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Book Cover Rubric

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Earned

FRONT COVER: The cover is The cover is The cover The cover barely The cover
Artwork creative, colorful, creative and depicts the depicts the story does not relate
and vividly depicts the story. Pictures or the pictures are to the story.
depicts the story story. Some are low quality messy or Either title or
through quality pictures or or arent put irrelevant. Either author is
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pictures and/or drawings arent together neatly. title or author is missing.
drawings. Title as neat as they Either title or missing.
and author are could be. Title author is
both present. and author are missing.
both present

BACK COVER: The back cover The back cover The back cover The back cover has The back cover
Reviews of the has a total of has at least has only two only one review of does not have
Book four substantial three somewhat reviews of the the book; lack s any reviews.
and interesting interesting book; reviews imagination and
quotes from reviews of the lack detail. _______
reviews (can be book. imagination
published or and/or detail.
student-
generated).

FRONT FLAP: The summary of The summary is The summary is The summary is The summary
Brief Summary the story is accurate with accurate with accurate with no is inaccurate
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of Story accurate with some details. few details. details. with no details.
specific details.

BACK FLAP: The biography The biography The biography The biography The biography
Author Bio information is information is information is information is information is
accurate with accurate with somewhat barely accurate inaccurate _______
specific details. some details. accurate with and has no details. with no details.
few details.
SPELLING & The jacket is There is no more There are two There are four There are five
GRAMMAR completely free than one or three spelling or or more
of spelling and spelling or spelling or grammar errors. spelling or _______
grammar errors. grammar error. grammar grammar
errors. errors.

AESTHETICS & The jacket is The jacket is The jacket has The jacket shows The jacket is
DESIGN well-constructed reasonably well- a minor some concept of disorganized
and elements constructed and imperfection or design, but is and shows no
are organized in elements are inconsistency in confusing and concept of _______
a creative and organized eye- design. inconsistent in its design.
eye-pleasing pleasing way. presentation
way.

WRITTEN The reflection The reflection The reflection The reflection The reflection
REFLECTION fully and explains the briefly touches shows below shows
thoughtfully rationale behind on the rationale average effort and unacceptable
explains the most major behind some hardly addresses effort or is
rationale behind decisions made creative the rationale missing.
all major for the project decisions and behind any
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decisions made and explains new creative decisions
for the project new understandings or new
and specifically understandings . understandings.
explains new about the text.
understandings
about the text.

TOTAL _____ /28