iRubric: Children's Book rubric

Does not use established authors for inspiration; Not a lot of description or sensory images; No figurative language; Feelings of characters nonexistent; Lack of action and dialogue.

Uses some inspiration from established authors. Has some descriptive language, sensory images, and literary devices. Action and dialogue are minimal.

Learn ways of using language from other writers, and apply understandings to one's own writing; Borrow ways with words, phrases, and sentences; Use memorable words or phrases; Use language to create sensory images; Use figurative language, such as personification, similes, metaphors, or repetition; Use language to show feelings of characters or elicit feelings from readers; Use descriptive language, action, and dialogue to draw readers into the story.

The story is loaded with figurative and descriptive language; It is obvious that picture books were studied and techniques of published authors were employed; Several literary devices were used, and used in a very satisfying way for the audience.

The piece contains so many errors in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling that it is hard to understand.

The piece is not carefully edited, and contains several errors, despite going through the self, peer, and teacher editing process.

Use consistent verb tense; Write complete sentences; Use capital letters for the beginning of sentences, proper nouns, and use them correctly in dialogue, and in titles; Consistently use ending punctuation marks in the conventional way; Use reference tools to check on spelling when editing final draft

Near flawless use of grammar and mechanics.

There are pictures missing.

The pages are incomplete.

The illustrations do not relate to the words on each page and do not follow a logical and sequential order.

The illustrations do not enhance the page or appearance of the story.

There are some appropriate illustrations, but there needs to be more; Some of the illustrations do not seem to match the words.

The illustrations relate to the words on the page.

The illustrations fill the page and are appropriate for the text.

The illustrations directly relate to the words on the page and they are presented in a logical and sequential order that helps the reader understand the story.

The illustrations are very appropriate for the page both in size and text.