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Booktalk Rubric Booktalk Rubric Persuade classmates to read a book you have read through a poster and presentation. Rubric Code: WX8XA98 By deap1999 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Project Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Not Meeting Expectations (N/A)
Preparation 10 pts Are you ready to present?	Excellent Student is ready to present when called	Good Student is mostly ready to present when called	Fair Student has difficulty with technology/ the class has to wait through troubleshooting	Not Meeting Expectations After minutes of troubleshooting, student still can not get his/her presentation going
Introduction and Conclusion 5 pts Introduce yourself and your book	Excellent Student clearly introduces him/herself, the title of the book and author in the beginning of his/her presentation. <BR> Student clearly restates the title and author during his/her conclusion.	Good Student introduces him/herself, the title of the book and author in the beginning of his/her presentation. <BR> Student restates the title and author during his/her conclusion.	Fair Student's introduction and conclusion are incomplete.	Not Meeting Expectations Student's introduction and conclusion are significantly incomplete.
Setting/Characterization/Plot 15 pts Describe the setting, some characterization, and general plot	Excellent Student includes a vivid description of the setting, main characters, and plot.	Good Student includes a description of the setting, main characters, plot.	Fair Student's description of the setting, main characters, and plot is incomplete.	Not Meeting Expectations Student's description of the setting, main characters, and plot is significantly incomplete.
Evaluation of Book 10 pts Judge the quality of the writing	Excellent Student gives at least one clearly stated reason as to why he/she enjoyed the book. Student included a fitting example to illustrate the reason.	Good Student gives at least one reason as to why he/she enjoyed the book. Student included an example to illustrate the reason.	Fair Student gives at least one reason as to why he/she enjoyed the book. Student is lacking a specific example to illustrate the reason.	Not Meeting Expectations Student may be lacking a reason as to why he/she enjoyed the book and/or is lacking an example.
Quotation Selection and Explanation 10 pts Select a meaningful or well written quotation and explain its significance	Excellent The quotation is meaningful and explained thoroughly.	Good The quotation is meaninful and explained well.	Fair The quotation is meaninful but a thorough explanation is lacking.	Not Meeting Expectations A more significant quotation could have been selected and explained.
Theme Interpretation 10 pts What is the author's message?<BR> Life/People Statement	Excellent The theme is fitting and shows a thorough understanding of the book. <BR> The flow of the story is logical and easy to follow.	Good The theme is clear and relates to the book.<BR> The flow of the story is somewhat choppy but can be followed.	Fair The theme is somewhat vague. There is some evidence that it relates to the book. The story is somewhat confusing and not easy to follow.	Not Meeting Expectations The theme is not discernable; it does not relate to the book.<BR> The story is very confusing and cannot be followed.
Poster Content 10 pts Title & Author, Promotion (who should read it), a tag line, a quote with page #, a short summary, a symbol that represents the book.	Excellent Poster includes all required content in a way that is easily understood and persuasive.	Good Poster is missing 1-2 pieces of content, but the poster itself is easily understood and persuasive.	Fair Poster is missing 3 or more pieces of content and/or the poster is difficult to understand with no element of persuasion.	Not Meeting Expectations There is no poster, or content is so irrelevant or lacking as to make the poster unscoreable.
Mechanics 10 pts proofread/spellcheck	Excellent Uses grammatically correct sentences with subject/verb agreement. Uses a variety of sentence types. Makes very few punctuation errors.<BR> 0-2 spelling errors.	Good Uses grammatically correct sentences with subject /verb agreement most of the time. <BR> Makes a few punctuation errors.<BR> 3-5 spelling errors.	Fair There are 1-2 incomplete sentences, fragments or run-on sentences.<BR> Makes a number of punctuation errors.<BR> Several spelling errors.	Not Meeting Expectations There are more than 2 incomplete sentences, fragments or run-on sentences. <BR> Makes numerous punctuation errors.<BR> Several spelling errors.
Persuasion/presentation 15 pts Voice projects, persuasive language is used/presentation draws the viewer in	Excellent Student speaks with enthusiasm; he/she can be clearly understood. <BR> Technology enhances the presentation.	Good Student can be understood. Presentation's music/sounds/images complement the story and are persuasive.	Fair It is difficult to understand the student. Presentation does not complement the story and images or is not persuasive.	Not Meeting Expectations Student cannot be understood. Background music/sounds/images distract from the narration, story and/or images. Overall, presentation is not persuasive.
Length 5 pts	Excellent The presentation is 4-5 minutes in length.	Good The presentation is 3-4 minutes in length.	Fair The presentation is 2-3 minutes in length and is missing components.	Not Meeting Expectations Student is missing key components from this presentation.

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