English (ELA)FreePrintable

First Grade Book Report Rubric

A free english (ela) worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.

Download now

Name:Date:

First Grade Book Report Rubric

Read the mini-book below. Then plan and write a short book report. Use the rubric questions to check your work. Your answers can use your own words; sample answers are provided for open-ended questions.

Mini-Book: The Lost Kite

Title: The Lost Kite | Author: Ravi Lee Malik made a bright red kite with her grandpa. They flew it at the beach on a windy Saturday. The kite slipped from Malik’s hands and sailed over the dunes. Malik and Grandpa followed its red tail. They found the kite caught in a low tree beside a pond. A small duck waddled nearby. Grandpa lifted the kite down, and Malik thanked him. They went back to the beach and flew it together. Malik felt proud that they had found it.

Plan and Write

Use details from the mini-book to make your report clear and interesting.

1.Which sentence is the best opening for a book report about this mini-book?

I read The Lost Kite by Ravi Lee.
Kites are fun.
This is a book.

2.Name two places where parts of the story happen. Add one detail about each place.

3.Write two true facts from the mini-book that would help a reader understand what happened.

4.Which choice is a complete sentence that tells what Malik did?

Malik and Grandpa.
Malik thanked Grandpa.
At the beach.

5.Rewrite this sentence with a capital letter and the correct ending mark: mia felt proud

6.Write a closing sentence that shares your opinion about the mini-book and gives a reason.

7.Number these parts from 1 to 3 to show a sensible order for a book report: closing opinion; title and author; story facts and settings.

8.Write a short report about The Lost Kite. Include the title and author, two story facts, two settings with details, complete sentences, capital letters and periods, and a closing opinion.

Check Your Work

Use the rubric to review your draft. Emerging means you are just starting; Developing means you have some of the skill; Proficient means you have met the goal clearly.

9.For each goal, circle Emerging, Developing, or Proficient. Title and author: Emerging—I did not name both; Developing—I named one; Proficient—I named the title and author. Settings: Emerging—I named no place; Developing—I named one place or gave few details; Proficient—I described two places. Facts: Emerging—I gave no clear facts; Developing—I gave one clear fact; Proficient—I gave two clear facts. Sentences and punctuation: Emerging—many sentences or marks need fixing; Developing—some are correct; Proficient—my sentences are complete and begin with capitals and end with periods. Closing: Emerging—I have no ending; Developing—I have an ending; Proficient—my ending gives an opinion and reason.

10.Choose one part of the rubric you want to improve next time. Write one specific goal, such as adding more setting details or checking every sentence for a capital and period.