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ENG 122 Summarizing Assignment Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: When you use sources in your paper, you will need to either quote, paraphrase, or summarize the information. Summaries are used for longer passages; they provide a brief overview of the source using new and unique phrasing.

Prompt: Summarize one of the following original texts using three to four sentences. Include a single in-text citation of your selected reading at the end of your summary.

 "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan (2006)  "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris (1999)  "Some Lessons From the Assembly Line" by Andrew Braaksma (2005)

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: Save your work in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then, check your writing for errors. Once you have proofread your document, submit it via the Assignment: Summarizing link in Brightspace.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Summary Length Summarizes source in three to four sentences

Does not summarize source in three to four sentences

35

Author’s Ideas Clearly references the author’s ideas using own words

References the author’s ideas, but borrows some phrasing from the source

Does not reference the author’s ideas, or borrows exact phrasing from the source

35

Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

30

Total 100%