ideas, and/or characters, providing at least 3 excerpts from the work. It combines ideas and information from the book using a personal tone.	Meeting Summary consists of a discussion of major themes, ideas, and/or characters providing at least 4 excerpts from the work. It combines information and ideas from the book using a personal tone.
Critique / Response	Not Observable Critique consists of a basic opinion based on personal feeling of "I liked it" or "I hated it" and is not considered a critique because it does not focus on themes, author's intent, or writer's style.	Beginning Critique consists of thoughts, responses and reaction to the novel. The student may discuss only one aspect of the novel, such as themes. This review just states, 'Well, I liked it." or 'Well, I hated it." It lacks a critical eye.	Approaching Critique consists of thoughts, responses and reaction to the novel. The student reviewer may discuss only two aspects, for example, themes and writer's style. There is not a thorough review of various aspects.	Meeting Critique consists of thoughts, responses and reaction to the novel. The student reviewer reacts to the themes, the author's aims or intent, the subject of the book, how well it is written and overall success or failure of the book.
Mechanics	Not Observable There are more than 2 incomplete sentences or fragments. There are more than 2 run-ons. Over 9 formatting errors	Beginning There are 1-2 incomplete sentences or fragments. There are also run-on sentences. 6-8 formatting errors	Approaching Uses complete sentences and a variety of sentence types. 3-5 formatting errors	Meeting Uses complete sentences and a variety of sentence types. 0-2 formatting errors