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Short Story Reviews for ePubs 
Students chose a short story from The Chronicles of Harris Burdick. The review incorporates information about the book's characters, setting, plot, genre, recommendation and rating system. These reviews are included in a final project ePublication.
Rubric Code: XXW7CX7
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Subject: English  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Excellent/Advanced

5 pts

Acceptable

4 pts

Needs Work

3 pts

Poor

2 pts

Title/Author sentence
1 pts

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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

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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

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Excellent/Advanced

The most important characters are listed and described. Relationships between characters are clear. A protagonist and an antagonist are identified.
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.
Poor

The plot description is very minimal, way too detailed, or confusing.
Proofreading
1 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.
Strengths and Weaknesses
2 pts

Excellent/Advanced

Assesment of the greatest strengths and weaknesses of the story is clear, concise, and logical. Adjectives are used to describe the story, and a recommendation of who would enjoy this story and why is given.
Acceptable

Identification of strengths and weaknesses in story, but no explanation for why. Description of story lacks adjectives and merely states what it is. Recommendation may or may not find who would like the story.
Needs Work

Some strength or weakness is pointed out, but either no recommendation is present or strength and weaknesses are unclear and forgotten easily.
Poor

No comments on strength and weaknesses.



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