Rubric Title: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Paragraph

Criteria 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point

The paragraph provides a The paragraph provides a The paragraph does

concise and accurate summary of the main ideas in not provide a clear
Summarization summary of the main the provided article, but it summary of the
ideas in the provided may lack conciseness or main ideas in the
article. accuracy. provided article.

The paragraph effectively The paragraph attempts to The paragraph does

rephrases information rephrase information from the not effectively
Paraphrasing from the provided article provided article, but may rely rephrase
using original wording too heavily on the article’s information from the
and structure. wording or structure. provided article.

The paragraph includes a The paragraph does

The paragraph includes at
quote from the provided not include a quote
least one relevant and
article, but it may not be from the provided
properly cited quote from
entirely relevant or properly article. The quote is
Quoting the provided article. The
cited. While the quote is not not incorporated
quote is seamlessly
seamlessly incorporated into into writing; it
incorporated into the
the writing, it does not impede impedes the flow of
writing.
the flow of the text. the text.

The paragraph
The paragraph contains some
The paragraph contains numerous
minor errors in grammar,
Writing demonstrates excellent errors in grammar,
spelling, or punctuation that
Mechanics grammar, spelling, and spelling, or
do not significantly impact
punctuation. punctuation that
readability.
impede readability.

The paragraph is
The paragraph is somewhat
The paragraph is clear, unclear,
clear and organized, but may
Clarity of well-organized, and disorganized, or
require further clarity or
Expression effectively answers the does not effectively
organization to effectively
questions. answer the
answer the questions.
questions.