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2020 BOOK EVALUATION - ANTHOLOGIES
Evaluate the book objectively, whether or not you agree with the author’s point of view or style of expression or idiom.
Please do not discuss your evaluations with the authors or other people.
Circle your responses on a scale of 1 to 5 in which 1=unacceptable, 2= below average, 3=average, 4=above average, 5=excellent. All answers are weighted equally.
All questions must be answered in whole numbers only!
Finalists will be announced August 1, 2020
Evaluators, please submit all forms no later than July 20, 2020
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Please rate the following by checking the appropriate number.
Each questions must be checked to be able to go to the next question and submit.
Score your responses on a scale of 1 to 5 in which 1=unacceptable, 2=below average, 3=average, 4=above average, 5=excellent. All answers are weighed equally.
1. First Impression: Is the overall cover appealing and informative?
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2. Overall reaction: After reading the book, rate the quality of the writing, the information and tone of the writing.
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3. Title: Does the title (and subtitle, if any) define the book clearly for the intended audience?
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4. Organization: Does the plot have a definite beginning, highpoint and end?
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5. Graphics: Do the illustratons enhance the clarity of the material
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6. INTEREST: Will the content hold the interest of the intended audience?
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7. RESEARCH: How accurate are facts that are incorporated within the storyline?
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8. WRITING: hOW WELL DOES THE TEXT FOLLOW ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES OF GOOD WRITING FOR THE GENRE (i.e., use of active voice, standard vocabulary and usage, clear sentence structure, adequate paragraphing, thesis clearly presented, etc.)?
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9. ESSENTIALS: DO PUBLISHER'S NAME AND ADDRESS, NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT, ISBN, AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR NAMES, COUNTRY WHERE PRINTED AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO THE PARTICULAR BOOK APPEAR IN THE BOOK?
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10. FORMATTING: DOES IT APPEAR TO BE A PROFESSIONALLY PRODUCED PRODUCT, EQUAL IN QUALITY TO A BOOK PUBLISHED BY A MAJOR TRADE PUBLISHER?
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MAKE COMMENTS HERE. Keep them constructive.
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