iRubric: Summary Paragraph: Nonfiction rubric

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Summary Paragraph: Nonfiction Summary Paragraph: Nonfiction Summarizing a nonfiction article Rubric Code: X8AX9W By ppabon2 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: (General) Type: Reading Grade Levels: 6-8

Summary Paragraph: Nonfiction
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Poor 3 pts
MAIN IDEA	Excellent Statement of what the article is mostly about is specific and complete. It is written in as few words as possible and is located at the beginning of the paragraph.	Good Statement of what the article is mostly about is too general or incomplete. It may be too wordy and/or placed somewhere other than the beginning of the paragraph.	Poor Statement of what the article is mostly about is mostly or completely incorrect, not communicated in an understandable way, or absent from the paragraph.
SUPPORTING DETAILS	Excellent All important details are included. All details support the main idea. All details help create a clear picture for the reader.	Good Most important details are included. Some details may be too minor to include in the summary and/or may not support the main idea.	Poor Important details are left out of the summary. Many details are too minor to include in the summary and/or do not support the main idea.
ORGANIZATION	Excellent Main idea sentence is clearly stated. Organization enhances information. Good transitions between facts are consistently present.	Good Main idea sentence is fairly clear. Sequencing of details is mostly logical. There are some transitions. Paragraph is generally easy to follow.	Poor Main idea sentence is unclear or absent. Information is not organized. Connections between ideas are confusing or not present.
CONVENTIONS	Excellent There are almost no errors in spelling, punctation, capitalization or grammar.	Good There are some errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar. Almost all sentences begin with a capital letter and have end punctuation.	Poor There are many errors in spelling, punctutation, capitalization and grammar. Many sentences do not begin with a capital letter and/or do not have end punctuation.