Rubric for 9Th Grade Independent Reading Project

Rubric for 9th Grade Independent Reading Project—25 points each

Book cover

Includes name of the book 1 point

Includes author’s name 1 point

Includes pictures 5 points

Includes a summary 2 points

Includes a biography 2 points

Includes your recommendation 2 points

Is presented to the class 2 points

Demonstrates creativity, time, effort, and understanding of the book 10 points

Commercial/ Sell it

Gets others interested in the book 8 points

Is between one and two minutes in length 2 points

Clearly states the name of the book 1 point

Clearly states author 1 point

Clearly states genre 1 point

Is presented to the class (or taped and played for the class) 2 points

Demonstrates creativity, time, effort, and understanding of the book 10 points

Song

Summarizes the plot of the story 5 points

Gets readers interested 4 points

Does not give away the ending 1 points

Includes the title of the book 1 point

Includes the author’s name 1 point

Includes what you liked about the book 1 point

Performed in front of the class (or taped and played for the class) 2 points

Demonstrates creativity, time, effort, and understanding of the book 10 points

In-class reading

Involves reading a short passage (at least one page) from the book 2 point

Performed in class (or taped and played for class) 2 points

Essay describes the passage and why you chose it 3 points

Essay demonstrates good content skills 3 points

Essay demonstrates good usage and mechanics skills 3 points

Essay demonstrates good written expression skills 2 points

Both parts demonstrate practice, time, effort, and understanding of the book 10 points

Response essay

Essay is two pages in length 2 points

Essay is summarized for the class 2 points

Essay demonstrates good content skills 4 points

Essay demonstrates good usage and mechanics skills 4 points

Essay demonstrates good written expression skills 3 points

Demonstrates time, effort, and understanding of the book 10 points

NOTE: Grammar, usage, and mechanics errors will be considered under the “demonstrates time and effort” category on the rubric. (A project with many misspellings and careless errors demonstrates a lack of time and effort spent on the project.)