Body (Describe the plot, characters, conflict, themes, lessons learned without giving too much away!) Conclusion (Why you loved the book, and why other students should read it—be specific) Name Book Talk Date / / Period Book Author Rubric for Book Talk Criteria Exceptional Proficient Developing Below Expectations 4 3.5 3 2.5 Immediately captures Struggles to capture Somewhat interesting the audience’s audience’s attention. Does not capture the introduction. Begins attention with an May with a audience’s attention. Introduction with a quote or brief interesting quote or quote, but lacks Does not begin with a passage from the brief passage from interest or quote from the book. book. the book. importance. Summary attempts to Provides a brief, but Basic summary introduce key intriguing summary Summary is not introduces plot, elements of story, but Plot, Setting, which introduces the adequate, or not characters, and may leave out Characters plot, characters, and done. setting information on plot, setting, without giving character, or away “spoilers.” summary.
Body (Describe the plot, characters, conflict, themes, lessons learned without giving too much away!) Conclusion (Why you loved the book, and why other students should read it—be specific) Name Book Talk Date / / Period Book Author Rubric for Book Talk Criteria Exceptional 4 Proficient 3.5 Developing 3 Below Expectations 2.5 Introduction Immediately captures the audience’s attention with an interesting quote or brief passage from the book. Somewhat interesting introduction. Begins with a quote or brief passage from the book. Struggles to capture audience’s attention. May with a quote, but lacks interest or importance. Does not capture the audience’s attention. Does not begin with a quote from the book. Plot, Setting, Characters Provides a brief, but intriguing summary which introduces the plot, characters, and setting, without giving away “spoilers.” Basic summary introduces plot, characters, and setting Summary attempts to introduce key elements of story, but may leave out information on plot, character, or summary. Summary is not adequate, or not done.
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