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Critical Book Review 
Book Review
Rubric for Critical Book Review for LIS 7000 Information & Society
Rubric Code: Q4C69C
By SMStauffer
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: Graduate

Powered by iRubric Critical Book Review Rubic
  Exceeds expectations

100 pts

Meets expectations

89 pts

Approaches expectations

79 pts

Below expectations

69 pts

Overview/Summary
20 %

Summarize the thesis of each work
Exceeds expectations

- Demonstrates an excellent understanding of all of the concepts, themes and ideas presented in the work.<BR>
- Summary is clear and concise.
Meets expectations

- Demonstrates an understanding of most of the concepts, themes, and ideas presented in the work.<BR>
- Summary is clear, but is somewhat repetitive and disorganized.
Approaches expectations

- Demonstrates only a partial understanding of most of the concepts, themes, and ideas in the work.
- Summary is confusing and difficult to follow.
Below expectations

No evidence of completion and/or concern about material or assignment
Review/Critique
50 %

Critical analysis of the development of the thesis.
Exceeds expectations

- Demonstrates sophistication of thought. <BR>
- Communicates clearly and follows a logical sequence.<BR>
- Understands and critically evaluates
the work in terms of theoretical perspective, contextualization, documentation, balance, significance and appropriateness of conclusions, and style.
Meets expectations

- Presents sound points and argument. <BR>
- May stray at times from analysis to description.<BR>
- Communicates clearly and follows a logical sequence, with some minor lapses.<BR>
- Understands the work, but does not critically evaluate all aspects of it.
Approaches expectations

- Poorly-stated, vague arguments.
- Uses general terms and does not always follow a logical sequence.<BR>
- Describes but does not critically evaluate the work.
Below expectations

- Absence of any clear arguments
Organization
20 %

Exceeds expectations

- Well organized with coherent structure<BR>
- Sophisticated transitional sentences
often develop one idea from the previous one or identify their logical
relations. It guides the reader through the chain of reasoning or
progression of ideas.
Meets expectations

- Shows a logical progression of ideas<BR>
and uses fairly sophisticated<BR>
transitional devices; e.g., may move<BR>
from least to more important idea.<BR>
- Some logical links may be faulty,
but each paragraph clearly relates to
paper's central idea.
Approaches expectations

- No disconcernible structure, but central focus of paper still easily understood.<BR>
- Transitions are not in a logical sequence. <BR>
- While each<BR>
paragraph may relate to central idea,<BR>
logic is not always clear.
Below expectations

Sloppy, disoriented manner
Formatting/grammer/spelling
10 %

Exceeds expectations

Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct.<BR>
- Language is clear and precise; sentences display consistently strong, varied structure.<BR>
- Citations used appropriately when necessary.<BR>
- Citations and bibliography correctly formatted.
Meets expectations

Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors.<BR>
- Language lacks clarity or includes the use of some jargon or conversational tone.<BR>
- Citations are used appropriately.<BR>
- Citations and bibliography contain a few formatting errors
Approaches expectations

-Paper contains several grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.<BR>
-Language consistently lacks clarity, sentence structure may be wordy, unfocused, repetitive, or confusing.<BR>
- Not all citations that are necessary are provided.<BR>
- Citations and bibligoraphy contain numerous formatting errors. bibliographical format.
Below expectations

Paper contains numerous grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors.<BR>
-Impossible for the reader to follow thinking from sentence to sentence.<BR>
- Few, if any, necessary citations are provided.<BR>
- Bibliography is missing or incomplete






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