Reading Project: Due Date: FRIDAY 6/9/16

Let's make Something!

We've read Because of Winn-Dixie a few times, now let's look at showing our knowledge to the world!

What you will do:

• write a short biography about the author.
• write a short summary about the book.
• write a review of the book.
• will draw/create and ALERNATE BOOK COVER in order to demonstrate full knowledge of the text. The cover, biography, summary, and review will all be attached and turned in.

How it will be graded:

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Overall Accuracy	There is no evidence to back up project.		Most information can be backed up through information in the text.		Above and Beyond! A ton of information presented! Info is true and has evidence to back it up.
Overall Neatness	Pages are wrinkled, bent, and/or out of order. Handwriting is not neat/hard to read.		Most everything is attractive and well put together. Pages are not bent, or wrinkled. Handwriting is mostly neat.		Everything is very attractive and well put together.  No pages are bent, wrinkled,
Overall Organization	Pages are out of order and/or not attached neatly/securely.		Pages are attached in order: 1. Book Cover, 2. Author Biography, 3. Book Summary, 4. Book Review		Above and beyond! Pages are attached securely and in order: 1. Book Cover 2. Author Biography 3. Book Summary 4. Book Review
Author Biography	Written with no regard to complete sentences, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization.	Written with grammatical errors.	Very well written with very few grammatical errors.	Very well written and no grammatical errors.	Very well written and no grammatical errors. Use of RICH and descriptive language.
Book Review	Written with no regard to complete sentences, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization.	Written with grammatical errors.	Very well written with very few grammatical errors.	Very well written with no grammatical errors.	Very well written and no grammatical errors.
Book Summary	Written with no regard to complete sentences, punctuation, spelling, or capitalization.	Written with grammatical errors.	Very well written with very few grammatical errors.	Very well written with no grammatical errors.	Very well written and no grammatical errors.
Book Cover	Book cover is lacking in color, neatness, and/or does not fit the story.	-	Book cover is neat but lacking in attractiveness. Fits the story well.	-	Very neat and colorful! Creative, attractive, and accurately fits the story.
Total Points:	/35		PERCENTAGE:
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