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OUTSTANDING ACCEPTABLE

FOCUS

CONTENT

ORGANIZATION

REQUIREMENTS

STYLE

EFFORT

The entire writing is related to the book report topic that the student chose.

Most of the writing is related to the chosen topic but wanders off occasionally.

Provides relevant and specific details for the book report topic chosen; these details are described thoroughly.

Provides relevant details with good supporting details for the book report topic chosen.

The book report is very well organized. Ideas flow in a logical sequence with clear transitions.

The book report is pretty well organized. Some ideas seem out of place. Good transitions are used.

All of the requirements (length, typed, book is appropriate, etc.) were met.

Almost all (about 75%) the requirements were met.

Sentence structures are varied and language is precise; there are no run-on sentences or fragments.

Some varied sentence structures with precise language; there are 1-3 run-on sentences or fragments.

CONVENTIONS (SPELLING &

PUNCTUATION)

There are 1-5 spelling or punctuation errors in the book report.

There are 6-10 spelling or punctuation error in the book report.

COMPLETION OF BOOK REPORT

FORM & STRUCTURE

All elements of the book report form are completed thoroughly and thoughtfully.

Approximately 75% of the book report form is completed.

The book report is completed in a thoughtful and reflective manner by the student; quality effort is evident.

The book report is completed in a thoughtful manner overall but some effort seems to be lacking.

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT UNSATISFACTORY SCORE / POINTS

10

15

15

20

10

5

20

5

100

The student provides little to no information that connects to the book report topic chosen.

No attempt has been made to relate the book report to the original topic chosen; a summary is written instead.

Provides insufficient content and supporting details for the book report topic chosen

Provides minimal to no content related to the book report topic chosen.

The book report is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear.

Ideas seem to be randomly arranged, making the book report impossible to follow.

Most (about 50%) of the requirements were met, but many were not.

Many requirements were not met.

Limited variety of sentences and language is simplistic or limited; there are 4-6 run-on sentences or sentence fragments.

Language and sentence structure is repetitious; numerous run-on sentences and sentence fragments cause the book report to be unreadable.

There are 11-20 spelling and punctuation errors in the book report.

The book report has more than 20 spelling and punctuation errors.

Approximately half (50%) of the book report form is completed; it is completed haphazardly.

The book report form is missing or not completed.

The book report lacks effort and is completed haphazardly.

No effort is made to complete the book report as required.