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Movie Poster Rubric: Create a movie poster for a book that you have read. If your book was already

turned into a movie, you must choose different actors and actresses.

Minimum size: poster board

2. Actors and actresses that represent the characters

3. Minimum of two reviews

4. Picture or design (if taken from Internet, must be cited)

5. Rating (G, PG, PG-13, R)

6. Quality

Newspaper Rubric: Create a mini newspaper; this is not simply one article.

Number of articles: one advertisement, one headline article, one mini article, two other aspects

in newspapers, which can repeat earlier ones (total of 5)

2. Layout (should look like a newspaper…can be handwritten or typed)

3. Picture

4. Mechanics and usage

5. Accuracy

6. Quality

Photo Essay Rubric: Create a photo essay for a character with a cover. A photo essay tells the story

through pictures and captions. Each picture has its own page and caption. The pictures should be

drawn or taken with a camera. These pictures should not come from the Internet. You may add pictures

to the background, but be sure to cite the source!

Minimum Number of pictures: seven

2. Cover for photo essay

3. Clarity of picture

4. Caption connection

5. Accuracy

6. Quality

Scrapbook Rubric: Create a scrapbook for a character or a family. If any pictures are not drawn or not

taken, be sure to cite the source in MLA format.

Number of pages (8.5”x11” – if using larger pages, see me for number): seven

2. Captions or associated words

3. Picture(s)

4. Layout

5. Accuracy

6. Quality

Song Rubric: Create and record a song. You may use instrumental music already recorded and put lyrics

to a song, or you may write both lyrics and music. Have a copy we can hear in the class via headphones –

on a CD, mp3, etc.

Minimum length of song: three minutes

2. Lyrics

3. Music

4. Lyrics and music synch

5. Accuracy

6. Quality

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