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Executive Summary Individual Assignment Instructions (Rev. 9-2-16) (25 pts.)

Assignment Purpose: The ability to summarize, paraphrase, and ‘get to the point’ is an extremely important skill that you need to develop in your time at the Jindal School. The assignment gives you a chance to master your ability to (1) identify key points in a document and (2) communicate those points to readers in a clear and effective way.

Step 1) Read several times the article/chapter assigned to your group in the Team Reading Presentation Assignment 1.

Step 2) Make an outline of the reading. Each section of the reading should be a main point in the outline, and each main point should have at least 2 bits of information/analysis as subpoints. It should look something like this:

I. Main Point (this could be a section heading)

a. subpoint

b. subpoint

II. Main point

a. subpoint

b. subpoint

Step 3) Review the grading rubric below to learn how your narrative (essay) executive summary will be evaluated. The outline of the reading in Step 2 is not submitted.

CRITERIA	GRADING RUBRIC
	Below Expectations 0-1	Meets Expectations 2-3	Above Expectations 4-5	SCORE and FEEDBACK
Summary Skills	Summary is very short; key information is missing and minor details are given too much attention.	Summary is good: key information is restated well and minor details and author opinions are avoided.	Summary is excellent: all major points are restated clearly and concisely and minor details and opinions are avoided.
Purpose	Summary does not restate purpose, key arguments, facts, and figures.	Summary restates main purpose, key points, facts, and figures well.	Summary restates main purpose, key points, facts, and figures excellently.
Format and Organization	Format lacks title and information about the source. Summary’s organization follows no logical or coherent order. Only an outline was submitted. This rubric was not included.	Format includes title and information about the source. Summary is organized well. Information follows a logical order.	Format includes title and information about the source and both are stated clearly and concisely. The narrative summary is organized well and invites readers to read more. Information follows a logical order and creates flow and clarity.
Audience Awareness	Information is not tailored toward an executive-level audience. Summary teases reader. The summary is written in first person or 2nd person.	Summary is written appropriately for an executive audience.	Information is tailored nicely toward executive audience. Executives can make decisions and take appropriate action. The summary is written in 3rd person perspective.
Grammar and Mechanics	Significant errors make summary hard to read	Minimal errors exist and do not impede meaning.	Summary is free of grammatical or mechanical errors.
Total	Sum the rows above=_______/25

Step 4) Use your outline to write a 1 full page, single-spaced narrative (essay) executive summary of the reading in 3rd person perspective. Assume your readers are executives with basic knowledge of the subject. Use Times New Roman size 12 with 1 inch margins. The summary should give the reader the key points of the article and enough of the supporting information that they will ‘get the point’ from your summary and not need to read the entire article. You must cite the reference in APA format.

Step 5) Submit this document along with your narrative executive summary on or before your team presents to the appropriate area in eLearning.