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Author Study Author Study Basic 4 point rubric for an author study. Rubric Code: H668C8 By smendenhall Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Author Study
	Outstanding 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Organization	Outstanding Details are placed in a logical order and they are presented effectively to keep the interest of the reader.	Good Details are placed in a logical order but the way they are presented sometimes makes the writing less interesting.	Fair Some details are not in a logical order and this distracts the reader.	Poor Many details are not in a logical or expected order. Writing is not organized.
Required Information	Outstanding Meets and exceeds criteria required on 'Author Information Sheet' provided	Good Meets criteria required on 'Author Information Sheet' provided	Fair Missing one aspect required on 'Author Information Sheet' provided	Poor Missing two or more aspects required on 'Author Information Sheet' provided
Books and Awards	Outstanding Includes complete list of well known books and awards earned.	Good Includes adequate list of well known books and awards earned.	Fair Includes a partial list of books and awards earned.	Poor Does not include list of books and awards earned.
Author Content	Outstanding Includes complete biography of author.	Good Includes adequate biography of author.	Fair Includes some details about the author.	Poor Includes very few details about the author.
Layout	Outstanding Visual is neat & attractive, includes a picture of author, name of author, and pictures of various books written by the author.	Good Missing one item	Fair Missing two items	Poor Missing 3 or more items
Grammar & Spelling	Outstanding Always follows the conventions of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.	Good Usually follows the conventions of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.	Fair Sometimes follows the conventions of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.	Poor Does not follow the conventions of grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
Project Journal	Outstanding Project Journal has complete entries for each day assigned.	Good Project Journal has complete entries for all days assigned but one OR one entry is not complete.	Fair Project Journal has complete entries for all days assigned but two OR two entries are not complete.	Poor Project Journal has complete entries for all days assigned but three or more OR three entries are not complete.