Need for Roots Rubric

Formatting:

·         12-point (2.5)                                                                                                                                       

·         Times New Roman font (2.5)                                                                                                               

·         Double-spaced (2.5)          

·         Title in bold (2.5)          

·         5 integrated quotes from the text (30)       

·         1 quote from an outside source (10)        

·         Footnotes (20)          

·         Word Count between 1000 and 5000. (30)          

Subtotal: (100)            

Content:

·         Background information on the author (10)       

·         Book reviews [or scholarly perspectives] were addressed (10)        

·         Central purpose of the book identified (10)       

·         Author’s opinion of the text identified (10)     

·         Book’s organization is explained (chronological, topical, etc.) (10)    

·         Summarizes the ideas discussed in the book (10)      

·         Student perspective identified (10)        

·         Perspective explained (10)         

·         Importance of the book identified (is this an influential text?) (10)    

·         Impact of the book on student thinking identified (10)     

Subtotal: (100)          

TOTAL: (200 points)