Summary Essay - Final Draft

Accuracy

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10 pts

Summary is thorough, attends to all main points of the original article, and displays the author's understanding of the summarized material.

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6 pts

Summary attends to all major points of the article, though some minor points are omitted. Displays author's understanding of the summarized material.

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4 pts

Summary attends to most major points of the article, perhaps missing one or two key moments. Displays author's adequate understanding of the article's content.

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2 pts

Summary may interpret minor ideas of the original as major ideas in the summary, or otherwise misrepresent the original material.

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0 pts

Summary completely misrepresents the original article's intent. The article's thesis or purpose are misunderstood by the essay author.

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10 pts

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Quotation

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10 pts

Essay uses at least one direct quote that is punctuated correctly, and follows exact language of original material. Signal phrase used to provide context.

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6 pts

Essay uses at least one direct quote that follows exact language of original material. Might have small mistakes in use of punctuation with quote. Some signal phrases used to provide context.

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4 pts

Essay uses at least one direct quote which has small errors in punctuation or differs slightly from original wording. Some signal phrases used, but may not provide enough context.

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2 pts

Essay uses at least one direct quote which has errors in punctuation or differs significantly from original wording. Signal phrases may be missing or ineffective.

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0 pts

No direct quote used from original source.

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10 pts

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Paraphrase

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10 pts

Uses at least one paraphrase that captures the original source's meaning or intent. Uses entirely original language from the original source for this idea. Signal phrases used to provide context.Full Marks

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6 pts

Uses at least one paraphrase that adequately captures the original source's meaning or intent. Uses almost entirely original language from the original source for this idea. Some signal phrases used to provide context.

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4 pts

Uses at least one paraphrase that somewhat captures the original source's meaning or intent. Uses almost entirely original language from the original source for this idea. Some signal phrases used, but not enough to provide context.

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2 pts

Uses at least one paraphrase that somewhat misrepresents the original source's meaning or intent. Uses some borrowed language from the original source which should appear in quotation marks. Signal phrases may be missing or ineffective.

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0 pts

Paraphrase not used in this summary, OR the wording of the paraphrase too closely mimics the original source's wording and should appear as a quote instead.

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10 pts

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Assignment Criteria

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5 pts

Summary falls into word count range of more than 300 but less than 600 words.

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3 pts

Summary either slightly dips below 300 word count or slightly exceeds 600 word count.

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0 pts

Summary either significantly dips below 300 word count or significantly exceeds 600 word count.

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5 pts

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Proofreading & Editing

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10 pts

Displays proper usage of formal, grammatical English. Shows evidence of careful proofreading.

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6 pts

Displays knowledge of formal, grammatical English, though patterns of error are found in the essay. Some evidence of proofreading.

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0 pts

Lacks basic display of formal, grammatical English. Many patterns of error and misspellings are found throughout the text.

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10 pts

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Citations

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5 pts

Includes both MLA and APA document citations at the end of the essay, which are close or entirely correct in content and form.

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3 pts

Includes one or both MLA & APA style entries, but missing some vital publication information.

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0 pts

Does not include any end citation.

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5 pts

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Description of criterion

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5 pts

Full Marks

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0 pts

No Marks

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5 pts

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Summary Essay - Final Draft

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