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Paraphrasing and Summarizing Students should be able to define concepts and demonstrate knowledge in paraphrasing. Summarizing is a form of pre'cis writing. Students will be able to analyze material and paraphrase ideas for inclusion in the pre'cis. Rubric Code: G65374 By joshhomerun Draft Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 6-8

Paraphrasing and Summarizing
	Poor Nearing Proficiency 1 pts	Fair Proficient 2 pts	Good Afvanced 3 pts
Accuracy of Information 1 pts	Poor Some information was correct. There were places that it is evident the student did not fully understand what they had read.	Fair Almost all of the key pieces of information are correct	Good All information is correct and represents what the original conatined.
Content Clarity 2 pts	Poor It is difficult to understand the meaning of what is written. Many disjointed thoughts. Flow and continuity is lacking.	Fair The information is clearly written and is understandable. There is a flow to most of the thoughts and ideas. Some connections betweeen ideas/sentences are evident.	Good All information is clear to understand. There is a connection between all ideas presented and the flow of thought mkes it very understandable.
Original Thought 2 pts	Poor Some of the sentences are in the student's words. Some are exactly as written in the original text.	Fair Most of the sentences are in the student's words.	Good All of the sentences are in the student's words. Some original thought is shown by elaborating on topic.
Sentence Structure 3 pts	Poor Only some sentences show correct grammar and structure.	Fair Most sentences show correct grammar and structure.	Good All sentences are gramatically correct, show good sentence structure and correct spelling.