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Book Talk Choose one of the books you read this quarter. It must be one you have completed. Write the information required neatly in outline form (except the summary) on index cards. Hand these cards in on the day of your presentation. Be prepared to share the information with your class. Dates will be assigned to share. Rubric Code: M24885 By hartingb Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Reading Grade Levels: 6-8

Book Talk
	Poor 1 pts	Average 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Information Included	Poor Only the title of the book was given.	Average Three of the items were included.	Excellent Include: Title of Book Author Publisher Date it was published Number of pages
Summary	Poor Summary is not included (0) or is not written in paragraph form.	Average Writing is not in paragraph form or does not summarize what happened in the book. Fewer than 4 sentences were used.	Excellent Write a paragraph (4-6 sentences)sharing what happened in the book. Use correct grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization. Do NOT give away the ending. This is to encourage classmates to read this book too.
Main Characters	Poor No characters are given or are only listed.	Average Only one character is given. Sentences may not be complete.	Excellent Write one sentence to introduce each main character. This does NOT include all characters in the book, just the important 2 or 3 characters.
Review/Opinion	Poor Questions were not answered or were answered in short sentences that are not meaningful.	Average Questions or some questions were answered but were not explained in meaningful sentences.	Excellent Answer the following items: was it interesting? was it written well? would you recommend it? Explain why for each question. Sentences must be meaningful!
Presentation of info	Poor Information is only read. There is no eye contact.	Average Voice and eye contact is not always adequate for classmates to understand the speaker.	Excellent Voice-loud and clear Eye contact-on class most of the time Prepared-ready to share on assigned date