Trade Book Rubric

 

 

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General Information

·        Title

·        Author

·        Publisher

·        Copyright

·        The book is included

 

·        Majority of information included

·        Some information included

·        Little information included

·        The book is not included

Book

·        Thorough description of the book

·        Thorough explanation of why you chose the book.

 

·        Moderate description of the book

·        Moderate explanation of why you chose the book

·        Description of the book is given but is not clear

·        Explanation of why you chose the book is general

·        Description of the text is lacking important information

·        Explanation does not support using this text

 

Book Levels

·        Reading level accurate

·        Interest level accurate

·        Provide solid reasoning for using a book at this level

 

·        Reading level is within one grade level

·        Interest level range is within one grade level

·        Provide solid reasoning for using a book at this level

 

·        Reading level is within two grade levels

·        Interest level range is within two grade levels

·        Reasoning provided is general

·        Reading level is inaccurate

·        Interest level is inaccurate

·        No justification given

Use in Classroom

·        Thorough explanation of how you would use this book in a classroom.  What unit would it be attached to?  How would it be use?  What would students get out of using it?  How would it complement a textbook? Etc.

·        Thought provoking questions are included if the book is used as a read-aloud

·        Explanation of how the book would be used in the classroom. 

·        Support for using the text is included, but not thorough

·        Explanation is general

·        Support is general

·        Explanation is given with no reasoning