Category

Content

Sentence
Structure /
paragraphs

Capitalization
and punctuation

Grammar and
Spelling

Creativity

Number of
pages
Additional
Comments

4
The story-bird
book
incorporated at
least 5 details
from each
days research.
Sentences and
paragraphs are
well written
with adequate
organization
and structure.
The writer
made no errors
in
capitalization
and
punctuation.
The writer
made no errors
in grammar
and spelling.
Pictures were
engaging and
appropriate to
the story on
each page.
The story was
at least 10
pages long.

3
The story-bird
book
incorporated at
least 4 details
from each
days research.
Sentences and
paragraphs are
well written
with some
organization
and structure.
The writer
made 2-3
errors in
capitalization
and
punctuation.
The writer
made 2-3
errors in
grammar and
spelling.
Pictures were
engaging and
appropriate to
the story on
some pages.
The story was
7-9 pages
long.

2
The story bird
book
incorporated 23 details from
each days
research.
Sentences and
paragraphs are
written with
little
organization
and structure.
The writer
made 4-5
errors in
capitalization
and
punctuation.
The writer
made 4-5
errors in
grammar and
spelling.
Pictures were
not
appropriate to
the story on
some pages.
The story was
5-7 pages
long.

1
The story-bird
book
incorporated 1
or less details
from each days
research.
Sentences and
paragraphs
need work and
have no
organization
and structure.
The writer
made 6 or
more errors in
capitalization
and
punctuation.
The writer
made 6 or
more errors in
grammar and
spelling.
Pictures did
not make
sense with the
story
whatsoever.
The story was
under 5 pages
long.