OUTSTANDING ACCEPTABLE
FOCUS
CONTENT
ORGANIZATION
REQUIREMENTS
STYLE
EFFORT
The entire writing is related to the
book report topic that the student
chose.
Most of the writing is related to
the chosen topic but wanders
off occasionally.
Provides relevant and specific
details for the book report topic
chosen; these details are described
thoroughly.
Provides relevant details with
good supporting details for the
book report topic chosen.
The book report is very well
organized. Ideas flow in a logical
sequence with clear transitions.
The book report is pretty well
organized. Some ideas seem out
of place. Good transitions are
used.
All of the requirements (length,
typed, book is appropriate, etc.)
were met.
Almost all (about 75%) the
requirements were met.
Sentence structures are varied and
language is precise; there are no
run-on sentences or fragments.
Some varied sentence
structures with precise
language; there are 1-3 run-on
sentences or fragments.
CONVENTIONS
(SPELLING &
PUNCTUATION)
There are 1-5 spelling or
punctuation errors in the book
report.
There are 6-10 spelling or
punctuation error in the book
report.
COMPLETION OF
BOOK REPORT
FORM &
STRUCTURE
All elements of the book report
form are completed thoroughly
and thoughtfully.
Approximately 75% of the book
report form is completed.
The book report is completed in a
thoughtful and reflective manner
by the student; quality effort is
evident.
The book report is completed in
a thoughtful manner overall but
some effort seems to be lacking.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT UNSATISFACTORY SCORE / POINTS
10
15
15
20
10
5
20
5
100
The student provides little to no
information that connects to the
book report topic chosen.
No attempt has been made to
relate the book report to the
original topic chosen; a summary
is written instead.
Provides insufficient content and
supporting details for the book
report topic chosen
Provides minimal to no content
related to the book report topic
chosen.
The book report is a little hard to
follow. The transitions are
sometimes not clear.
Ideas seem to be randomly
arranged, making the book
report impossible to follow.
Most (about 50%) of the
requirements were met, but
many were not.
Many requirements were not
met.
Limited variety of sentences and
language is simplistic or limited;
there are 4-6 run-on sentences
or sentence fragments.
Language and sentence
structure is repetitious;
numerous run-on sentences and
sentence fragments cause the
book report to be unreadable.
There are 11-20 spelling and
punctuation errors in the book
report.
The book report has more than
20 spelling and punctuation
errors.
Approximately half (50%) of the
book report form is completed; it
is completed haphazardly.
The book report form is missing
or not completed.
The book report lacks effort and
is completed haphazardly.
No effort is made to complete
the book report as required.
