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English 10

Independent Reading

Name: ___________________
Book Review Rubric

Criterion

Essential
Information

4
Correctly includes all
information required for a
three, but required formatting
and length requirements are
met.

3
Correctly includes all
necessary information:
title, author, genre, and
subject matter.

Includes all information


except one item; Plot
overview is too general or
reveals too much.

Missing much of the required


information and plot analysis
is non existent, or overpowers
the review resulting in a book
report and not a review.

Provides a general overview


of plot without giving away
important elements of plot,
like the climax or resolution.

Theme

Reviewer not only identifies


the theme, but reacts to how
the theme is revealed and
developed in a sophisticated,
insightful discussion.

Correctly identifies a possible


theme of the work.
Adequately discusses how the
theme is revealed and
developed.

Identifies a theme. Not


enough discussion to reveal
how the theme is developed.

Theme is not identified, or is


not properly stated--ie it,
addresses the work itself, or
only lists a subject. There is
no development of how the
author reveals and develops
the theme.

Evaluation

Evaluation consists of
thoughts, responses and
reactions to the novel, by
discussing the following:
interest, accuracy, and or
objectivity. responds to the
author's opinions, explores
issues the book raises,
compares it with other books
on similar subjects or other
books by the same authors.

Evaluation consists of
thoughts, responses and
reactions to the novel, but
may only discuss two of the
following: interest, accuracy,
and or objectivity. responds to
the author's opinions, explores
issues the book raises,
compares it with other books
on similar subjects or other
books by the same authors.

Evaluation consists of
thoughts, responses and
reactions to the novel, but
may only discuss one of the
following: interest, accuracy,
and or objectivity. responds to
the author's opinions, explores
issues the book raises,
compares it with other books
on similar subjects or other
books by the same authors.

Incorporates smoothly
properly embedded quotes to
support the evaluation of the
book

Incorporates embedded quotes


to support the evaluation of
the book

Attempts to incorporates
quotes to support the
evaluation of the book, but
they may not support the
evaluation of the book, or are
not properly embedded. .

Evaluation consists of a basic


opinion based on personal
feelings of I like it or I
hated it and is not considered
an evaluation because it does
not focus on any of the
following: interest, accuracy,
and or objectivity. responds to
the author's opinions, explores
issues the book raises,
compares it with other books
on similar subjects or other
books by the same authors.

Recommendation is clear and


well supported with a
sophisticated writing style
that sells the review to the
reader.

Recommendation comments
on parts of particular interest
using specific details. Gives a
recommendation of this book
to others.

Recommendation only states


if the author recommends or
does not recommend it
without any sort of
commentary as to why.

Recommendation is not
provided, or review simply
states that they liked, or hated
the book based upon personal
feelings.

Information is very

Information is

Information is

The information

organized with a well


constructed

organized with a

organized, but

appears to be

Recommendation

Organization,
Language, and
Mechanics

No supporting quotes are


used.

opinion and supporting detail.

well-constructed

paragraphs are not

disorganized.

Sophisticated and consistent


persuasive language;
syntactic transitions, authors
voice is very clear throughout
the entire review;
demonstrates control of
grammar and spelling
conventions to accentuate
understanding.

opinion.

well-constructed.

Consistent persuasive
language; appropriate
transitions, authors voice is
apparent; few grammatical
and/or spelling mistakes that
do not interfere with
understanding.

Some persuasive language;


appropriate transitions;
authors voice is emerging,
but not consistent, some
grammatical and/or spelling
mistakes which may slightly
interfere with understanding.

Informal language or a lack


of transitions;no voice is
apparent, many grammatical
and/or spelling mistakes
which interferes with the
ability to understand.

Book Review Checklist


Essential
Information

Presents essential
information about the
book: title and author,
genre, and subject
matter.

Provides a general
overview of plot
without giving away
important elements of
plot, like the climax or
resolution.

Please highlight these elements in pink.

Does the reader have an idea about the books


setting, characters and conflict? _______

Have you spoiled the ending? _______

Theme

Considers what the


theme of the work is.
Discusses how the
theme is revealed and
developed.

Write the books theme below:

Evaluation

Evaluates the book,


responds to the
author's opinions,
explores issues the
book raises, compares
it with other books on
similar subjects or
other books by the
same authors.

Please highlight these elements in yellow.

Recommenda
tion

Comments on parts of
particular interest using
specific details. Gives a
recommendation of this
book to others.

Please highlight these elements in orange.

Organization
and
Mechanics

Review is a wellorganized, multiparagraph text.


Language is accurate
and stylistically
sophisticated; engages
the audience using a
range of varied
sentence patterns to

Have you spell checked your review? _______

Have you read your review aloud to catch any typos?


_______

Have you had someone else read your review to give

reveal syntactic
fluency; demonstrates
control of grammar and
spelling conventions
with few errors.

you suggestions? _______

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