Book Trailer Rubric
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Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
Points
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True to Book
Tells too much of the story and includes details that don't make sense.
Tells enough about the book that it makes sense, but does not make it sound interesting.
Tells enough information about the book to make it sound interesting without telling the ending.
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Transitions
The transitions are difficult to follow and distracting.
The transitions are easy to follow.
The transitions are easy to follow and interesting.
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Length of book trailer
The length of the book trailer was too short to let the viewer know enough about the book.
The length of the book trailer was too long to keep the viewer's attention.
The book trailer was the right length to keep the viewer's attention and let the viewer know enough about the book.
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Persuasive
Does not convince the viewer the book would be good to read.
Convinces the viewer the book would be good to read.
Makes the viewer want to run out and read the book immediately.
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Overall Presentation
Flat presentation. Little or no suspense, humor or excitement to capture the attention of the viewer.
A passable presentation. Some suspense, humor or excitement but no real hook present at the start.
A very exciting presentation. It grabbed the attention of the viewer with suspense, humor or excitement from the beginning.
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Characters--memorable characters come alive for us while we read. They live on the page and in our hearts and minds. We cannot forget them.
These characters aren't your type. You'd rather not spend any time with them.
The characters were interesting, but you wouldn't want to spend any time with them.
You'd like to hang out with these characters.
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Setting-- the story's time and place
The setting didn't seem detailed enough for you to get a picture of the story.
The setting was detailed, but no where you would want to spend any time.
The setting was interesting and somewhere you'd like to visit.
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Plot--the order of events in a story
The events in the plot had little action and were boring.
The events in the plot seemed interesting but didn't catch your attention.
The events in the plot really caught your attention. You wish you could be a character in this book!
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Conclusion
You wouldn't read this book if someone bought it for you.
This book would be OK, but you wouldn't buy it yourself.
You'd like to run out and read the book immediately.
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