September Novel Book Talk Name:______Class:______

Criteria / I can’s… / Advanced / Proficient / Basic / Below Basic
Introduce the book and author
(10 points) / I can identify the title, genre and author of the book. Show the cover. Provide author information as stated in directions. / Gives all information. / Gives most of the information. / Gives some of the information. / Gives little of the in-formation.
Speaking Skills
(10 points) / I can speak clearly, slowly and at the appropriate volume for a presentation. I can maintain eye contact with my audience when giving a presentation. / Student always does. / Student does so most of the time. / Student does some of the time. / Student rarely does.
Story Elements/ Summary of book up until the climax.
(25 points) / I can clearly summarize the plot’s events up until the climax. Within that summary, I can accurately identify and describe the book’s main setting (time and place), identify and describe the main characters, and identify and describe the story’s main conflict. / Student effectively summarizes the plot’s most important events and identifies and describes the book’s setting, main characters, and the story’s main conflict. / Student summarizes the plot’s events and identifies and describes setting, the main characters, and the book’s main conflict. / Student summar-izes
the
plot’s events, but may forget to identify and describe one
of
the
book’s story
elements. / Student partially summar-izes the plot’s events, and/or may forget to identify or
describe
one or more of the book’s story elements.
Rating of Book
(5 points) / I can reflect, paraphrase and summarize to understand, draw conclusions, and evaluate text I have read. / Student rates the book one to four stars and gives three logical, well-thought out reasons for the rating. / Student rates the book and provides three reasons for the rating. / Student rates the book and provides two reasons for the rating. / Student rates the book but only provides one reason.
Read aloud the lead or a particularly interesting or exciting part of the book.
(5 points) / I can reflect, paraphrase and summarize to understand, draw conclusions, and evaluate text I have read. / Interesting choice read with appropriate expression. / Adequate choice read with fair expression. / Adequate choice but reading lacks express-ion and is mostly
Dull. / No express-ion; uninter-esting choice.
Time Limit
(5 points) / I can deliver an effective presentation in the time limits I am given (five to seven minutes). / Book talk’s duration is five to seven minutes. / Book talk’s duration is four to five minutes in length. / Book talk is over seven minutes or less than four minutes in length. / Book talk is less than three minutes in length.
Total Points Possible: 60 / Your Score:
/60