Peekskill Middle School, 212 Ringgold Street, Peekskill, New York 10566
Ms. N.A. Bolden/Ms. S. Wallach
Mrs. R. Rice/Mr. P. Taylor
Student’s Name ____________________________
Book Project #1
Date Due: Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Situation: How many times have you been asked to choose a book and you did
so based on the artwork on the cover or the size of it? Many people do judge a
book by its cover.
Your Task:
 You will complete a double-sided book analysis sheet.
 You will then design and create a new cover for the novel you read.
 You must also write a one-paragraph (at least 5 to 6 sentences) summary of
the book that will hook other students into reading this book.
Guidelines:
Be sure to:
 Create a new cover for the novel read on 8 1/2" x 11" (regular sized) paper
folded in half. You may not ask Mrs. Roldan or Ms. Damiano to help you
draw it.
 Include the title and author of the novel on the cover.
 Write (or type) and then tape a one-paragraph advertisement that will get
others interested in reading this book to the inside of your new cover.
Grading Rubric
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3
2
1
Attractiveness The book cover is The book cover is The book cover is The book cover is
exceptionally
attractive in
terms of design,
layout &
neatness. Makes
excellent use of
font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. to enhance
the presentation.
attractive in
terms of design,
layout &
neatness. Makes
good use of font,
color, graphics,
effects, etc. to
enhance the
presentation.
Originality
Book cover
shows a large
amount of
original thought.
Ideas are creative
& inventive.
Book cover
shows some
original thought.
Work shows
some new ideas
and insights.
Writing
Mechanics &
Grammar
Spelling,
capitalization,
and/or
punctuation are
correct
throughout the
summary. There
are no
grammatical
errors in the
paragraph.
acceptably
attractive in
terms of design,
layout &
neatness. Makes
good use of font,
color, graphics,
effects, etc. , but
these
occasionally
distract from the
book cover.
Book cover
shows little
evidence of
original thought.
Many details
seem to come
from other
books.
There are only 1
There are several
or 2 errors in
errors in spelling,
spelling,
capitalization,
capitalization,
and/or
and/or
punctuation in
punctuation in
the summary.
the summary.
There are some
There are no
grammatical
grammatical
errors that
errors that
interfere with the
interfere with the understanding of
understanding of the summary.
the summary.
distractingly
messy or poorly
designed. Its use
of font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. often distract
from the book
cover.
The cover copies
most of another
person’s ideas.
There so many
errors in spelling,
capitalization,
and/or
punctuation in
the summary
that it is difficult
to understand
your summary.
There are many
grammatical
errors that
interfere with the
understanding of
the summary.