Book Review Rubric

Main
Article

Has a main
article that
summarize
s the book.
Does not
give away
the ending.
Is at least
2
paragraphs
of 6
sentences
each.

Second
article
gives
biographic
al
information
on
Seconda
Nathaniel
ry
Bowditch.
Article
Gives his
birth date,
date of
death,
jobs, at
least 3 fun
facts.
Vocabula Vocabulary
ry
section
with at
least 8
words and

TOTA
L

Has a
main
article
Either
that does
Has a main
does not
not
article that
have
accurately
summarizes
main
summariz
the book.
article or
e the
Does not give
main
book.
away the
article is
Does not
ending. Has
not a
give away
8-10
summar
the
sentences.
y of the
ending. 8book.
10
sentences
.

/4

Either
secondar
Second
y article
article
is
discusses
provided
Nathaniel
but not
Bowditch
on
but no
Nathanie
factual,
l
biographic
Bowditch
al
, or no
informatio
second
n.
article
included.

/4

Second
article gives
biographical
information
on Nathaniel
Bowditch.
Gives his
birth date,
date of
death, but
lacks other
meaningful
information.
Vocabulary
with 5-6
words and
definitions.

Vocabular
No
y with 1-4 vocabula
words and
ry, or
definitions vocabula
.
ry

/4

definitions.

Pictures

Sources

TOTAL

without
definitio
ns.

One picture
At least
relating to
Picture
No
one picture
book
provided
picture
of the
provided, but does not
provided
cover of
not of the
align with
.
the book.
cover of the
book.
book.
Link to
Link for
sources for
Link for
either
pictures
picture or for
picture or
and
biographical
No
biographic
biographic
information
sources
al
al
provided, but
were
informatio
information not provided
provided
n, but
provided
with picture
.
both have
under
and
not been
pictures
biography.
cited.
and article.

/4

/4

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