Summarization
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Conventions: Spelling. Punctuation, grammar.
Written work shows limited attention given to proofreading for spelling, Punctuation, and grammar. Many errors remain.
Written work shows some attention given to proofreading for spelling, Punctuation, and grammar. Several errors which could have been avoided remain.
Written work shows considerable attention given to proofreading for spelling, Punctuation, and grammar. Some minor errors remain.
Written work shows considerable attention given to proofreading for spelling, Punctuation, and grammar. Only a few minor errors remain.
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Format: title and author included in first sentence, main idea of text in opening sentences, important ideas or events included, written in words, details/events in logical order, author's message or lesson/inference included, transition words used to combine ideas.
Written work includes a few of the key components listed in the Format box above. Missing:
Written work includes most of the key components listed in the Format box above. Missing:
Written work includes most of the key components listed in the Format box above. Missing components:
Written work includes all of the key listed in the Format box above.
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Paraphrasing: Student uses all of their own words to create a summary
Student copies directly from text to create the summary. Summary is not easy to understand or does not make sense.
Student uses some of their own words to create the summary. Summary is not always easy to understand.
Student uses most of their own words to create the summary. Summary is easy to understand.
Student uses all of their own words to create the summary. Summary is well explained and easy to understand.
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Content: Summary includes the most important ideas or events, and those details which create a vivid account for the reader.
Summary includes none or only a few important ideas or events; it includes irrelevant or unnecessary details.
Summary includes some important ideas or events; it includes unnecessary or irrelevant details of the text.
Summary includes the most important ideas or events, and those details which create a concise account for the reader.
Summary includes the most important ideas or events, and those details which create a vivid account for the reader.
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Inferential Thinking: the summary includes the author's message or lesson or makes a perceptive inference about the text.
The summary does not include the author's message or lesson and does not make any inferences about the text
The the summary includes the author's message or lesson or draws a simple inference about the text.
The summary includes the author's message or lesson or makes an inference about the text.
The summary includes the author's message or lesson or makes a perceptive inference about the text.
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