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Independent Reading Book Review Independent Reading Book Review Students chose a book they've read independently to review. The review incorporates information about the book's characters, setting, plot, genre, theme, and writing style. These reviews were uploaded to our school's Destiny online library catalog. Rubric Code: N4CA93 By krendler Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: (none)

Book Review Enter rubric description
	Excellent/Advanced 5 pts	Acceptable 4 pts	Needs Work 3 pts	Poor 2 pts
Title/Author Sentence 1 pts	Excellent/Advanced First sentence listing title and author is attention-getting and provides information in addition to title and author.	Acceptable Title and author are both listed immediately, but no other information is provided in that sentence.	Needs Work Title and author are not immediately mentioned but are eventually provided in a sentence or two.	Poor Title and/or author are not mentioned, or they are written on a separate line instead of in a sentence.
Setting 2 pts	Excellent/Advanced Time and place of story are provided in an interesting way and integrated with other information.	Acceptable Time and place of story are both listed and integrated with other information.	Needs Work Time and place of story are both listed, but they seem to be thrown in randomly.	Poor Time and/or place of story are not mentioned.
Characters 3 pts	Excellent/Advanced The most important characters are listed and described. Relationships between characters are clear.	Acceptable The most important characters are listed and described.	Needs Work Characters are listed, but there seems to be too many or not enough. Description of characters is minimal and/or confusing.	Poor Characters' names are listed, but no additional information is provided.
Plot 3 pts	Excellent/Advanced The plot description is brief, does not seem to give away too much, and is clear and easy to follow. After reading the description, the reader feels curious about the plot.	Acceptable The plot description is brief and easy to follow. A bit more information should have been given or too much has been provided. The description lacks interest.	Needs Work The plot description is overly complicated, overly simple, or overly boring. Events may also be disorganized.	Poor The plot description is very minimal, way too detailed, or confusing due to disorganization.
Genre 2 pts	Excellent/Advanced The book's genre is listed, and it is clear from the review why the book would fit into that genre.	Acceptable The book's genre is listed, and the review makes brief reference to a reason the book fits the genre.	Needs Work The book's genre is listed, but no reasoning is provided.	Poor The book's genre is listed, but it is not correct.
Theme 2 pts	Excellent/Advanced The theme listed for the book seems plausible based upon the other information provided about the book.	Acceptable The theme listed is a theme, but it does not seem to be the best fit for the book.	Needs Work The theme listed is a theme, but it does not fit the book.	Poor The "theme" listed is not a theme, a life lesson the reader could apply.
Writing Style 2 pts	Excellent/Advanced The review provides clear and detailed description of the author's writing style and provides examples, when possible, with quotes.	Acceptable The review provides clear description of the author's writing style. Examples are provided, but the connection between examples and description is not clear.	Needs Work The review gives a few points about the author's writing style. However, the style information is general and not unique. Examples are not provided.	Poor The review gives very minimal information about writing style.
Recommendation 1 pts	Excellent/Advanced The review provides a clear recommendation statement. The book is recommended to specific types of readers.	Acceptable The review provides a clear recommendation statement. It is assumed that every reader would feel the same about the book.	Needs Work The review provides a recommendation statement. However, it is general such as "this is a good book."	Poor The review does not include a recommendation statement.
Proofreading 2 pts	Excellent/Advanced Care has been taken to avoid mistakes. Review is easy to follow, and any mistakes are age-appropriate.	Acceptable Readability of review shows that proofreading was done, but a few age-inappropriate errors persist.	Needs Work Review is readable, but age-inappropriate errors distract from message about the book.	Poor Review lacks readability and is confusing and riddled with obvious errors.

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