Students Name:__________________________________________________ Date:

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Author Poster and Presentation Rubric

Needs Improvement

Satisfactory

Excellent!

Biography

Does not include a

biography of the author

Includes a basic biography of the

author; birth information,
education, career, current life.

Includes basic information as well

as interesting facts about
authors work; places for
inspiration or fun facts.

Stories read
with a
response

Does not include titles of

the stories the student has
read by the author, or any
responses.

Includes titles of stories the

student has read by the author,
and a basic response. This
response includes information
about the plot and characters.

Includes titles of stories the

student has read by the author,
and a detailed response. This
response includes student
opinions about the story, and how
it relates to their own life.

Stories for
future
reading

Does not include titles of

stories by this author that
the student would like to
read.

Includes 1 or more titles of stories

by this author that this student
would like to read.

Includes titles of stories by this

author that the student would like
to read, and why they think it
would be interesting.

Interview
Questions

Does not include 3 interview

questions

Includes 3 interview questions

Includes 3 creative interview

questions

Poster and
Organizatio
n

Poster is unorganized, it is
difficult to find information.
Poster is messy

The poster is organized, the

reader can find all the
information. The poster is neat
and tidy.

The poster is well organized, and

the information is displayed
creatively.

Class
Presentation

The student does not

present the poster to the
class, or is very unclear so
the audience cannot
understand the information.

The student presents the

information on the poster clearly
and confidently.

The student presents their poster

clearly and confidently, and is
able to talk about their author
without using the poster.