Summary and Response essay

Summary-Response Rubric

(Components awarded 1-5 points unless noted.)

Summary:

_____Student identifies author & title of text in first sentence; title of article in quotes

_____Summary is appropriate length (about 200 words) and maintains objective voice

_____Identifies author’s main idea and key details using clear, concise voice (1-20 points)

_____Student edited for mechanics, punctuation, spelling, and grammar (1-15 points)

Response:

_____Response is approximately 500+ words

_____Student effectively incorporates two direct quotes from article to support position

_____ Develops response with critical ideas, claims, observations, experiences (1-20 pts.)

_____Student proofread for mechanics, spelling, and grammar (1-15 points)

General:

_____Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced; title

_____Work Cited page correctly formatted/cited

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