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Evaluation of Biographies Rubric Code: P9B242 By wildernessmom Draft Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5

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	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Subject Matter	Poor Subject is not interesting to children. The person chosen is not worthy of study. The character is not well-developed. Strengths and weaknesses are not shown. No diversity is used.	Fair Subject is somewhat interesting to children. Person may or may not be worthy of study. Not particularly well-developed. Strength and weaknesses not shown well. Not much diversity used.	Good Subject of biography is interesting to children. Person is worthy of study, well-developed and shown with strength and weaknesses. Diverse types of people are portrayed.
Accuracy	Poor Facts are not accurate. There is idealization of the subject. Dates, names and numbers are not accurate. Not based on subject's own writing.	Fair Facts may or may not be accurate. There may be some idealization of the subject. Dates, names and numbers may or may not be accurate. Not based on subject's own writing.	Good Facts are accurate. There is no idealization of the subject. Dates, names and numbers are accurate. May be based on subject's own writing.
Style and Theme	Poor Depth of coverage is not adequate. Complex subject is not explained well. Theme is not unified. Subject is not memorable.	Fair Depth of coverage is somewhat adequate. Complex subject may or may not be explained well. Theme may or may not be unified. Subject is not very memorable.	Good Depth of coverage of subject is appropriate for age level. Complex subjects explained well. Theme is unified and subject is memorable.
Setting, Plot and Illustrations	Poor Setting is poorly used to tell the story. Plot does not revolve around authentic events. Illustrations do not enhance the story.	Fair Setting may or may not be used to tell the subject's story. Plot may revolve around authentic events. Illustrations may be used to enhance the story.	Good Setting is used well to tell the subject's story. Plot revolves around authentic events. Illustrations enhance the story.
Personal Response	Poor I did not like this biography and did not learn much about the subject at all.	Fair The biography was ok and may have taught me a bit about the subject.	Good I enjoyed this biography very much and learned a lot about the subject.