Moons​ ​and​ ​Rings:
Children’s​ ​Book
Objective​:
Create​ ​a​ ​picture​ ​book,​ ​to​ ​read​ ​aloud,​ ​that​ ​conveys​ ​the​ ​characteristics​ ​of​ ​one​ ​on​ ​the​ ​moons​ ​in​ ​our​ ​solar
system
Moons: Caldecott
Children’s​ ​Book Award
(45​ ​pts) 5 4
Moon The​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the
moon,​ ​location​ ​in
the​ ​solar​ ​system,
its​ ​size,
composition,​ ​and
surface​ ​ ​are
included​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a
critical​ ​plot​ ​point
Orbit There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​clear
description​ ​of​ ​the
object​ ​the​ ​moon​ ​is
orbiting,​ ​period​ ​of
orbit,​ ​and​ ​the
shape​ ​of​ ​the​ ​orbit.
All​ ​are​ ​connected
to​ ​the​ ​story
narrative
Intrest There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​clear
explanation​ ​as​ ​to
what​ ​makes​ ​your
moon​ ​interesting
(is​ ​it​ ​a​ ​shepherd
moon?​ ​Could​ ​it
hold​ ​life?);​ ​it​ ​is​ ​also
a​ ​key​ ​element​ ​in
the​ ​plot​ ​narrative
Neatness The​ ​final​ ​draft​ ​of​ ​the The​ ​final​ ​draft​ ​of​ ​the
story​ ​is​ ​readable,
clean,​ ​neat​ ​and
attractive​ ​and​ ​shows
professional
presentation.
Organization, The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​very
well​ ​organized.
Grammar,​ ​and
One​ ​idea​ ​follows
Spelling another​ ​in​ ​a​ ​logical
sequence​ ​with
clear​ ​transitions.
Excellent​ ​Grammar
structure​ ​and
accuracy.
Best​ ​Seller
The​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the
moon,​ ​location​ ​in
the​ ​solar​ ​system,
its​ ​size,
composition,​ ​and
surface​ ​ ​are
included​ ​and​ ​are
connected​ ​to​ ​the
plot
There​ ​is​ ​a
description​ ​of​ ​the
object​ ​the​ ​moon​ ​is
orbiting,​ ​period​ ​of
orbit,​ ​and​ ​the
shape​ ​of​ ​the​ ​orbit.
Most​ ​are​ ​connected
to​ ​the​ ​story
narrative
There​ ​is​ ​a
explanation​ ​as​ ​to
what​ ​makes​ ​your
moon​ ​interesting;​ ​it
is​ ​an​ ​element​ ​in​ ​the
plot​ ​narrative
story​ i​ s​ ​readable,
neat​ ​and​ ​attractive.
The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​pretty
well​ ​organized.​ ​Ideas
flow​ ​logically​ ​most​ ​of
the​ ​time.​ ​Clear
transitions​ ​are​ ​used.
Grammar​ ​errors
present​ ​but​ ​do​ ​not
detract​ ​from​ ​the
book.
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The​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the
moon​ ​and​ ​location
in​ ​the​ ​solar​ ​system
are​ ​included​ ​and
connected​ ​to​ ​the
plot
There​ ​is​ ​a
description​ ​of​ ​the
object​ ​the​ ​moon​ ​is
orbiting,​ ​period​ ​of
orbit,​ ​and​ ​the
shape​ ​of​ ​the​ ​orbit.
There​ ​is​ ​an​ ​attempt
to​ ​connect​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the
story​ ​narrative
There​ ​is​ ​a
explanation​ ​as​ ​to
what​ ​makes​ ​your
moon​ ​interesting;​ ​it
is​ ​attempted​ ​to​ ​be
connected​ ​to​ ​the
plot
The​ ​Final​ ​draft​ ​of​ ​the The​ ​final​ ​draft​ ​of​ ​the
story​ ​is​ ​readable,
neat,​ ​and​ ​complete some​ o
​ ​The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​pretty
well​ ​organized.​ ​Ideas
flow​ ​logically​ ​most​ ​of
the​ ​time.
The​ ​transitions​ ​are
sometimes​ ​not​ ​clear.
Self​ ​Published Blog
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The​ ​name​ ​of​ ​the Moon’s​ ​name​ ​is
moon​ ​and​ ​location included
in​ ​the​ ​solar​ ​system
are​ ​included
There​ ​is​ ​an​ ​attempt There​ ​description
to​ ​describe​ ​the of​ ​the​ ​orbit​ ​is
object​ ​the​ ​moon​ ​is unclear.
orbiting,​ ​period​ ​of
orbit,​ ​and​ ​the
shape​ ​of​ ​the​ ​orbit.
There​ ​is​ ​a There​ ​is​ ​an​ ​attempt
explanation​ ​as​ ​to to​ ​explain​ ​what
what​ ​makes​ ​your makes​ ​your​ ​moon
moon​ ​interesting;​ ​it interesting
is​ ​not​ ​connected​ ​to
the​ ​plot
The​ ​final​ ​draft​ ​is
story​ i​ s​ ​readable​ ​and sloppy​ ​and​ ​rushed.
​ f​ ​the​ ​pages
are​ ​attractive.​ ​It
looks​ ​like​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​it
might​ ​have​ ​been
done​ ​in​ ​a​ ​hurry.
The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​a​ ​little Story​ ​shows​ ​no
hard​ ​to​ ​follow.​ ​The evidence​ ​of​ ​a​ ​logical
transitions​ ​are flow​ ​or​ ​transitions.
sometimes​ ​not​ ​clear.
Few​ ​sentences​ ​are
Many​ ​incorrectly structurally​ ​correct
used​ ​grammatical and​ ​are​ ​generally
elements​ ​and incomprehensible.
structure.​ ​Many
elementary​ ​mistakes.
 Narrative The​ ​narrative​ ​is
clearly​ ​and
smoothly​ ​enriched
by​ ​the
characteristics​ ​of
the​ ​object
​ ​Research​ ​and
clearly​ ​shows​ ​how
to​ ​improve​ ​climate
change
The​ ​narrative​ ​is There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​clear There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​clear The​ ​Narrative​ ​is
enriched​ ​by​ ​the Narrative​ ​connected Narrative incomplete
characteristics​ ​of​ ​the to​ ​characteristics​ ​of
object the​ ​object
Research​ ​and​ ​shows And
how​ ​to​ ​improve connected​ ​to​ ​Climate
climate​ ​change change

Original Original​ ​Illustrations Original​ ​Illustrations There​ ​are​ ​Original illustrations​ ​are​ ​not There​ ​are​ ​no
Illustrations​ ​I are​ ​neat​ ​and are​ ​neat Illustrations original illustration
visually​ ​appealing (Academic
dishonesty)

Original Original​ ​Illustrations
clearly​ ​support​ ​the
Illustrations​ ​II
narrative​ ​and​ ​have
citation​ ​as​ ​needed
Original​ ​Illustrations Original​ ​Illustrations The​ ​illustrations​ ​do Illustrations​ ​are
support​ ​the support​ ​the not​ ​support​ ​the missing​ ​or
narrative​ ​and​ ​have narrative narrative incomplete
citation​ ​as​ ​needed

Works​ ​Cited There​ ​are​ ​at​ ​least​ ​5
sources​ ​in​ ​APA
format​ ​ ​with​ ​end
noted
There​ ​are​ ​at​ ​least​ ​5 There​ ​are​ ​5 There​ ​are​ ​sources No​ ​evidence​ ​of
sources​ ​in​ ​a sources source​ ​citation.
consistent​ ​format
with​ ​end​ ​notes (Academic
Dishonesty)

Plot All​ ​five​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​the​ ​plot​ ​(exposition,​ ​rising​ ​action,​ ​climax,​ ​falling Total​ ​Points:
(extra​ ​Credit) action,​ ​and​ ​resolution.)​ ​are​ ​clearly​ ​present
(up​ ​to​ ​4​ ​pts) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​/45

Due​ ​Dates
Topics​ ​Chosen:​ ​Moon​ ​and​ ​object​ ​it​ ​orbits:​ ​Tuesday​ ​11/21​ ​ ​(5pts)
Story​ ​written​ ​with​ ​Works​ ​Cited:​ ​Friday​ ​12/1​ ​ ​(5​ ​pts)
Two​ ​Sample​ ​Pages:​ ​Friday​ ​12/8(10pts)
Completed​ ​Book:​ ​Friday​ ​12/15​ ​(Late​ ​books​ ​will​ ​be​ ​accepted​ ​through​ ​Friday​ ​1/5​ ​for​ ​60%​ ​credit)
(One​ ​email​ ​will​ ​be​ ​sent​ ​(Wednesday​ ​1/3)​ ​if​ ​the​ ​book​ ​is​ ​not​ ​handed​ ​in​ ​on
time.)
Book​ ​Reading:​ ​TBA(15pts​ ​extra​ ​credit)
(These​ ​points​ ​are​ ​additional​ ​to​ ​the​ ​45pts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​rubric)