Book Talk Assessment Sheet

Name ______

Teacher ______

Book Title ______

Book Talk Rubric

Book Talk Script / Podcast / Word Cloud
A / ·  Includes title, author, and major characters
·  Summary includes information from the beginning, middle, but does not give the end away
·  Summary flows very well and makes sense
·  Recommendation section has specific details / ·  Script is read very clearly – all words are easy to understand and pacing is well done
·  Narration is read with exceptional inflection and enthusiasm. / ·  More than 20 words
·  Words included in word cloud are specific, appropriate, and varied
B / ·  Includes title, author, and major characters
·  Summary includes information from the beginning, middle, but doesn’t give end away
·  Summary flows well and makes sense
·  Recommendation section has some specific details / ·  Script is read clearly – most words are easy to understand and pacing is well done
·  Narration is clear with good inflection and enthusiasm. / ·  Between 15 and 19 words
·  Words included in word cloud are mostly specific, appropriate, varied
C / ·  Includes title, author, and major characters
·  Summary includes information from the beginning, middle, but may give end away
·  Summary flows fairly well and mostly makes sense
·  Recommendation section has few specific details / ·  Script is read clearly – some words are not easy to understand and pacing is not even
·  Narration is somewhat clear with some inflection and enthusiasm. / ·  Between 10 and 14 words
·  Words included in word cloud are somewhat specific, appropriate, & varied
D / ·  Includes title, author, and major characters
·  Summary is missing information from the beginning, middle, and may give end away
·  Summary does not flow fairly well or doesn’t make sense
·  Recommendation section has no specific details / ·  Script is not read clearly – many words are not easy to understand and pacing is not even or is too fast or too slow
·  Narration is not clear or has little inflection or enthusiasm. / ·  Between 5 and 9 words
·  Words included in word cloud are not specific, appropriate, or varied
F / ·  Includes does not include title, author, or major characters
·  Summary is missing information from the beginning, middle, and gives end away
·  Summary does not flow well or doesn’t make sense
·  Recommendation section has no specific details / ·  Script is not read clearly – most words are not easy to understand and pacing is not even or is too fast or too slow
·  Narration is not clear or has no inflection or enthusiasm. / ·  Less than 5 words
·  Words included in word cloud are not specific, appropriate, or varied

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