Writing: Informational Book

Excellent
6 pts
IDEAS

Good
5 pts

Excellent

Meets Expectations
4 pts

Good

Meets Expectations

Topic is clear and focused.

Topic is clear and focused.

Topic is clear and focused.

The book includes many interesting

ideas and answers a variety of
questions connected to the topic.
The reader is left feeling like he or
she completely understands the
topic.

The book answers many questions

about the topic in a compete way.

The book answers most questions

about the topic, but the reader may
still be left with questions.

Includes facts (not opinions).

Includes mainly facts, but some

opinions.
The chapters and subheadings all
clearly connect to the topic.

Includes mainly facts, but some

opinions.
The chapters and subheadings all
clearly connect to the topic.

The chapters and subheadings all

clearly connect to the topic.

Does Not M
3 pts

Do
Ex

Topic is a lit
broad.

The book an
about the top
left with ma

Includes ma
opinions.

Some chapte
not clearly c

Include information that you found

through research as well as what
you already knew
ORGANIZATION

Excellent

Good

Meets Expectations

The Table of Contents clearly

shows the Chapters and
Subheadings, along with page
numbers.

The Table of Contents clearly

shows the Chapters and
Subheadings, along with page
numbers.

The Table of Contents clearly

shows the Chapters and
Subheadings, along with page
numbers.

There are 6 Chapters connected to

the topic.
The organization makes sense to a
reader and it is easy to find answers
to questions.

There are 4-5 Chapters connected

to the topic.The organization makes
sense to a reader and it is easy to
find answers to questions.

There are 4-5 Chapters connected

to the topic.The organization is a
little unclear to a reader and it is
not easy to find answers to
questions.

Each chapter has 2-3 subheadings.

Each chapter has 3 subheadings.

Each chapter has 2-3 subheadings.

Your pages are numbered clearly.

Your pages are numbered clearly.

VOICE

WORD CHOICE

Excellent

Your pages may not be numbered

clearly.

Good

You include hooks to make your

information interesting.

You include hooks to make your

information interesting.

Your voice is speaking facts, not

opinions.

Your voice is speaking mainly

facts, not opinions.

You put important information in

bold or italics and use pictures to
help show information. Your
pictures are very engaging.

You put important information in

bold or italics and use pictures to
help show information, but you
may have too much or too little
information in bold. You may need
more pictures.

Excellent

Good

Your Glossary words are well

defined.

Your Glossary words are well

defined.

Your Glossary words connect well

to your topic.

Most of your Glossary words

connect well to your topic.

Your Index shows the page number

Your Index shows the page number

Meets Expectations
You may have a hook to make your
information interesting, but should
include more.
Your voice is speaking facts and
opinions.
You put important information in
bold or italics and use pictures to
help show information, but you
may have too much or too little
information in bold. You may need
more pictures.

Meets Expectations
Your Glossary words are pretty
well defined, but are too short or
too long.
Most of your Glossary words
connect well to your topic.

Do
Ex

The Table of
clearly show
Subheadings
numbers.

There are 3
connected to
organization
reader and it
answers to q

Each chapte

Your pages m
clearly.

Do
Ex

You may ha
information
include mor

Your voice i
opinions.

You do not h
bold or italic
pictures.

Do
Ex

Your Glossa
or too long;
seen.

Some of you

of important words.

of important words.

You underline important words in

your writing.

You do not underline important

words in your writing.

Your Index does not clearly show

the important words and page
numbers.
You do not underline the important
words in your writing.

connect wel

Your Index d
the importan
numbers.

You do not u
words in you
SENTENCE FLUENCY

Excellent

Good

Meets Expectations

You have clear headings that

connect to the information below.

You have clear headings that

connect to the information below.

You have clear headings that

connect to the information below.

Your sentences are concise and do

not run-on.

Your sentences are concise but

some may run-on.

Your sentences do not include

subject and predicate and may runon.

You include many types of

sentences (interrogative,
imperative, exclamatory,
declarative).

You include many types of

sentences (interrogative,
imperative, exclamatory,
declarative).

You include only 2 -3 different

types of sentences.

Do
Ex

Your headin
the below in

Your sentenc
subject and
on.

You include
types of sen

Writing is ch
CONVENTIONS

Excellent

Good

You have capital letters where

appropriate and correct punctuation
(.?,).

You mainly have capital letters

where appropriate and correct
punctuation (.?,).

Words are spelled correctly.

Words are mostly spelled correctly.

You use the correct verb tense.

You use the correct verb tense most

of the time.

Meets Expectations
You mainly have capital letters
where appropriate and correct
punctuation (.?,). You may include
extra commas or forget periods.
Words are mostly spelled correctly.

PRESENTATION

Excellent
Your cover beautifully shows time
and thought. You took extra time on
making it look beautiful.
The pictures in your book are large
and clear, and you include
diagrams, maps, pictures, and each
feature of an informational text.

Good

You use the correct verb tense most

of the time.

Meets Expectations

Your cover beautifully shows time

and thought.

Your cover includes a picture and

title.

The pictures in your book are clear,

and you include diagrams, maps,
pictures, and each feature of an
informational text.

The pictures in your book are clear,

and you include diagrams, maps,
pictures, and each feature of an
informational text. You could
include more pictures to make it
more engaging.

Do
Ex

You often fo
where appro
punctuation
extra comma

Words are m

You often do
verb tense.

Do
Ex

Your title pa
picture.

You do not i
or diagrams
do not have
features.