Coming Attraction Category Excellent 4 pts Good 3 pts Fair 2 pts Poor 1 pt Title, Author, and Characters Title and author are easy to read. Used creative lettering to write the title and author. A list of all of the main characters is present with contemporary actors who will play those characters. All words are spelled correctly. All letters are easy to read. Didn’t use creative lettering to write the title. A list of some characters is present with the contemporary actors who will play them. Some words are misspelled. The title and author are not easy to read. Didn’t use creative lettering to write the title. Only some of the characters from the book are listed and there isn’t a list of contemporary actors to play them. Many words are misspelled. The title and author isn’t clear and it is sloppy. Didn’t use creative lettering and there are several misspelled words. There isn’t a list of characters or contemporary actors to play them. Creativity Poster is colorful and attractive. There isn’t any white on the poster showing. Contains a scene from the novel as the background. Poster is colorful; some of the white from the poster board is showing. The scene isn’t the background of the poster. A lot of white from the poster board is showing. The scene is very small and not easy to read. Most of the poster is white and it doesn’t contain a scene from the book. Illustration Illustration represents a main scene from the book and makes the poster interesting and gives the viewer an idea of what the book is about. Illustration is present but the scene is unclear and doesn’t give the viewer an idea of what the book is about Illustration doesn’t match the book and makes the viewer unclear on what the book is about. Illustration is not included. Paragraph on the themes Paragraph is well written and describes the themes of the novel. Student includes key details from the novel to support the themes. It is written neatly and doesn’t contain any spelling errors. Paragraph describes the themes of the novel but uses few details from the story for support. Writing is neat but contains some misspellings. Paragraph does not identify the themes of the novel and does not include key details to support the theme. Writing is messy and contains several spelling errors. The paragraph does not identify the themes of the novel, or details to support the themes. The paragraph is very brief and contains many spelling and grammatical errors. The writing is messy.
Storybook Category Excellent 4 pts Good 3 pts Fair 2 pts Poor 1 pt Cover The cover is creative and grabs the attention of the reader. The cover contains a picture that is neatly drawn, the title, author, and illustrator. The cover is creative and has the title, author, and illustrator. The picture is drawn, but is not neat. The cover is not creative and is missing some of the requirements. The cover is not creative and is missing several of the requirements. Organization The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged. Focus on Assigned Task The entire story is related to the theme of Where the Red Fern Grows and allows the reader to understand much more about that theme. Most of the story is related to the theme of Where the Red Fern Grows. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the theme. Some of the story is related to the theme of Where the Red Fern Grows, but a reader does not learn much about the theme. No attempt has been made to relate the story to the theme of Where the Red Fern Grows. Writing Process Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works hard to make the story wonderful. Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). Works and gets the job done. Student devotes some time and effort to the writing process but was not very thorough. Does enough to get by. Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't seem to care.