Student Name ______________________________   Teacher Name: Ms.
Valentyna Guzychenko   
CEREAL BOX BOOK REPORT RUBRIC 
 
CATEGORY  4  3  2  1 
Neatness and Effort  The project is neat and 
attractive. It appears the 
student spent quality 
time constructing 
project. 
Project has few 
corrections marring its 
appearance. It appears 
that student worked 
hard on project. 
Project is fairly neat, but 
appearance poor on 
parts. Looks as if 
student planned poorly 
or didn't take care of 
project. 
Very messy & 
unattractive. Looks as if 
student put it together at 
the last minute. 
Front Cover: 
1. Creative name. 
2. Creative illustration. 
3. Student name. 
Includes a creative title 
of the cereal, an 
illustration, and 
students name. Font 
and colors fit the 
emotional content of the 
cereal. 
Includes an illustration, 
title of the cereal, and 
student's name.  
Includes only 2 of the 
required elements. 
Includes only 1 of the 
elements. 
Back Cover  Includes a creative, well 
executed illustration. 
OR: 
Includes one of the 
required activities. The 
activity is well thought 
out, has clear 
instructions, and is 
related to the book. 
Includes an illustration 
that is not well 
executed. 
OR: 
Includes one activity, 
but it is not well planned 
or does not have clear 
instructions. 
Includes an illustration 
copied from the book. 
OR: 
Includes one activity, 
which is not related to 
the book. 
Missing an illustration or 
activity. 
Top  
1. Book Title. 
2. Author. 
3. Page Numbers. 
4. Stars. 
Includes all of the 
required elements. 
1 element is missing.  2 elements are missing.  3 elements are missing. 
Right Side 
1. Characters. 
2. A Sentence about 
each character. 
3. Setting description. 
Includes all of the 
required elements. 
1 element is missing.  2 elements are missing.  3 elements are missing. 
Left Side  Includes an accurate 
summary, identifying 
correctly the main 
problem and solution. 
The summary grabs 
readers attention. 
Includes story 
summary, identifying  
the main problem and 
solution. 
Includes some facts 
from the story, but does 
not completely identify 
the main problem or the 
solution. 
Does not   have story 
summary, or  it is 
copied directly from the 
internet. 
Grammar & Spelling 
(Conventions) 
Writer makes no errors 
in grammar or spelling 
that distract the reader 
from the content. 
Writer makes 2 -3 errors 
in grammar or spelling 
that distract the reader 
from the content. 
Writer makes 4-5 errors 
in grammar or spelling 
that distract the reader 
from the content. 
Writer makes more than 
5 errors in grammar or 
spelling that distract the 
reader from the content. 
Capitalization & 
Punctuation 
(Conventions) 
Writer makes no errors 
in capitalization or 
punctuation, so the 
paper is exceptionally 
easy to read. 
Writer makes 2 or 3 
errors in capitalization 
or punctuation, but the 
paper is still easy to 
read. 
Writer makes a few 
errors in capitalization 
and/or punctuation that 
catch the reader's 
attention and interrupt 
the flow. 
Writer makes many 
errors in capitalization 
and/or punctuation that 
catch the reader's 
attention and greatly 
interrupt the flow. 
Punctuality  Project was turned in on 
time (November 20). 
Project was turned in 1 
day late. 
Project was turned in 2 
days late. 
Project was turned in 3 
days late.