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Book Discussion Rubric -Grade 5 
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Rubric Code: AX433CW
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Subject: Education  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: K-5

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1 pts

Fair

2 pts

Good

3 pts

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Introduction to the book

Poor

No mention of title or author.
Fair

Title and Author are introduced.

A summary of the central conflict is introduced, but not fully or with too much detail.
Good

Title and Author are introduced.
A summary of the central conflict is accurately introduced.
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You found a way to introduce the book that was accurate to the book and insightful or original. It used a connection you made to your own experience or you shared some kind of insight the book gave you.
Self to text

Poor

No mention of ways that you connected to this book or ways that you were able to connect this book to another you have read.
Fair

You mentioned your connection to the book, but didn't make it a lively part of your discussion.
Good

You got us interested in your connection to the book and ways that you reacted to it.
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Or you were able to clearly connect this text to something else in your experience- a book or a topic.
Rising Action and Climax

Poor

Very scattered presentation of the rising action and the climax. You seemed unsure about important events of the book. You gave way too much detail so it felt like a retelling of the book.
Fair

Your presentation of the rising action and the climax was a little disorganized though important events were present, you may have chosen too many and bored your audience or too few and left the audience unsure what happened.
Good

You presented an organized presentation of the rising action and the climax and well selected important events were evident.
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Speaking

Poor

You mumbled
You didn't face the audience
You spoke only to the teacher or one person.
Fair

You tried to face the audience without reminders.
You needed to refer to notes so that you couldn't talk to the audience.
You mumbled part way through.
You used "like" and "um" to fill space.
Good

You used cue cards to organize your discussion.
You spoke clearly and with enthusiasm.
You practiced your presentation and that was evident by your confidence.
You paused without using "um" very much.
You didn't say "like" as a space filler.
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You were able to engage your audience by gesture or movement or a set of questions. You were innovative!
Evidence from the text

Poor

You didn't give any examples of writing you appreciated in the book.
Fair

You gave one example of writing that interested you, but you didn't say why. Or you said why but you were silly or insincere or the selection had no bearing on the quality of the story or the characters.
Good

You chose one or two well selected quotes from the book and were able to say why you chose those selections.
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You used quotes in your presentation to great dramatic effect. You read them with appropriate inflection and reflected the author's intent in your reading of them.



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