Themes cover the entire book. It’s the message. Authors develop theme through their characters, the characters’ actions, what happens as a result, and even word choice and writing style help make a theme. What was the theme for this book? This rubric shows how you can evaluate your work on describing the theme.
| Theme is missing or barely started. | The theme is unclear for another reader, or may misinterpret the message within this book. | The theme may cover one or two events, but not the whole book. Or, it could need more description so someone else can understand it. | The theme addresses events and characters from the entire book. Bonus points if you cite the events that support your theme! |
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Review your work and give yourself a score. Explain why you gave your work this score.