Fiction Evaluation Form

(Picture Books, Folklore, Modern Fantasy, Contemporary Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Multicultural Books)

Your Name: Alexxis Agurcia Book Title: King Arthur and the Round Table
Author: Hudson Talbott Illustrator: Hudson Talbott
Genre: Folklore Publisher: Books of Wonder

EVALUATE THE BOOK USING THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS

STYLE and Language: Explain the language used word choices, sentence length, dialogue, rhythm, rhyme.
Explain unexpected insights or interesting information the reader learns from the story. Give examples form
the book

CHARACTER Who is the main character? Explain the characters personality traits. How can the reader
relate to the character, become involved in the story?
Who are the supporting characters? Give examples of both.
PLOT: (Explains the major events in the story.) Summarize the plot

1. SETTING Explain the place and time of the book.

THEME- What is the storys theme or lesson?

ILLUSTRATION Analyze the illustrations in the book (see Chapter 4) with the categories below: Choose a 2-
page spread in the book to answer the following:
 2. CHILD DEVELOPMENT THEORIES CHOOSE 2 of theories below and evaluate the book according to the
developmental theories. (How the book fits the developmental stage and age?)

3. Overall Rating of the book (3 highest - 1 lowest) 1 (2) 3

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