Performance Assessment: Book Design 80 points You are an author working for a famous book company.

Your friend works there too. One of you writes fiction and the other writes nonfiction, but your boss wants you to both write a book about the same topic. After you write your books, youll need to explain and present them in order to get your boss approval. The Books One of you will create a fiction book about a topic and the other will create a nonfiction book about the same topic. For example, if your topic is elephants, the person writing the fiction book might write an adventure story about how a talking elephant escaped from the circus. The person writing the nonfiction book might write a reference book on the types of elephants that can be found across the world. The topic is completely up to you just make sure it is something that you can write about using the sub-genres of fiction or nonfiction that we have learned about in class. Other examples of topics include: Insects & Animals Places People Butterflies School Yourself Whales Chicago The principal Groundhogs The United States Drake Bats The universe Obama Ants The mall Benjamin Franklin The Write-Up Every time you submit a book to your boss, you need to convince her that youre an expert in your genre. Complete a short write-up in which you identify whether the book you created is fiction or nonfiction, explain the characteristics or text features that make it fiction or nonfiction, and identify its sub-genre. The Presentation You and your partner will present your books to your boss and her helpers (your classmates). During your presentation, you need to convince everyone that your books are different enough to both be published. Compare and contrast the books, explaining how they take different approaches to the same topic.

Rubric for Book & Write-Up You will be graded individually for the book that you made and the write-up that goes along with it, and they will be graded together as one product. Criteria There are six criteria for the book and write-up: 1. Length of Book 2. Craftsmanship of Book 3. Content of Book 4. Grammar 5. Genre 6. Features and Characteristics Indicators Here are the indicators that youve met the criteria: 1. Length of Book 5+ single-sided pages 2. Craftsmanship of Book Very neat binding, illustrations, and text 3. Content of Book Entirely logical storyline or entirely accurate facts 4. Grammar 0-2 errors total 5. Genre The genre of the book (whether fiction of nonfiction) is completely apparent and consistent The genre is correctly identified in the write-up 6. Features and Characteristics The book has 5+ text features or characteristics appropriate to its genre 5+ text features or characteristics are correctly identified in the write-up

Levels and Descriptors High (10 pts) Length of Book 5+ single-sided pages Craftsmanship of Very neat binding, Book illustrations, and text Content of Book Entirely logical storyline or entirely accurate facts 0-2 errors total The genre (whether fiction of nonfiction) is completely apparent and consistent, and is correctly identified in the write-up The book has 5+ text features or characteristics appropriate to its genre and 5+ text features or characteristics that are correctly identified

Average (7 pts) 3 or 4 single-sided pages Somewhat neat binding, illustrations, or text Somewhat logical storyline or somewhat accurate facts 3 or 4 errors total The genre (whether fiction or nonfiction) is somewhat apparent or consistent, or is vaguely identified in the write-up The book has 3 or 4 text features or characteristics appropriate to its genre, or 3-4 text features or characteristics that are correctly identified

Low (4 pts) 1-2 single-sided pages Messy binding, illustrations, or text

Illogical storyline or inaccurate facts

Grammar Genre

Features and Characteristics

5+ errors total The genre (whether fiction of nonfiction) is not apparent or consistent in the book, or is not identified correctly in the write-up The book has 1-2 text features or characteristics appropriate to its genre, or 1-2 text features or characteristics that are correctly identified

Total: 60

Rubric for Presentation You will receive a group grade for your presentation. Criteria There are four criteria for the presentation: 1. Comparison: Topic 2. Contrast: Genre 3. Contrast: Features and Characteristics 4. Contrast: Benefits Indicators Here are the indicators that youve met the criteria: 1. Comparison: Topic Clearly explains the topic of the books, and books are the same topic 2. Contrast: Genre Accurately identifies which book is fiction and which is nonfiction 3. Contrast: Features and Characteristics Lists 3+ text features or characteristics that are unique to each book 4. Contrast: Benefits Clearly explains one unique benefit of each book Levels and Descriptors High (5) Comparison: Topic Clearly explains the topic of the books, and books are the same topic Contrast: Genre Accurately identifies which book is fiction and which is nonfiction Lists 3+ text features or characteristics that are unique to each book Clearly explains one unique benefit of each book

Contrast: Features and Characteristics

Contrast: Benefits

Average (3) Vaguely explains the topic of the books, or books are somewhat related topics Somewhat accurately identifies which book is fiction and which is nonfiction Lists only 2 unique text features or characteristics for at least one of the books Vaguely explains one unique benefit of each book

Low (1) Does not explain the topic of the books, or books are unrelated topics Does not identify or inaccurately identifies which book is fiction and which is nonfiction Lists only 0-1 unique text features or characteristics for at least one of the books Does not explain unique benefits, or only explains the benefits of one book

Total: 20