Rubric for Scoring Literature

Criteria	0-2 Points	3-4 Points	5 Points	Total Points
Selection of Quality (appropriate) children's literature	Low quality literature or inappropriate for primary	Questionable literature	High quality, appropriate literature
Bibliographic information (APA); Synopsis (including theme); Format according to instructions	No bibliographic information; No synopsis; no theme; Format not according to instructions	Incorrect bibliographic information or wrong style of annotation; Unclear synopsis or theme; Format somewhat according to instructions	Correct bibliographic information (APA); Well-stated synopsis including theme; Format according to instructions
Pre-Reading Activity	Activity is inappropriate for pre-reading; activity is inappropriate for book; example of activity is not well demonstrated	Activity is somewhat appropriate for pre-reading; activity is somewhat appropriate for book; example of activity is somewhat well demonstrated	Activity is appropriate for pre-reading; activity is appropriate for book; example of activity is well demonstrated
During-Reading Activity	Activity is inappropriate for during-reading; activity is inappropriate for book; example of activity is not well demonstrated	Activity is somewhat appropriate for during-reading; activity is somewhat appropriate for book; example of activity is somewhat well demonstrated	Activity is appropriate for during-reading; activity is appropriate for book; example of activity is well demonstrated
Post-Reading Activity	Activity is inappropriate for post-reading; activity is inappropriate for book; example of activity is not well demonstrated	Activity is somewhat appropriate for post-reading; activity is somewhat appropriate for book; example of activity is somewhat well demonstrated	Activity is appropriate for post-reading; activity is appropriate for book; example of activity is well demonstrated