Where in the World is the Reading Bandit?

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Student Name:

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CATEGORY Title

4
Title is creative, sparks interest and is related to the story and topic; is decorative and clearly visible. Title page has a graphic or fancy lettering, has the title, author\'s name, illustrator\'s name, and the year. Original illustrations are detailed, attractive, creative and relate to the text on the page.

3
Title is related to the story and topic; clearly visible.

2
Title is present, but does not appear to be related to the story and topic; is not clearly visible.

1
No title.

Title Page

Title page has the Title page has the 3 Title page has title, author\'s name, of the 4 required fewer than 3 of the illustrator\'s name, elements. required elements. and the year.

Illustrations

Original illustrations Original illustrations Illustrations are not are somewhat relate to the text on present OR they detailed, attractive, the page. are not original. and relate to the text on the page.

Requirements

All of the written requirements (# of pages, # of graphics, type of graphics, etc.) were met. There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout. All facts presented in the story are accurate.

Almost all (about 90%) the written requirements were met.

Most (about 75%) of the written requirements were met, but several were not.

Many requirements were not met.

Spelling and Punctuation

There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.

There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.

The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.

Accuracy of Facts

Almost all facts presented in the story are accurate.

Most facts presented in the story are accurate (at least 70%).

There are several factual errors in the story.

Neatness

The final draft of the story is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like the author took great pride in it. Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story wonderful. Several action verbs (active voice) are used to describe what is happening in the story. The story seems exciting!

The final draft of the story is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like the author took some pride in it. Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done. Several action verbs are used to describe what is happening in the story, but the word choice doesn\'t make the story as exciting as it could be. The solution to the character\'s problem is easy to understand, and is somewhat logical.

The final draft of the story is readable and some of the pages are attractive. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry. Student devotes some time and effort to the writing process but was not very thorough. Does enough to get by. A variety of verbs (passive voice) are used and describe the action accurately but not in a very exciting way.

The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn\'t care what it looked like.

Writing Process

Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn\'t seem to care.

Action

Little variety seen in the verbs that are used. The story seems a little boring.

Solution/Resolution The solution to the

character\'s problem is easy to understand, and is logical. There are no loose ends.

The solution to the character\'s problem is a little hard to understand.

No solution is attempted or it is impossible to understand.