Grades 4 Library Trimester 1 Rubric 

Focus Standards M-Meeting Standards W-Working toward N-Not Meeting Standards

AASL Standards Standards
(American Association for
School Librarians)

SKILLS Student has mastered: Student is working toward Student has not mastered:
● Locates and organizes -Successfully locating library mastering: -Successfully locating library
library resources and resources and books. -Successfully locating library resources and books.
books. -Identifying library resources and books. -Identify library classifications,
● Recall classifications, classifications, genres and -Identifying library genres and library terms.
genres, and library library terms. classifications, genres and -Appropriate grade level
terms -Appropriate grade level library terms. reading, writing, speaking
● Understand Dewey reading, writing, speaking -Appropriate grade level skills.
Decimal Classification skills. reading, writing, speaking
● Real-life connections skills.
● Appropriate grade level
reading, writing,
speaking skills

PROCESS Student follows the library Student follows the majority of Student does not follow the
● Following library rules rules; works hard and diligently the library rules; works hard majority of the library rules;
● Work effort throughout the entire library and diligently throughout most seldomly works hard and
● Performance period; and shows consistent of the library period; and diligently throughout the entire
● Acceptable use of respect and care for library shows respect and care for library period does not show
library resources and resources and materials at all library resources and materials respect and care for all library
materials times. some of the time. resources and materials.

PARTICIPATION Student is always actively Student is sometimes actively Students is not actively
● Actively involved in all involved in lessons and involved in lessons and involved in most lessons and
lessons and activities activities activities activities
PRODUCT Student displays excellent Student displays average Student displays limited
● Appropriate takeaway knowledge of lesson topic knowledge of lesson topic knowledge of lesson topic
or recall through discussions, through discussions, through discussions,
● Exit ticket takeaways, recall and exit takeaways, recall and exit takeaways, recall and exit
● Writing assignment ticket information; complete ticket information; ticket information; complete
● Group Share writing assignment. Complete writing assignment. writing assignment.
● Thank you card

Grades 4 Library Trimester 2 Rubric 

Focus Standards M-Meeting Standards W-Working toward N-Not Meeting Standards

AASL Standards Standards
(American Association for
School Librarians)

SKILLS Student has mastered: Student is working toward Student has not mastered:
● Literary comparisons literary comparisons & author mastering: literary comparisons and
and author studies studies. literary comparisons and author studies.
● Understand & learn Understand & learn about author studies. Understand & learn about
about holiday events, holiday events, historical and Understand & learn about holiday events, historical and
historical and current current events, black history holiday events, historical and current events, black history
events, black history, Presidents and women’s current events, black history Presidents and women’s
Presidents and history. Presidents and women’s history.
women’s history history.
● Library organization
● Creative writing

PROCESS Student follows the library Student follows the majority of Student does not follow the
● Following library rules rules; works hard and diligently the library rules; works hard majority of the library rules;
● Work effort throughout the entire library and diligently throughout most seldomly works hard and
● Performance period; and shows consistent of the library period; and diligently throughout the entire
 ● Acceptable use of respect and care for library shows respect and care for library period does not show
library resources and resources and materials at all library resources and materials respect and care for all library
materials times. some of the time. resources and materials.

PARTICIPATION Student is always actively Student is sometimes actively Students is not actively
● Actively involved in involved in lessons and involved in lessons and involved in most lessons and
lessons and activities activities activities activities

PRODUCT Student displays excellent Student displays average Student displays limited
● Appropriate takeaway knowledge of lesson topic knowledge of lesson topic knowledge of lesson topic
or recall through discussions, through discussions, through discussions,
● Exit ticket takeaways, recall and exit takeaways, recall and exit takeaways, recall and exit
● Complete writing ticket information; completed ticket information, partially ticket information, did not
assignment (Venn research/writing assignments. completed research/writing complete the research/writing
diagram/author assignments. assignments.
worksheet, story idea
etc.)
● Creative writing story
idea

Grades 4 Library Trimester 3 Rubric 

Focus Standards M-Meeting Standards W-Working toward N-Not Meeting Standards

AASL Standards Standards
(American Association for
School Librarians)

SKILLS Student has successfully Student created most of the Student does not create most
● Understand a variety of created writing assignments writing assignments related to of the writing assignments
poem types. related to Poetry Month; Poetry Month; related to Poetry Month;
 ● Uses technology and
research skills to gain
knowledge
● Learn about cultural
diversity and Difference
Makers
● Utilizes appropriate,
writing, speaking and
listening skills
● Student led instruction
PROCESS
● Following library rules
● Active participation
● Work effort
● Performance
● Acceptable use of
library resources and
materials
PARTICIPATION
● Actively involved in
lessons and activities
PRODUCT
● Appropriate takeaway
or recall
● Exit ticket
● An original poem
● Original lesson plan
● Time Capsule
assignment
Uses technology to gain
knowledge about cultural
diversity and Difference
Makers various
summer-related/adventurous
topics. Student successfully
utilizes appropriate writing,
speaking and listening skills.
Student follows the library
rules; works hard and diligently
throughout the entire library
period; and shows consistent
respect and care for library
resources and materials at all
times.
Student is always actively
involved in lessons and
activities
Student displays excellent
knowledge of lesson topic
through takeaways, recall and
exit ticket information; created
a poem and lesson plan and
time capsule assignment.
Mostly uses technology to gain
knowledge about cultural
diversity and Difference
Makers various
summer-related/adventurous
topics. Student sometimes
utilizes appropriate writing,
speaking and listening skills.
Student follows the majority of
the library rules; works hard
and diligently throughout most
of the library period; and
shows respect and care for
library resources and materials
some of the time.
Student is sometimes actively
involved in lessons and
activities
Student displays average
knowledge of lesson topic
through takeaways, recall and
exit ticket information; partially
completed a poem and lesson
plan and time capsule
assignment.
Seldom uses technology to
gain knowledge about cultural
diversity and Difference
Makers various
summer-related/adventurous
topics. Student does not utilize
appropriate writing, speaking
and listening skills.
Student does not follow the
majority of the library rules;
seldomly works hard and
diligently throughout the entire
library period does not show
respect and care for all library
resources and materials.
Students is not actively
involved in most lessons and
activities
Student displays limited
knowledge of lesson topic
through takeaways, recall and
exit ticket information, did not
complete a poem and lesson
plan and time capsule
assignment.