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CD SOUNDTRACK SPIN IT, MASTER SOUND MIXER! CD Soundtrack Rubric Soundtrack Songs My CD contains 10 or more tracks that closely relate to the issues and themes presented in the story My CD may have 8+ tracks, but some of them do not relate to the major issues and themes in the story. My CD tracks do not relate to the themes and issues presented the story at all. Cover Art My CD cover art is spectacular! It looks like it belongs on a store shelf! It also correctly includes the story title, author, and my full heading. My CD cover is a good effort, but could use more work in some areas. It almost rocks but I need to put in a little more work and effort overall. My CD cover doesn t rock at all. It has several errors and/or it needs great work. Inside Cover My inside cover includes a neat, complete list of each song title, artist, and how it relates to the story. All the songs tie in. It is error-free, polished work! My inside cover may include important information, but it needs more work or has a few errors. A good effort, but I could have worked a little harder to produce a more quality piece overall. Scratch! The inside of my CD cover is not complete. I need to spend more time working on this piece. Presentation to Class I showed knowledge and understanding of the content during my presentation to the class. I clearly explained why the songs I chose go with specific parts of the story. Let s rock! I showed that I understood the story when I presented in my song choices, but did not explain how they specifically relate to the story. Oh no! I did not make the connection between my music and my beloved story.

COMIC BOOK FLIP, FLIP, FLIP Chapter Comic Book Rubric COMIC BOOK PAGES I took the story or a great part of a chapter in the book to recreate eight neat, organized comic book pages. I truly summarized the entire story/chapter in eight comic pages. I need to go back to the drawing board. I do not have eight complete comic book pages yet. CAPTIONS AND DIALOGUE My captions and dialogue are neat, error-free, top quality work! I need a little help with the overall quality of my work. I have some errors and/or messiness to sort through. I really did not put much effort into rereading a chapter and recreating it as a comic. I need to go back to the drawing board. DRAWINGS Each of my drawings is detailed and high quality. I could put more effort into some of my drawings. I have a good start but need to work on the quality of some of my pictures. Awww, man! I did not put the necessary effort into my work PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS I clearly explained to my class how my comic book pages summarized the story or chapter s important parts with ease. My understanding of the major events is clear. My class had some difficultly recognizing how my comic book pages related to the story they are familiar with. My comic pages were not similar to the story.

LETTERS BETWEEN CHARACTERS WRITE IT.SEND IT! Letters Rubric Letter #1 Letter #2 My letter makes sense for the story. It includes the character s thoughts, feelings, and reactions towards major events in the story. It is easy to read and error free. My letter makes sense for the story. It includes the character s thoughts, feelings, and reactions towards major events in the story. It is easy to read and error free. My letter makes some sense for the story. It is missing some of the character s thoughts, feelings, events in the story. It may not be in reaction to major events. It is easy, but contains errors. My letter makes some sense for the story. It is missing some of the character s thoughts, feelings, events in the story. It may not be in reaction to major events. It is easy, but contains errors. My letter does not make sense for the story. It does not include the character s thoughts, feelings, events in the story. It is difficult to read and/or contains many errors. My letter does not make sense for the story. It does not include the character s thoughts, feelings, events in the story. It is difficult to read and/or contains many errors. Letter #3 My letter makes sense for the story. It includes the character s thoughts, feelings, and reactions towards major events in the story. It is easy to read and error free. My letter makes some sense for the story. It is missing some of the character s thoughts, feelings, events in the story. It may not be in reaction to major events. It is easy, but contains errors. My letter does not make sense for the story. It does not include the character s thoughts, feelings, events in the story. It is difficult to read and/or contains many errors. Presentation to Class I showed knowledge and clearly explained why I chose to write the letters to the characters I selected and the significance of the events I picked. I showed that I understood the story when I presented in my character letters to the class, but I did not explain how they specifically relate to the story and/or their significance. Oh no! I did not show my presentation. I did not make the connection between my letters and the story.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR HAVE AN OPINION STATE IT! Letter to the Editor Rubric LETTER CONTENT EVIDENCE My letter to the editor states my opinion on Steve s trial. The letter demonstrates a clear understanding of the story and the major issues Steve dealt with during the trial. It is specific and complete. My letter to the editor contains at least three, specific pieces of evidence from the text that My letter to the editor states my opinion on Steve s trial. The letter demonstrates a general understanding of the story and the some of the issues Steve dealt with during the trial. My letter to the editor contains at least two, specific pieces of evidence from the text that My letter to the editor does not clearly state my opinion on Steve s trial. The letter does not demonstrate an understanding of the story and the some of the issues Steve dealt with during the trial. My letter to the editor contains only one specific piece of evidence from the text that CONVENTIONS My letter to the editor has proper spelling and grammar. It is error free! My letter to the editor has a few small errors. However, the errors do not confuse my teacher when she reads the letter. My letter to the editor has many spelling and grammatical errors. This is a combination of both large and small conventional errors. These errors sometimes confuse my reader. PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS I showed knowledge and clearly stated my opinion of the trial and the evidence I used to I showed some knowledge and stated my opinion of the trial. I did not show knowledge and forgot to state my opinion and/or the evidence I used to support my opinion.

ALTERNATE ENDING DON T LIKE IT CHANGE IT! Alternate Ending Rubric FOCUS ELABORATION ORGANIZATION I stayed on topic throughout the entire new ending. My ending makes sense with the rest of the story. I included character reactions. My ending is complete and ties the story together in a new way. I developed my ending with enough detail so my reader can visualize the action. I used different more than 4 types of elaboration. My word choice is sophisticated. My voice is appropriate. I wrote in chronological order, and my ending flows with the rest of the story. My paragraphing is purposeful. I varied the types of sentences I used. I mostly stayed on topic, but I may have veered once or twice. My ending makes sense with the rest of the story. I didn t include many character reactions. My story ending seems to be incomplete. I developed my ending with some detail. I used at least 3 different types of elaboration. My word choice and voice are appropriate. I wrote in chronological order. My paragraphing makes sense. I used mostly the same kind of sentences. I did not stick with the topic. My ending does not make sense for the rest of the story. I didn t include character reactions, and my ending is incomplete. I did not develop my ending with enough detail. I used only 2 different types of elaboration. My word choice and voice are not appropriate. I did not write in chronological order. My paragraphing is confusing, and I used the same kind of sentences. CONVENTIONS My ending has proper spelling and grammar. It is error free! My ending has a few small errors. However, the errors do not confuse my teacher when she reads the letter. My ending has many spelling and grammatical errors. This is a combination of both large and small conventional errors. These errors sometimes confuse my reader.

NEWSPAPER PAGE EXTRA, EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Newspaper Article Rubric FORMATTING INFORMATION My newspaper page looks like it came out of a newspaper. It includes a title, captions, pictures, quotations, and advertisements. My news article contains factual information from the story as well as made up interviews. It answers the questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why? My newspaper page includes most (3 or more) of the components of an actual newspaper. My news article contains factual information from the story as well as made up interviews. It answers at least 3 the questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why? My newspaper page does not look like it came out of a newspaper. It is missing most of the components. My news article contains factual information. It answers at least 2 of the questions: Who, What, Where, When, Why? CONVENTIONS My ending has proper spelling and grammar. It is error free! My ending has a few small errors. However, the errors do not confuse my teacher when she reads the letter. My ending has many spelling and grammatical errors. This is a combination of both large and small conventional errors. These errors sometimes confuse my reader.

COLLAGE A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS! Collage Rubric IMAGES The images I selected directly relate to major events, internal conflict, The images I selected relate to some of the major events, internal conflict, The images I selected don not truly relate to major events, internal conflict, external conflict, and significant themes presented in the book. WORDS The words I selected directly relate to major events, internal conflict, The words I selected relate to some of the major events, internal conflict, The words I selected don not truly relate to major events, internal conflict, external conflict, and significant themes presented in the book. PRESENTATION TO THE CLASS I clearly explained to my class how my collage summarized the story or chapter s important parts with ease. My understanding of the major events and themes is clear. My class had some difficultly recognizing how my collage related to the story. My presentation did not explain how my collage is connected to the story.