AUTHOR STUDY RUBRIC  
   
Objective: Students will be able to choose an author and complete an author fact sheet about him/her.
 
   
REQUIREMENTS
POINTS
Students will complete 7-10 note cards that follow format
20

Students will use at least 3 sources:

  • Book
  • Power Library Site
  • Source of Choice
15
Students will create a bibliography using MLA format.
20

Bibliography must be in cursive or typed.
5
Bibliography must be in ABC order by author's last name.
5
Students will fill in the author fact sheet completely and neatly.
20
Project will be turned in on time.
10
 
 

At the end of the project you will have the following items:

 

Due date of project will be announced.

 
NOTECARD FORMAT
 
 

Your name

Name of source in MLA format

Topic

3-5 facts

 

 

  
EXAMPLE:
 
   

Mrs. Long

Long, A. Pigs . NY: Crowell, 1999.

Pig eating habits

Will eat “slop” –combo of food scraps, grain, and water.

Pigs are often fattened with extra food so their meat is more tender.

Pigs will eat as much as you will give them even until sickness.