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Title page has a graphic or fancy lettering, has the title, author's name, illustrator's name, and the year.
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Title page has the title, author's name, illustrator's name, and the year.
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Title page has the 3 of the 4 required elements.
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Title page has fewer than 3 of the required elements.
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All facts presented in the story are accurate.
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Almost all facts presented in the story are accurate.
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Most facts presented in the story are accurate (at least 70%).
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There are several factual errors in the story.
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The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has really used his imagination.
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The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. The author has used his imagination.
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The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. The author has tried to use his imagination.
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There is little evidence of creativity in the story. The author does not seem to have used much imagination.
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The entire story is related to the assigned topic and allows the reader to understand much more about the topic.
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Most of the story is related to the assigned topic. The story wanders off at one point, but the reader can still learn something about the topic.
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Some of the story is related to the assigned topic, but a reader does not learn much about the topic.
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No attempt has been made to relate the story to the assigned topic.
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The main characters are named and clearly described in text as well as pictures. Most readers could describe the characters accurately.
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The main characters are named and described. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked like.
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The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters.
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It is hard to tell who the main characters are.
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Original illustrations are detailed, attractive, creative and relate to the text on the page.
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Original illustrations are somewhat detailed, attractive, and relate to the text on the page.
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Original illustrations relate to the text on the page.
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Illustrations are not present OR they are not original.
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Several action verbs (active voice) are used to describe what is happening in the story. The story seems exciting!
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Several action verbs are used to describe what is happening in the story, but the word choice doesn't make the story as exciting as it could be.
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A variety of verbs (passive voice) are used and describe the action accurately but not in a very exciting way.
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Little variety seen in the verbs that are used. The story seems a little boring.
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There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to life and it is always clear which character is speaking.
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There is too much dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking.
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There is not quite enough dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking.
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It is not clear which character is speaking.
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It is very easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
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It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face and why it is a problem.
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It is fairly easy for the reader to understand the problem the main characters face but it is not clear why it is a problem.
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It is not clear what problem the main characters face.
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The solution to the character's problem is easy to understand, and is logical. There are no loose ends.
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The solution to the character's problem is easy to understand, and is somewhat logical.
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The solution to the character's problem is a little hard to understand.
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No solution is attempted or it is impossible to understand.
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The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions.
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The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used.
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The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear.
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Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged.
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There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. Character and place names that the author invented are spelled consistently throughout.
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There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft.
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There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft.
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The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors.
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Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place.
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Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place.
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The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't supply much detail.
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The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place.
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All of the written requirements (# of pages, # of graphics, type of graphics, etc.) were met.
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Almost all (about 90%) the written requirements were met.
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Most (about 75%) of the written requirements were met, but several were not.
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Many requirements were not met.
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