Book+Review+Assignment

=Book Review Blog Assignment =

1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning 3.1.3 Use writing and speaking skills to communicate new understandings eﬀectively. 4.1.3 Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres. 4.1.5 Connect ideas to own interests and previous knowledge and experience. ||
 * Standards ||
 * AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner || 1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.
 * Common Core || CC6-8WH/SS/S/TS4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. ||


 * 1) ====**You will be writing a book review on a book that you enjoyed this year. It can be a RI Children’s Book Award Nominee, or any book that you enjoyed reading this year. **====

====** 3. Please fill out the book review graphic organizer. When you have done that, make sure to check in with me so that I can check you off to go to the next step. **====

====** 4. The next step is your rough draft. Make sure that you include all of the elements in the graphic organizer. When you are done, make sure to check in with me ****so that I can check you off to go to the next step. **====

====** Please do not enter your book review until you have cleared your rough draft with me. If I find too many errors in your book review form, I will need to ask you to **** re- enter the information. **====

====**6. Your finished, typed book review will be sent to the webmaster of the RI Children’s Book Award if you have chosen a RI Children’s Book Award Book, or to the **** 6th Grade Scene Blog if you have chosen a different book. **====


 * Here's a copy of the graphic organizer if you need an extra:**




 * Here's a format that you can use as a different kind of organizer if that would be helpful:**




 * Here's a format that you are welcome to use as a rough draft if that is useful for you:**



Here's your rubric:
Name: Teacher: Mrs. Rose
 * ** Mrs. Rose’s Library Class ** **// RI Children's Book Award/ //** **// BOOK REVIEW RUBRIC //**

Date: Class: _ || ** Book Review Elements ** || **Excellent** **3** ||  **Good** **2** ||  **Fair** **1** ||  **Unsatisfactory** 0 || **Total Score** || Grading Rubric: 27 – 30 = A; 20 – 26 = B; 15 – 19 = C; Under 15 à Unsatisfactory
 * ** Title and Author of Book ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Book Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, etc. ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Plot: What is the book about? ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Important details: **
 * Setting **
 * Characters ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Is the book illustrated or photographed? Is this an important part of the book? ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Opinion: Did you like or dislike the book? Why? ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Recommendation: Should other people read it? Why or why not? ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Hint about plot, but don't give it away! ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Format and presentation: **
 * § ** Capitalization **
 * § ** Spelling **
 * § ** Sentence Structure! **
 * § ** Correct Grammar ! ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Used Time Well ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Peer Review (extra points) ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   || ** Total **** à ** ||   ||
 * Teacher Comments: **

