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Summary of Ha's First Day of School Rubric Code: NX4C8C9 By StacySwinhart Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 6-8

Summary Writing
	Poor 2 pts	Basic 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Topic Sentence	Poor Missing, incomplete or inappropriate. ie. This passage was about.. or What I read was... ie. Ha's first day sucked.	Basic Simple sentence that summarizes the examples/explanation to follow. ie. Ha's first day of school was terrible.	Good Compound or complex sentence that summarizes the examples/explanation to follow. ie. When Ha attended school in America for the first time, she faced many challenges.	Excellent Compound or complex sentence with strong word choice including key words. ie. When Ha attended school in America for the first time, she faced challenges related to communication, her sense of belonging and her safety.
Information/Ideas	Poor Important ideas are missing from the summary and unnecessary details are present. The writer may have included opinions (use of "I") or inferences in the summary.	Basic Most important ideas are included. Some unnecessary details may be included, but not many. The writer does not include background or opinions.	Good All important ideas related to the topic are included. Only information from the passage is included.	Excellent Important information for the reader is included in the writer's own words. The writer makes connections between important ideas without adding opinions.
Transitions	Poor No use of transitions to connect ideas, show sequence, etc.	Basic The writer attempts a few basic transitions which increase the readability of the summary. ie. First, Next, Then, Last	Good The writer uses transitions effectively throughout the summary to connect the sequence of events.	Excellent The writer uses transitions, including imbedded transitions, to connect ideas and events and create a flow in the writing.
Conventions	Poor Many errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation detract from the summary's purpose and readability.	Basic Multiple errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation. Shows little effort in editing and proofreading.	Good Contains very few errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	Excellent No errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation.