NAME:
Category
Cover Page
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Title
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Author/s
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Illustration
12
Cover page includes all three required elements.
9
Cover page includes two of the three required elements
6
Cover page includes one of the three required elements.
3
Cover page does not include any of the identified elements or is missing.
Content – Letters
Content –
Explanations
Illustrations
Attractiveness
Twenty (20) letters of alphabet are represented with word identified.
Twenty 20 letters chosen are defined in a meaningful two sentences.
At least 10 letters of alphabet are illustrated with a meaningful picture.
Mechanics/Grammar Capitalization, punctuation and spelling are correct throughout the book.
17 – 19 letters of alphabet are represented with word identified.
17 – 19 letters chosen are defined in a meaningful two sentences.
At least 7 letters of alphabet are illustrated with a meaningful picture.
13 - 16 letters chosen are defined in a meaningful two sentences.
At least 5 letters of alphabet are illustrated with a meaningful picture.
The book is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness.
Extra 5 th grade effort is evident.
The book is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. 5 th grade effort is evident.
The book is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. Minimal
5 th grade effort is evident.
There are 1-5 errors in capitalization, punctuation, or spelling.
13 - 16 letters of alphabet are represented with word identified.
There are 6 - 10 errors in capitalization, punctuation, or spelling.
Less than 12 letters of the alphabet are represented with word identified.
Less than 12 letters chosen are defined in a meaningful two sentences.
At least 4 or less letters of alphabet are illustrated with a meaningful picture.
The book is distractingly messy or very poorly designed.
It appears very little 5 th grade effort was used. It looks as if it was put together at the last minute.
There are more than 10 errors in capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.