Rubric for Novel Review

MLA Format (10 pts)

__Yes  __No      Header name

__Yes  __No      Page numbers

__Yes  __No     Student name

__Yes  __No     Teacher name

__Yes  __No     Class

__Yes  __No     Date

__Yes  __No     Title

__Yes  __No     margins

__Yes  __No     spacing

__Yes  __No      Indentions

Introduction (one paragraph only) 15 pts.

__Yes   __No     Is an introductory strategy present.

__Yes   __No     Is the author’s first and last name provided?

__Yes   __No     Is the book’s title present and italicized?

__Yes   __No     Is the genre of the book stated?

__Yes   __No     Did the reviewer explain why they chose to read the book?

__Yes   __No     Did the reviewer describe what others have said about the book?

__Yes   __No     In the last sentence (or next to last sentence if there is a separate preview statement), did the reviewer include a claim of value and a claim of policy?  (This is the paper’s thesis.) [Note:  Each claim is worth 3 points.]

__Yes   __No     Did the reviewer include the title of the book being reviewed in the thesis statement?

__Yes   __No     Is a preview (a list of the paper’s supporting points) provided?  (It may be connected to the thesis or be a separate sentence directly after the thesis.)

__Yes   __No     Is the introduction between five and eight sentences long?

Book Review/Analysis  50 pts.

__Yes   __No     Are there three review/analysis paragraphs? [Ten pts. deducted for each missing one.]

                        

__Yes   __No     Does each analytical paragraph begin with a topic sentence?

__Yes   __No     Does each topic sentence contain a relevant subtopic?

__Yes  __No      Does each topic sentence contain a claim that support’s the primary claim of the paper’s thesis?

__Yes  __No      Does each topic sentence support the paper’s thesis?

__Yes   __No     Does each analytical paragraph contain three concrete details/examples?

__Yes   __No     Are there two or more sentences of commentary connected to each concrete detail?

__Yes  __No      Does each set of commentary include a connecting word to the concrete detail?

___Yes  __No    Does each set of commentary include an explanation of how that concrete detail supports the paragraph’s claim? (likely a repetition/synonym of the key claim word)

__Yes   __No     Are there a minimum of ten sentences in each analytical/review paragraph?

__Yes  __No      Is the paragraph free of irrelevant or fluffy sentences?

Closing (one paragraph) 5 pts.

__Yes   __No     Does the reviewer restate his/her thesis (opinion/viewpoint of the book)?

__Yes   __No     Does the reviewer summarizes his/her reasons for this viewpoint?

__Yes   __No     Does the writer include a recommendation of who would most enjoy/benefit from this book?

__Yes   __No     Does the paragraph provide a solid sense of closure to the report?

__Yes   __No   Does the reviewer bring up any new points?  (He/she should not have brought out any new points in the conclusion.)

Work(s) Cited Page 10 pts.

__Yes   __No     Does it begin at the top of the last page of the document?

__Yes   __No     Is the title centered at the top of the page?

__Yes   __No     Does the title include the words “Work Cited” if there is source cited or “Works Cited” if more than one work has been cited?

__Yes   __No     Does the entry follow MLA format ? (worth 5 points)

__Yes   __No     If the entry is longer than one line does it have a hanging indent?

__Yes   __No     Does the entry match the work(s) cited in the body of the essay?

Parenthetical Citations (10)

__Yes   __No     Is there a citation provided for each concrete detail/example in the essay?

__Yes   __No     Does each body paragraph include the minimum of three parenthetical citations?

__Yes   __No     Do the parenthetical citations only include the page number or the chapter number?

____ Score out of 100