BOOK WIND Assessment Rubric

TaskStream - Advancing Educational Excellence
Outstanding  Proficient  Competent  Inadequate  Points Possible  Score/ Level
Book Reviews  Writing is engaging and mechanically excellent for an online audience of teen and adult readers; introduction provides an outstanding "hook" to entice readers; concise and effective summary of the plots; fluid and informative integration of 5 hyperlinks, and/or audio and video that clearly indicate substantive text-to-world connections; clear and persuasive evaluation of the book, including recommendations for age and content appropriateness; all books read and written about as required.  Writing is somewhat engaging and mechanically sound for an audience of teen and adult readers; somewhat concise and effective summary of the plot; fluid and somewhat informative integration of 5 hyperlinks, and/or audio and video revealing text-to-world connections; somewhat clear and persuasive evaluation of the book, including recommendations for age and content appropriateness; all books read and written about as required.  Writing is clear but not especially engaging or mechanically sound for an audience of teen and adult readers; limited but adequate summaries of the plots; limited integration and/or usefulness of 5 hyperlinks, and/or audio and video; clear but limited evaluation of the book, including recommendations for age and content appropriateness; all books read and written about as required.  Writing is neither clear nor engaging for an audience of teen and adult readers; exceedingly limited summaries of the plots; inadequate integration of pictures, hyperlinks, and/or video; inadequate evaluation of the book, including recommendations for age and content appropriateness; all books not read and written about as required.  200 points    
Comments  Posts 10 or more comments on various postings on the blog. Comments are supportive and focused.  Posts 10 or more comments on various postings on the blog. Comments are somewhat helpful and focused.  Posts 8-10 comments on various postings on the blog. Comments are somewhat helpful and focused.  Posts less than 8 comments on various postings on the blog. Comments do not facilitate growth and learning.  100 points