GRADING RATIONALE: MEDIEVAL HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK
Name ______________________
Social Rank and Location ____________________
Children’s Historical Fiction Book
 Author establishes time and place of fictional story using assigned
historical period and rank
 Author demonstrates depth of research on
assigned time period and social rank
 Author creates an engaging story for a young reader;
does not simply list historical information(Has a moral/lesson)
 Author informs reader about the historical time period,
through one in-depth aspect, or a broader use of factual details
 Illustrations augment the story, may clarify part of the story
Writing style:
 Writing is organized, logical and contains a
clear format.
Editing:
Book is clearly proofread; spelling and grammar
are correct.
Points
/10
/20
/20
/20
/10
/10
/10
Preface
Author uses Preface to set the historical place and time,
explain any information in the story that requires clarification,
and/or to further educate the reader on the time period or
central characters . Rationale for story/lesson should be included.
/15
Epilogue
 Author uses Epilogue to explain what became of the main characters
and describe any events that proceeded the details of the story.
/15
Bibliography
 Bibliography contains at least five scholarly sources(3 print) and
is in MLA format
Total
/20
/140