Book Review Rubric

So you're done with the book review, huh? Check the rubric to see what your grade should be.

Book Review Grade:

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Summary
(What was it about?) All sentences help to tell the main idea of the story. Uses sentences that tell some of the main idea of the story. Does not tell the main idea of the story.

Response
(What did you think?) Uses many details from the book to describe feelings. Uses some details to describe feelings about the book. Does not use details to support feelings about the book.

Favorite Part
(What was your favorite and why?) Describes favorite part of book with details from story. Describes favorite part of book with few or no details. Does not describe favorite part of book.

Recommendation
(Who would like this and why?) Forms opinion on book and uses reasons to support opinion. Forms opinion on book, but uses few reasons to support opinion. Does not form opinion of the book.

Individual Grade:

Cooperation
(Did you work together?) Worked well with partner on every aspect of review. Worked with partner on most parts of the review. Did not work with partner for many parts of the review.

Effort
(How hard did you try?) Worked on the review with fullest potential. Worked to most of potential on review. Did not try to complete review.

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	E	S	N
Summary (What was it about?)	All sentences help to tell the main idea of the story.	Uses sentences that tell some of the main idea of the story.	Does not tell the main idea of the story.
Response (What did you think?)	Uses many details from the book to describe feelings.	Uses some details to describe feelings about the book.	Does not use details to support feelings about the book.
Favorite Part (What was your favorite and why?)	Describes favorite part of book with details from story.	Describes favorite part of book with few or no details.	Does not describe favorite part of book.
Recommendation (Who would like this and why?)	Forms opinion on book and uses reasons to support opinion.	Forms opinion on book, but uses few reasons to support opinion.	Does not form opinion of the book.

Cooperation (Did you work together?)	Worked well with partner on every aspect of review.	Worked with partner on most parts of the review.	Did not work with partner for many parts of the review.
Effort (How hard did you try?)	Worked on the review with fullest potential.	Worked to most of potential on review.	Did not try to complete review.