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INFOhio Book Trailer Rubric
INFOhio wants to showcase your student's very best work! We use this rubric to evaluate book trailers submitted to Book Nook.
â—Ź Teachers and librarians, use this rubric with your student to guide the edit and revision of the book trailer.
â—Ź Selected trailers will be published to Book Nook.
â—Ź Book trailers scoring a 20 or higher will be considered for publication.
We cannot publish book trailers that include any of the following.
â—Ź Student first name or last name anywhere on the book trailer.
â—Ź Please check your opening and closing slides to ensure that the student's name and initials have been removed from
the book trailer before you upload it to Book Nook.
â—Ź Book trailers that score below 20 points on the INFOhio Book Trailer Rubric.
â—Ź Book trailers that use copyright protected images and/or music of any length.
Category 4 3 2 1
Book Title and Author The title and author of
the book is included on
the opening slides of
the book trailer.
The title and author of
the book is included
somewhere other than
the opening, possibly
the closing slides.
Title or author is
misspelled or the
incorrect title or author
is used.
The title and/or author
of the book is missing
from the book trailer.
Presentation The trailer is
well-organized and
captivates the attention
of the audience. The
trailer compels the
audience to read the
book.
The trailer holds the
attention of the
audience, and the
audience is interested in
the book.
The trailer is organized,
but some transitions
need improvement in
order for the audience
to be persuaded to read
the book.
Scenes from the trailer
are choppy and
transitions are abrupt.
The audience is
confused about the
book.
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Citation and Attribution The book trailer
includes the correct
attribution for all
images used. The book
trailer includes a correct
and complete citation
for the book.
Royalty-free music is
used in the book trailer.
Need some help with
citations and
attributions? Check out
the Attribution vs.
Citation help guide.
The book trailer
includes partial
attribution for all
images used. The book
trailer includes a partial
citation for the book.
Royalty-free music is
used in the book trailer.
Need some help with
citations and
attributions? Check out
the Attribution vs.
Citation help guide.
Attempts were made to
include a partial
attribution for images
used in the book trailer.
The book trailer
includes an attempt at a
citation for the book.
Royalty-free music is
used in the book trailer.
Need some help with
citations and
attributions? Check out
the Attribution vs.
Citation help guide.
The book trailer does
not include attribution
for images used. The
book trailer does not
include a citation for the
book.
Music used in the
book trailer is
copyrighted and
therefore the book
trailer cannot be
published on Book
Nook.
Need some help with
citations and
attributions? Check out
the Attribution vs.
Citation help guide.
Voice Voice quality is clear
and easy to listen to. It
is paced (rhythm, pitch,
and punctuation) to fit
the storyline.
Emphasizing certain
words and phrases adds
emotion to the
narration of the book
trailer.
Most of the time, the
voice quality is clear
and easy to listen to.
Pace can be too
slow/fast, but still
engaging.
Emphasizing certain
words and phrases adds
emotion to the
narration of the book
trailer.
Voice quality is
inconsistent and
sometimes difficult to
listen to. Pacing does
not fit with the
storyline.
Adding too much
emphasis to certain
words or phrases, or
too little emphasis to
words and phrases is
not enjoyable for the
Voice quality is poor
and it is difficult to
listen to. Pacing does
not fit with the
storyline.
Adding too much
emphasis to certain
words or phrases, or
too little emphasis to
words and phrases is
not enjoyable for the
audience.
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