Book Review rubric for first term

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Review Title Book review title is Book review title lacks There is no book
creative and hooks the creativity or does not review title or the title
reader represent the main used is the title of the
idea book itself.
Introduction Introduction includes Introduction includes Introduction includes
all three of the two of the following: one or none of the
following: title, author, Title, author or genre. following: title, author,
or genre or genre.
Summary Summary is organized Summary is somewhat Summary is
and includes organized and includes unorganized and
characters, setting, some characters, includes little or no
and problems for setting, or problems characters, setting, or
fiction. All main topics for fiction, some main problem for fiction.
for nonfiction topics for nonfiction. Little or no main topics
for nonfiction.
Character details All major characters All major characters List few major
(Fiction) are named and the are included but minor characters and details
author appealingly characters are not and development are
describes the main talked about. Major missing.
characters. Also character description
includes some notable does not look
minor characters. appealing.

Interesting facts At least five interesting At least three One or two interesting
(nonfiction) facts included using interesting facts are facts are included and
appealing language including with details and
and detail considerable details development missing
Personal reaction Writer includes Personal reactions are There is not personal
personal reaction with incomplete and lacks reaction included
evidence from the evidence
text. (How he or she
felt while going
through the text.
Rating Rating has been Rating has not been
included included
Recommendation A complete A partial Lacks recommendation
recommendation recommendation is
(Who is the book concluded. The writer
recommended to and included who is it for
why) but does not say why
Grammar and usage There are a few or no There are occasional There are frequent
errors in capitalization, errors in capitalization, errors in capitalization,
spelling, punctuation, spelling, punctuation, spelling, punctuation,
and grammar or word and grammar or word and grammar or word
usage. usage. usage.
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