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Article Summary 
Article Summary
A rubric for evaluating summaries of articles.
Rubric Code: NX22XB9
By Carole40
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Subject: Social Sciences  
Type: Assignment  
Grade Levels: (none)

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  Unacceptable

0 pts

Below Standards

1 pts

Satisfactory

2 pts

Outstanding

3 pts

Mechanics
40 %
Format
2 pts

Unacceptable

Ignores most course guidelines for format and most conventions for formatting academic papers. Omits all citations and references or uses a style that makes checking references inordinately difficult or impossible.
Below Standards

Ignores many minor guidelines or at least two major ones (such as margins, title page, or page numbers); major errors in citations and references; does not use author-date system.
Satisfactory

Ignores a few minor guidelines, such as putting the course and date on the title page; citations may have some minor errors.
Outstanding

Follows all course guidelines and common conventions; correctly implements citation style prescribed in course style guidelines
Writing and Clarity
2 pts

General quality of writing and clarity or presentation
Unacceptable

Incomprehensible; poor application of literary skill; disregards basic conventions of educated English usage; inappropriate use of language; disjointed; careless.
Below Standards

OK, but not well presented in a scholarly manner; violates basic grammatical or stylistic conventions; excessive nominalization inhibits clarity.
Satisfactory

Readable and clear transmission of message. Easy to understand, with precise communication of meaning. May have some minor grammatical or stylistic errors.
Outstanding

Well written; unambiguous meanings; vivid imagery; polished. Adept and sophisticated use of language without being strained and seeming more designed to impress than to communicate.
Organization
2 pts

Clarity of organization and presentation
Unacceptable

Minimally put together; weak job of integration; incoherent or without logical flow.
Below Standards

Covers main points; adequate organization; not altogether clear.
Satisfactory

Logical and well argued; a good synthesis that is easy to follow.
Outstanding

Organization very good; original presentation; may make effective use of headings.
Sources
2 pts

Unacceptable

There is no source cited for the article or for references to other sources.
Below Standards

Sources are cited, but validity is questionable. Information provided is inadequate to verify source.
Satisfactory

Sources are cited with adequate information. However, the format does not conform to course guidelines and/or there are minor errors.
Outstanding

Sources are cited with complete information and in the format specified in Course Style Guidelines.
Choice of Article
20 %
Relevance
2 pts

Unacceptable

Article is not relevant to topic.
Below Standards

One must stretch considerably to connect the article to student's topic.
Satisfactory

Article is relevant to student's topic.
Outstanding

Article is very relevant to student's topic and is a significant work on the topic.
Quality of Summary
45 %
Knowledge
2 pts

Knowledge of relevant material
Unacceptable

Inadequate; insufficient information provided; substantially off-topic. <BR>
little indication of knowledge of the subject.
Below Standards

Identifies or uses terms without evidence of understanding them or the interrelation of different aspects of the subject or different sides of important debates.
Satisfactory

Displays knowledge of the subject; good evidence of understanding.
Outstanding

High quality; logically sound; implications well covered; sensitive to nuances.
Accuracy and Understanding
2 pts

Unacceptable

Does not summarize the article in any meaningful way. Summary almost completely misunderstands the article, is extremely inaccurate, or reveals considerable misunderstanding of course material.
Below Standards

Summarizes the article but leaves major gaps in reader's understanding. Summary may have major inaccuracies or misunderstandings of subject.
Satisfactory

Summarizes the article fully, although the summary may be too detailed and pedantic, or understanding the summary may require excessive effort on the reader's part. Summary may have minor inaccuracies or misunderstandings of subject matter. Summary may betray lack of knowledge or misunderstanding of important material related to the student's topic, although not covered in this class.
Outstanding

Summary is comprehensive and insightful, yet concise.<BR>
Summary has no inaccuracies, misunderstandings, or glaring omissions..
Coverage
2 pts

Unacceptable

Summary does not identify main points of the article, lacks clarity to communicate them in any meaningful way to the reader, grossly misinterprets several of them, or does not make meaningfully discern between important and unimportant.
Below Standards

Summary misses important points of the article, lacks enough clarity to communicate their nature to the reader accurately, misinterprets one or more main points, or ascribes undue importance to minor or inconsequential points.
Satisfactory

Good discussion with most main points identified and summarized, or with all main points identified and summarized, albeit with some lack of clarity.
Outstanding

Excellent discussion with all main points clearly identified and summarized.





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