Picture Book
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Criteria
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Plot
The plot is not developed. Almost none of the following are true. The setting and characters are presented, the conflict is introduced, there is a resolution. The story has a happy ending.
The plot is not very well developed. Few of the following are true. The setting and characters are presented, the conflict is introduced, there is a resolution. The story has a happy ending.
The plot is somewhat developed. Most of the following are true: The setting and characters be presented, the conflict is introduced, there is a resolution. The story has a happy ending.
The plot is well developed. All of the following are true. The setting and characters are presented, the conflict is introduced, there is a resolution. The story has a happy ending.
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Style
The style of the piece is ineffective. Almost none of the following are true: The story is in third person narrative. It is aimed at and is appropriate for grade K-4 students. It uses age appropriate vocabulary.
The style of the piece is not very effective. Some of the following are true: The story is in third person narrative. It is aimed at and is appropriate for grade K-4 students. It uses age appropriate vocabulary.
The style of the piece is somewhat effective. Most of the following are true: The story is in third person narrative. It is aimed at and is appropriate for grade K-4 students. It uses age appropriate vocabulary.
The style of the piece is effective. All of the following are true: The story is in third person narrative. It is aimed at and is appropriate for grade K-4 students. It uses age appropriate vocabulary.
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Characters
The use of characters is not effective. Almost none of the following are true. There are a small number of main characters which are well-developed (through illustrations, dialogue, plot and narration).
The use of characters is not very effective. Few of the following are true. There are a small number of main characters which are well-developed (through illustrations, dialogue, plot and narration).
The use of characters is somewhat effective. Some of the following are true. There are a small number of main characters which are well-developed (through illustrations, dialogue, plot and narration).
The use of characters is very effective. All of the following are true. There are a small number of main characters which are well-developed (through illustrations, dialogue, plot and narration).
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Aesthetics
The book is formatted in a way that is not very pleasant to look at. There is at least 1 illustration which is loosely related to what is going on in the story in some way. Little to no effort has been made to make sure that they are pleasant to look at.
The book is formatted in a way that is not very pleasant to look at. There are at least 2 illustrations which are somewhat related to what is going on in the story. Little effort has been made to make sure that they are pleasant to look at.
The book is formatted in a way that is somewhat pleasant to look at. There are at least 4 illustrations which are mostly related to what is going on in the story. Some effort has been made to make sure that they are pleasant to look at.
The book is formatted in a way that is pleasant to look at. There are at least 5 illustrations which are related to what is going on in the story in a meaningful way. A good effort has been made to make sure that they are pleasant to look at.
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