Rubric for Presentation

Book Talks

Every quarter you will be reading one book that you choose and presenting what you find to the class.
You will choose the book based on the attached list. The books with the * icon are books that have no
huge secular themes, the one without, may contain secular content. You must write a 2 page paper on the
theme of the novel you choose (we will go over directions for this later), and you must do a short
presentation to the class on your book as well. You may present in a number of ways, as long as you
cover the basic idea of the book and at least four items on the list below. Your presentation must be three
minutes long (Dont worry, its not that much). Your classmates will also have a chance to answer
questions about your book.

You must identify: Author, Setting, plot, protagonist, antagonist, Theme, Title meaning, and then
choose 4 from the list below:

1. Symbol
2. Dynamic Character You will be graded on your ability to
3. Foreshadowing identify these in your book and how
4. Moral well you convey how they relate to
5. Stock the story. In other words, you cannot
6. Direct characterization just define these terms; you need to
7. Indirect Characterization tell us how they relate to the story in
8. 2 examples of Authors Voice general, how they change the book,
9. Archetype and how the author uses them.
10. Metaphor
11. Simile
12. irony For example: A Fault in Our Stars
13. Flashback A metaphor is found on page #
14. Verisimilitude whatever in relation to this thing and
15. Personification another specific thing. This helps/ or
16. Mood changes the book in this way.
17. Epiphany
18. Point of view

Presentation ideas:
Due dates: Power point
Brochure
Mock interview
Book review
Prezi
Poster
Movie poster
Critic Review
Author interview
 Rubric for Presentation

Poor 1 Moderate 2 Proficient 3 Advanced 4

Content knowledge

Student did not read Student read some Student read the Student read the
the book. Student or most of the book. book. Student shows book and shows
does not show Student only exudes comprehension of comprehension of
comprehension of partial most of the material. the material.
the material. understanding of the
material.
Vocabulary usage

Student does not Student covers at Student defines all of Student finds and
cover any of the 4 least 3 of the the 4 predetermined identifies all 4
predetermined predetermined terms but does not predetermined
vocabulary terms. vocabulary terms. Or reflect the value of vocabulary words
does not reflect the most of the terms to and reflects their
value of the terms to the book. value to the book.
the book.
Presentation quality

Student spent little Student has spent Student has spent Student has spent
time preparing their some time on the time on the quality time on the
presentation. The presentation. The presentation to presentation to
organization of the organization of the make it neat and make it neat and
presentation is presentation needs organized. At least organized. There are
messy. More than work. At least three two Grammar, no blatant
four Grammar, Grammar, consistency, or other presentation errors.
consistency, or other consistency, or other errors are The presentation
errors are present. errors are present. present.The meets the time limit
presentation does
not meet the time
limit.
Public Speaking

Student is not Student is making Student is making Student is making

making eye contact some eye contact eye contact with eye contact with the
with the audience. with audience. audience, bit is audience through
Student is hard to Student is hard to sometimes hard to out the presentation.
understand or understand or understand, or is The student is easy
reading strait of the reading strait of the sometime reading to understand, and is
notes. notes. strait off of notes. not reading strait
from notes.

Book Talk Notes

Rubric for Presentation
Term/ example from book Why it is important
Author

Setting

Plot

Protagonist

Antagonist

Theme

Title Meaning

Literary Device 1

Literary Device 2

Literary Device 3

Literary Device 4