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Summary Summary Write a one paragraph summary on the Civil War battle of your choice. Make sure to include all areas discussed and in rubric. A topic sentence that states the main idea of the summary. You should use transition words to help with the flow of the paragraph. Proofread and edit your summary. Rubric Code: ZX4AC3B By bsquindo Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: History Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

Summary
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
One Summary Paragraph	Poor The summary was inadequate and too brief. Answered 1-2 of the W's * less than 5 sentences	Fair The summary recalled some information, but omitted several vital points. * less than 5 sentences Answered 3 of the W's	Good The summary was a full 5 sentences written with facts. Student demonstrated a fairly good grasp of how to present the information. * 5 sentences Answered 4 of the W's	Excellent The summary exceeded the stated requirements. All relevant information was listed and elaborated upon. The student was able to make connections between the information. *5 sentences Answered all 5 W's
Main Idea	Poor Identifies a detail but not the main idea.	Fair Identifies an important idea but not the main idea in a complete sentence.	Good Correctly identifies most of main idea in a complete sentence.	Excellent Correctly identifies the main idea in a clear and accurate manner
Supporting Detail	Poor Includes unnecessary details. Does not demonstrate any paraphrasing	Fair States at least 1 important detail. Demonstrates little if any paraphrasing.	Good States at least 2 important details with some paraphrasing of information	Excellent Clearly states 2 or more important details using own words or statements.
Conclusion	Poor Does not include a concluding statement.	Fair Writes a weak concluding statement.	Good Writes an adequate concluding statement.	Excellent Writes a clear and specific concluding statement.
Mechanics/Grammar	Poor Contains many errors in punctuation, spelling and/or grammar that make the piece illegible.	Fair Contains many errors in punctuation, spelling and/or grammar that interferes with meaning.	Good Contains several errors in punctuation, spelling or grammar that do not interfere with meaning.	Excellent Contains few, if any spelling or grammatical errors.