Summary Writing Evaluation

   Developing
(1 mark)		  Approaching Level
(2 marks)		  At Level
(3 marks)		  Above Level
(4 marks)

Purpose & Form
• No clear topic sentence to indicate main idea of summary.
• Supporting details are weak and not clear what idea they are supporting.
• Summary not completed in sentence and paragraph form.
• Main idea presented in summary is evident but supporting details only minimally supportive; therefore, reader is vague about content of original article.
• Some paragraphing in summary.
• Summary is too long (too short) to be effective.
• Clear main idea & sufficient and relevant supporting details within summary gives reader adequate understanding of content of original article.
• Is one third to a half the length of the original
• Is written in sentence and paragraph form.
• Summary demonstrates a strong focus and concisely catches the main points of the original article.
• The main idea is clear, sustained and supporting details presenting in same order as original.
• Length of summary is appropriate
• Is in correct paragraph(s) form.
Organization
• No clear beginning, middle or ending
• No use of transitions within written summary
• Distinguishable beginning, middle and end
• Use of transitions is attempted within written summary.
• Overall organization of summary demonstrates a strong beginning, middle and ending.
• Clear use of transitions
• Organization of summary is logical & coincides with the original.
• There is a well-linked beginning, middle and end
• Excellent use of transitions within summary.
Style
• No distinguishable voice.
• Vocabulary is simple but sufficient to convey basic ideas.
• Writer's voice is evident and summary reflects the writer's opinions.
• Attempting to use vocabulary from within original article.
• Voice is objective and no personal opinion is evident.
• Vocabulary is appropriate to the purpose of the writing.
• Effective use of some sentence variety.
• Voice is objective and impartially presents article's point of view.
• Vocabulary is appropriate for intended audience and reflects accurately the degree of complexity of the original.
• Sentence variety is varied.
Mechanics & Speeling
• Writing has not been edited & contains many spelling & mechanical errors.
• Many errors in spelling and mechanics that distract the reader.
• Writing has been well edited.
• Occasional spelling & mechanical errors do not distract the reader.
• Writing is free of all conventional spelling and mechanical errors.

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