iRubric: Slave Girl Book Review rubric

Introduces the book's title, author and main character somewhere in the review.
Presents a concise but vivid summary of the plot.

Introduces the book's title, author and main character somewhere in the review.
Presents a general summary of the plot.

Introduces the book's title, author and main character somewhere in the review.
Presents a vague summary of the plot.

The title, author and/or main character are not included.
Presents little or no summary of the book.

The reviewer uses grammatically correct sentences with subject/verb agreement.
Uses a variety of sentence types.
Uses precise evaluative vocabulary.
Makes very few punctuation errors.
0-2 spelling errors.

The reviewer uses grammatically correct sentences with subject/ verb agreement.
Uses some evaluative vocabulary.
Makes some punctuation errors.
3-5 spelling errors.

There are 1-2 incomplete sentences, fragments or run-on sentences.
The reviewer uses limited vocabulary.
Makes a number of punctuation errors.
6-8 spelling errors.

There are more than 2 incomplete sentences, fragments or run-on sentences.
The reviewer makes numerous punctuation errors that create confusion.
Over 9 spelling errors.

The review is written from the assigned perspective and gives the reader a true sense of how the book would have been received by a similar person in 1861.

The review is written in the assigned perspective but does not always follow the way of thinking for that role.

The review is written in the assigned perspective but struggles to grasp the thoughts of that assigned role in 1861.

The review is not written in the assigned role.