Book Talk Rubric

Name: ___________________________________________________
_____ You begin by telling us the title of the book, the authors name, and the genre (5)
_____ You give a nice, concise summary of the book so that your audience understands
what its generally about (25)
If youre resenting a fiction book!
"# You begin by describing the main character or characters
2# You e$lain the main roblem the character(s) face
%# You dont include too many minor details
&# You dont give away too much information (no soilers)
If youre resenting a non'fiction book!
"# You e$lain the toic of the te$t# (ell us what the book is about#
2# You share some of the most imortant and interesting facts you learned from reading it
_____ You e$lain whether you liked the book or not )*+ ,-Y (".)
_____ You end with a secific recommendation/what kind of reader might en0oy it1 (".)
_____ You have a coy of the book with you to use as your visual aid (5)
_____ You make great eye contact with the audience (".)
_____ You seak in a loud, clear voice (".)
_____ You stand still (no fidgeting) (".)
_____ It is obvious you lanned your resentation in advance and racticed what you
wanted to say# You have a note card that you can refer to if needed# ("5)