CLASS 551

Excellent

(4 points)

Very Good

(3 points)

Satisfactory

(2 points)

Minimally Responsive

(1 point)

Unacceptable

(0 points)

1) Summarizes the context and content of the selected article

Provides a very thorough, clear and concise summary of the article and content.

Provides a clear and concise summary of the article context and content

Provides a clear but shallow summary of the article; may be excessively brief or may include some extraneous information.

Provides a somewhat muddled, unclear, and rambling summary of the article.

Provides an unclear and unintelligible summary of the article

OR

No summary

2) Identifies and describes your personal reaction to the article

Thoroughly describes your personal reaction to the article; includes discussion of the relevant issues within the article.

Describes your personal reaction to the article; includes a simplistic discussion of the relevant issues within the article.

Describes your personal reaction to the article; includes no discussion of the relevant issues within the article.

Attempts to describe your personal reaction to the article, but lacks a logic flow and reaction is muddled; no discussion of any relevant issues in the article.

Provides an unclear, unintelligible, and illogical description

OR

No personal reaction

3) Grammar, mechanics, and APA style for references and citations

Contains all correct information regarding article title, author name, and article source and date. Consistently contains accurate and proper grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation. Clearly and consistently uses proper APA formatting for citations/references.

Contains all correct information regarding article title, author name, and article source and date. Contains accurate and proper grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation most of the time; errors do not interfere with paper’s meaning. Consistently uses APA for citations/references.

Contains mostly correct information regarding article title, author name, source and date. Contains frequent errors in grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation; errors begin to interfere with paper’s meaning. Inconsistently uses APA formatting for citations/references.

Contains incorrect information regarding article title, author name, and article source and date. Contains numerous errors in grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation; substantially interferes with the paper’s meaning. Consistently fails to use APA for references/citations.

Response is totally unintelligible

OR

No response