Summary writing rubric

Summary Writing Rubric

In this assessment you are asked to write a summary of an article using correct form and organization.  Your summary will be graded by the following rubric:

Your summary will	A	B	C	IP
Supply relevant citation information.	Author Title Italics/””	Missing 1 element	Missing 2 elements	Absent or incorrect
State the topic and central argument of the text	Topic and CA stated correctly	Missing 1 element	Incorrectly stated or missing	No evidence of reading
Capture all main ideas within the reading.	All present and correctly captured	Some elements missing	Many main ideas missing	No evidence of reading
Differentiate between major and minor supporting details	No minor details used	Some minor details cited	Many minor details included	Incorrect use of text
Paraphrase the text efficiently	Puts ideas into own words	Loses gist of material	Includes opinion or evaluation	More a response than a summary
Concludes with a paraphrase of the author’s conclusion.	Captures the author’s point	Mis-states the point	Missing conclusion	No evidence of reading

Reading to summarize: __________________________________________________________________

Write the summary using________________________________________________________________

Time:  40 minutes