PERFORMANCE TASK 1

ARTICLE SUMMARY AND PARAPHRASE

INSTRUCTIONS

1. USE YOUR ACTIVITY FROM THE PREVIOUS SESSION AS YOUR GUIDE

FOR TODAY’S PERFORMANCE TASK.
2. THE PERFORMANCE TASK WILL BE DONE BY PAIR. EACH MEMBER
MUST BE ASSIGNED TO WRITE HALF OF THE OUTPUT.
3. YOU MUST FINISH YOUR WORK BEFORE THE END OF THE
CLASS TIME.
GUIDELINES

1. YOUR OUTPUT MUST BE PLACED SUBMITTED VIA BB: DISCUSSION

BOARD.
2. BOTH MEMBERS MUST WRITE HALF OF THE INTENDED OUTCOME.
3. THE OUTPUT MUST CONTAIN 2-3 PARAGRAPHS WITH AT LEAST 5
SENTENCES PER PARAGRAPH.
4. THE PARAGRAPHS MUST CONTAIN THE DETAILS FOUND IN THE
TABLE SUBMITTED DURING THE PREVIOUS SESSION.
5. SUBMISSIONS AFTER THE CLASS TIME WILL RESULT IN A
DEDUCTION FROM THE GROUP’S ACTUAL SCORE.
 RUBRIC
CRITERIA
Content (50%)
- Summary of major points
- Paraphrasing of article
Organization (30%)
- Arrangement of the
Components
- Use of Cohesive Devices
- Logical Arrangement of
Ideas
Grammar and Mechanics
(20%)
- Capitalization
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Grammar Structure
- Output Guidelines
30
The output contains 5 major points
from the article. They are explained in
great detail using the authors’ own
words.
The output follows the proper
arrangement of ideas. The transitions
between and among paragraphs are
very fluid as cohesive and transition
devices are used throughout the
output. The discussion of the author’s
arguments very progressive/logical,
establishing the causality of one
aspect to another.
The output follows the task guidelines
and does not contain any errors in
capitalization, spelling, punctuation or
in terms of grammatical structure
which contributes to the appeal of the
output.
24
The output contains 4 major points
from the article. They are explained in
great detail using the authors’ own
words.
The output follows the proper
arrangement of ideas. The transitions
between and among the paragraphs
are fluid, as there is the use of
transition devices in the output. The
author’s arrangement of his/her
arrangements is quite progressive/
logical due to an attempt to establish
causality between one aspect of the
study to another.
The output follows the task guidelines
but contains 1-2 errors each in
capitalization, spelling and
punctuation. There is also the
presence of 1-2 errors in terms of
grammatical structure, with no effect
to the appeal of the output.
18
The output contains 3 major points
from the article. They are explained in
detail, using the authors’ own words.
The output follows the proper
arrangement of the components of
ideas. The transitions between and
among paragraphs are somewhat
fluid, as transition devices are
implemented. However, the
arrangement of the author’s
arguments is not fully progressive/
logical.
The output follows the task guidelines
but has 3-5 errors each in
capitalization, spelling and
punctuation. Furthermore, there are
also 3-5 errors in terms of grammatical
structure, but has little effect to the
appeal of the output.
12
The output contains less than 3 major
points from the article. The
explanation contains excerpts from
the original text.
The output lacks in one or more
required components of ideas. There
is little to no attempt to transition
between and among paragraphs, as
there is little to no use of cohesive or
transition devices. The discussion of
the author’s arguments follows no
discernable order of progression.
The output violates one or more of
the task guidelines. It also contains
more than 5 errors each in
capitalization, spelling, punctuation
and grammatical structure which
compromises the appeal of the
output.