Book Jacket Rubric
FRONT
COVER:
Artwork, Title,
Author Name
BACK
COVER:
Summary of book
A (10-9)
B (8)
C (7)
D (6)
F (5-0)
The cover is creative,
colorful, and vividly
depicts the story
through quality
pictures and/or
drawings. Title,
author, publisher and
price are all present.
The summary of the
story is accurate with
many specific details.
The cover is creative
and depicts the story.
Some pictures or
drawings aren’t as
neat as they could be.
Title, author, publisher
and price are all
present.
The summary is
accurate with some
details.
The cover depicts the
story. Pictures are
grainy or aren’t put
together neatly. One
of the following
elements is missing:
title, author, publisher
or price.
The summary is
accurate with few
details.
The cover barely
depicts the story, or
the pictures are messy
or irrelevant. Two of
the following
elements are missing:
title, author, publisher
or price.
The summary is
accurate with no
details.
The cover does not
depict the story.
Three or more of the
following elements
are missing: title,
author, publisher or
price.
Point(s) Earned
The summary is
inaccurate with no
details.
_______
The description of the
setting is accurate
with many specific
details.
The setting
description is accurate
with some details.
The description is
accurate with few
details.
The description is
accurate with no
details.
The description is
inaccurate with no
details.
_______
The character
information is
accurate with many
specific details.
The character
information is
accurate with some
details.
The character
information is
somewhat accurate
with few details.
The character
information is barely
accurate and has no
details.
The character
information is
inaccurate with no
details.
The product shows
that much time and
effort were used.
The product is quality
work.
The product is average
work.
The product is barely
average work.
The product is below
average work.
_______
and Exciting events
FRONT FLAP:
Brief Descriptions
of Setting
BACK FLAP:
Descriptions of
Characters
EFFORT
TOTAL 
_______
_______
_________/50