iRubric: Summary Response Essay rubric

Writer provides article title, full name of the author, and year of publication in the intro along with relevant background information. Clear and focused thesis statement appears at the end of the intro OR summary paragraph.
Response follows summary. Conclusion present which summarizes writer's response only.

Writer provides article title and author name in the intro. Background information relevant but may go too broad. Thesis located in intro or summary paragraph. Intro and summary may be combined. Response paragraphs may include too much summary. Conclusion present.

Writer provides article title in the intro. Intro too long or too short. Response may be too short or too long. Conclusion present but underdeveloped.

Writer does not provide source information in the intro. Writer does not have clear summary distinct from response. No conclusion present.

Response includes writer's opinion AND an attempt to see the other point of view; writer supports personal opinion with examples (personal experience, textual references).

Response clearly communicates writer's opinion but is one-sided; writer generally supports opinion with examples.

Writer's opinion is unclear; response is only occasionally supported by examples.

Writer does not really respond to the text--just summarizes. OR No support is given for response.

Freedom from distracting errors such as spelling, punctuation, and capitalization errors. Virtually free of grammar errors.

Contains only occasional errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar

Contains some distracting errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Frequent and basic errors in punctuation, spelling, grammar