Book Publishing

Writing Assignment: Publishing a Book
Gr. 4 E. Berndl name: _____________________________

1)Front Cover	Do in pen, pencil crayons or markers
	Title
	Full name of author
	Picture
2) Tile Page	Print in pen, draw in pencil crayons
	Title
	Full name of author
	Name of pretend Publishing Company
	Place of publication: Richmond Hill, Ontario, your postal code
	Optional Picture
3) Dedication	Print in pen, draw in pencil crayons
4) Main part of book	Print in pen, draw in pencil crayons
	Use magic lines to keep printing straight
	Page number on the bottom of each page
	At least 1 picture per page – same page or on opposite page (back of previous page)
5) Back Cover	Your photo (or a cartoon drawing of you)
	About The Author – 3 to 5 sentences
	Print in pen using pencil lines as guides that are erased after printing is done
	About the Author - write in 3^rd person
	Barcode & ISBN number
	© Year Author’s Full Name © 2004 Elfi Berndl
	Name of pretend Publishing Company

Aspect To Be Evaluated	Things to consider	Self & Peer Evaluation
1) Content	Is it interesting? Does it make sense? Are there lots of details?	Excellent Very Good Good Fair Could have done better
2)Writing Conventions	Edited for spelling Punctuation Capitals & lower case correctly used Incomplete sentences. Run-on sentences	Excellent Very Good Good Fair Could have done better
3)Publication of Final Product	Printing – proper letter formation Neatness Spacing, layout on the page Printing in straight lines Crisp & clean - or - Dog-eared	Excellent Very Good Good Fair Could have done better
4)Artwork	Complexity & detail Cover, Title Page # of illustrations	Excellent Very Good Good Fair Could have done better
5)On Time	Complete when handed in	On Time Handed in but parts not done Late