| Article Summary Assignment Grading Rubric | Student Name: |
| Assignment turned in | | | Yes (considerd) | No-(not consider) |
| Turned in as a .doc or .docx file | | | Yes (considerd) | No-(not consider) |
| Students own work | | | Yes (considerd) | No-(FAIL COURSE) |
| Article relevant to Topics of this section | | | Yes (considerd) | No-(not consider) |
| Cover Page |
| Have a cover page for assignment | | | Yes (3) | No (0 in this section) | | 3 |
| Student name present and correct | | | Yes (3) | No (0 on ASSIGNMENT) | | 3 |
| Information Centered and approximately 3/5 up page | | Good (4) | Satisfactory (3) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 4 |
| Course name present and correct | | Good (3) | Partial (2) | | no (0) | 3 |
| Instructor name present and spelled correct | | | Yes (2) | No (0) | | 2 |
| Semester of the course present | | | Yes (2) | No (0) | | 2 |
| Name of article reviewed present on Cover page | | | Yes (2) | No (0) | | 2 |
| Spelling, grammar, and mechanics |
| Is the manual free of spelling errors? | | | Good (3) | Partial (1) | Poor (0) | 3 |
| Is the manual free of grammatical errors? | | | Good (3) | Partial (1) | Poor (0) | 3 |
| Is the manual free of mechanical errors? | | | Good (3) | Partial (1) | Poor (0) | 3 |
| Tone, perspective (third person) | Excellent (8) | Good (3) | Satisfactory (2) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 8 |
| Punctuation correct - no contractions | | Good (4) | Partial (3) | Poor (1) | no (0) | 4 |
| Syntax, and word choice | | Good (3) | Satisfactory (2) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 3 |
| Is the report format consistent throughout? | | | Good (2) | Partial (1) | Poor (0) | 2 |
| Fonts sizes correct (12 point) | | Yes (3) | Partial (2) | No (0) | | 3 |
| Double spaced | | | Yes (2) | No (0) | | 2 |
| Summary |
| Has a summary | | | Yes (considerd) | No (0 in this section) |
| Is a summary of the article not copy and paste | Summary (3) | Too many Quotes(1) | Not consice at all (0) | Copy paste (0 on ASSIGNMENT) | | 3 |
| Evidence of article being read | Excellent (9) | Good (5) | Satisfactory (2) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 9 |
| Shows understanding of article content | | Good (4) | Satisfactory (3) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 4 |
| To the point (max 3 paragraphs) | | Good (3) | Satisfactory (2) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 3 |
| Does the summary make sense/ flow? | | Good (3) | Satisfactory (2) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 3 |
| Critique |
| Has a critique for assignment | | | Yes (3) | No (0 in this section) | | 3 |
| Is critique tought through | | Good (4) | Satisfactory (2) | Poor (1) | Unacceptable (0) | 4 |
| Where there questions listed that this brought up? | | | Yes (1) | No (0) | | 1 |
| Reference |
| Have on its own page | | | Yes (3) | No (0 in this section) | | 3 |
| The word reference in bold and at top center of page | | Yes (3) | Incorrect spelling or location(1) | No (0) | | 3 |
| APA format of reference | Excellent (8) | Good (7) | Partial (4) | Poor (1) | no (0) | 8 |
| Quality of reference chosen for assignment |
| Peer reviewed journal | Strong (6) | | | | | 6 |
| Journals and trade publications (not peer reviewed) | | | Medium (3) |
| Internet and World Wide Web or Cannot tell | | | | | Weak (0) |
| | | | | | total points | 100 |