Name: ______
Author Study Rubric
20 extra credit points
You may do an author study of one of your favorite authors you like reading today. You may also choose an author you liked reading as a child.
Overall Appearance –
____ All pages in correct order
____ Report looks nice and formal (sheets are not crumpled, staple is in upper left hand corner)
(4 points)
____ 12 pt. font when writing paragraphs (must have same font throughout entire author study)
____ Capital letters used correctly (titles, names, cities, states, etc) (4 points)
____ Correct headings throughout (Author Report, Summary 1, Summary 2, Summary 3, Compare Paragraph, Contrast Paragraph) (6 points)
____ Completed rubric
Cover Page –
____ Title (1 point) (capital letters where necessary)
____ Your name (1 point) (capital letters)
____ Picture of author (1 point)
____ Legible font
____ Correct format (no borders, font has to be font that would be in a book, font not larger than 16, your name smaller font than title) (5 points)
Author Report –
____ At least 1 page
____ Typed, double-spaced
____ At least 5 paragraphs (at least 3-5 sentences each paragraph)
____ Complete sentences (no fragments or run-ons)
____ Spelling
____ Grammatically correct (commas, periods, titles underlined, indented paragraph(s), capitals)
____ Correct tense (past tense when writing about events in author’s past, present tense when writing about events happening in author’s life now, future tense when writing about events that may be happening later on in author’s life)
____ Clear, easy-to-read writing
____ Legible font
____ Date born
____ Where he/she grew up
____ Childhood family life
____ Schools attended and years attended
____ How they got interested in writing
____ Present day family life or life before dying
____ Genre of writing author mainly writes
____ Books most famous for and years published
____ Books you read and years published
____ 1 other interesting fact
____ 1 other interesting fact
Summary 1 -
____ At least 10 sentences
____ Typed, double-spaced
____ 2 pages
____ Complete sentences (no fragments or run-ons)
____ Spelling
____Grammatically correct (commas, periods, titles underlined, indented paragraph(s))
____ Correct tense (when writing about a book, tense is present tense)
____ Clear, easy-to-read writing
____ Legible font
____ Author’s name included
____ Title
____ Setting
____ Main Characters
____ Plot
____ Genre
____ What you liked most? Why?
____ What you liked least? Why?
____ Who would you recommend to? Why?
Summary 2 –
____ At least 10 sentences
____ Typed, double-spaced
____ 2 pages
____ Complete sentences (no fragments or run-ons)
____ Spelling
____Grammatically correct (commas, periods, titles underlined, indented paragraph(s))
____ Correct tense (when writing about a book, tense is present tense)
____ Clear, easy-to-read writing
____ Legible font
____ Author’s name included
____ Title
____ Setting
____ Main Characters
____ Plot
____ Genre
____ What you liked most? Why?
____ What you liked least? Why?
____ Who would you recommend to? Why?
Summary 3 –
____ At least 10 sentences
____ Typed, double-spaced
____ 2 pages
____ Complete sentences (no fragments or run-ons)
____ Spelling
____Grammatically correct (commas, periods, titles underlined, indented paragraph(s))
____ Correct tense (when writing about a book, tense is present tense)
____ Clear, easy-to-read writing
____ Legible font
____ Author’s name included
____ Title
____ Setting
____ Main Characters
____ Plot
____ Genre
____ What you liked most? Why?
____ What you liked least? Why?
____ Who would you recommend to? Why?
Oral Presentation –
____ Speaks loudly and clearly
____ Has 3 books read for Author Study (3 points)
____ Follows order while presenting (10 points)
1. Read Author Report
2. Read summaries of their books
3. Show picture of author
Checklist for Author Study
____ Summary of Book 1
____ Summary of Book 2
____ Summary of Book 3
____ Author Report
____ Cover page