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Grade 10 Book Review Rubric 
Students read a book and review the book they have read using persuasive language to indicate the reader's opinion about the book. The reviewer recommends or does not recommend this book to another student based on insights they may have regarding the book. (To print on two pages, use print preview and shrink 90%) rate the book on a scale of 1-10
Rubric Code: ACW474
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent

Above Proficient
Above the Standard

4 pts

Acceptable

Proficient
Meets the Standard

3 pts

Not Quite Acceptable

Below Proficient
Needs Revision to Meet the Standard

2 pts

Unacceptable - Poor

Substantially below Proficient
Does not meet the Standard
Need to rewrite

1 pts

TITLE and/or SUBTITLE

* Hooks reader
* Identifies with book, main topic or character of the book.
* Includes a positive or negative opinion word or catchy phrase

Excellent

Includes all the title features
Acceptable

Includes two (2) of the title features
Not Quite Acceptable

Includes one (1) of the title features
Unacceptable - Poor

Missing all the title features
INTRODUCTION

* Hooks the reader
* Presents main idea
* Includes book facts: title, author, publisher
* Shows the popularity or quality of book using statistics, other reviews, awards won
* Compares to other books
* Gives the reason the reviewer selected the book
* States overall opinion of the book

Excellent

Introduction includes 6-7 features or more
Acceptable

Introduction includes at least 4-5 features
Not Quite Acceptable

Introduction includes at least 2-3 features
Unacceptable - Poor

Introduction includes no or only 1 feature
PLOT/Storyline ANALYSIS

* Hook - Lead in to the story without Spoilers
* States genre
* Provides setting
- Time & Place
- Physical locations
* Indicates tone or mood of story
* States lesson learned by reader or characters

Excellent

Plot/Storyline Analysis is complete and creates a firm opinion about the book.
Acceptable

Plot/Storyline Analysis may be missing one or two features, but still creates an opinion about the book.
Not Quite Acceptable

Plot/Storyline Analysis is missing three or more features and needs to be more persuasive.
Unacceptable - Poor

Plot/Storyline Analysis is missing, incomplete or overly simple.
The analysis and descriptions are unclear and fail to create an opinion about the book.
OVERALL OPINION about:

* Author's Style or Craft
- use of vocabulary and language
- use of literary devices
* Quality of the writing
* Author's ability to connect with the reader
* Pace of the story
Theme of the story

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Excellent

Reviewer's Opinion is strong and obvious to the reader and addresses the author's style and craft and quality of writing.


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Acceptable

Reviewer's Opinion is clear, however, the review may not address all the features of author's style and craft.
Not Quite Acceptable

Reviewer's Opinion is not always clear, and the review does not address all the features of author's style and craft.
Unacceptable - Poor

Reviewer's Opinion is not present or clear. The reviewer fails to address the author's style and craft.
CONCLUSION/RECOMMENDATION

Reviewer:
* provides overall likes or dislikes about the book with clear reasons.
*makes an overall recommendation whether to read or not read the book.
* suggests who would like this book - the suggests a target audience
* rates the book and explains the rating

Excellent

Conclusion completes the review leaving the reader with a clear opinion about the book.
Acceptable

Conclusion is nearly complete leaving the reader with a clear opinion about the book.
Not Quite Acceptable

Conclusion is incomplete and overly simple or weak. May or may not leave a clear opinion about the book.
Unacceptable - Poor

Conclusion is missing or not complete. The reviewer's opinion is not clear.
CONVENTIONS

Conventions are correct. Errors do not detract from the reader's understanding of the text.
* Grammar
* Word usage
* Spelling
* Capitalization
* Punctuation

Excellent

Few or no errors in conventions.
Acceptable

One or two errors in conventions that do not detract from the reviewer's opinion and the reader's understanding.
Not Quite Acceptable

A few errors in conventions may detract from the reviewer's opinion and the reader's understanding.
Unacceptable - Poor

Too many errors in conventions detract from the reviewer's opinion and is very confusing.



Keywords:
  • persuasive, opinion, convincing, analysis, hooks the reader,

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