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Rubric to assess summarizing and paraphrasing

1. Summarising & Paraphrasing Rubric - LCL 463
Summarising
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N
O
T

O
B
S
E
R
V
E
D
Entirely incorrect summary of
the text
- demonstrates clear lack of
text comprehension
- demonstrates a clear lack of
understanding of the task
Major grammar and/or spelling
mistakes
Attempts to summarise, but does so
ineffectively
- may include only partial key ideas
- may focus on too many details and
not main ideas
- may write an attempted summary,
but demonstrates a lack of text
comprehension
- ideas should have been appropriately
sequenced, but perhaps were not at all
logically ordered
Common grammar and/or spelling
mistakes.
Summarises with some effectiveness
- topic sentence attempts to capture
the gist, but is too vague or too
specific
-may list key ideas, but tends to omit
relevant details, and/or omits key
ideas and includes irrelevant details
-writes a summary, but
demonstrates lack of text
comprehension
- if appropriate, does not always
follows a logical flow of ideas
Some grammar and/or spelling
mistakes
Summarises with general
effectiveness
- topic sentence mostly captures
gist, but may be too vague or too
specific
-lists key ideas, but may omit
relevant details, or omit key ideas
and include irrelevant details
- writes a summary, but partly
demonstrates lack of text
comprehension
- if appropriate, generally follows a
logical flow of ideas
Few grammar and/or spelling
mistakes.
Summarises effectively and clearly
- topic sentence captures the gist of
the text
- summary captures key ideas and
relevant paraphrased details (the
primary conflict or issue, the
overarching idea, and relevant
supporting details)
- does not include irrelevant details
- demonstrates text comprehension
- if appropriate, follows a logical flow
of ideas (e.g., shares events/ideas in
the right sequence)
No grammar or spelling mistakes.

Paraphrasing
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N
O
T

O
B
S
E
R
V
E
D
Entirely incorrect paraphrasing
of the text
- demonstrates clear lack of
comprehension
- sentences do not maintain
original meaning of text
- copies from the text and does
not use own words.

Major grammar and/or spelling
mistakes
Attempts to paraphrase, but does so
ineffectively
- partially maintains the original
meaning of the text, but includes major
additions or omissions
- may stick to the topic of the text, but
does not actually paraphrase
- may copy from the text rather than
use own words

Common grammar and/or spelling
mistakes.
Paraphrases using one technique
with general effectiveness
- generally maintains the original
meaning of the text, but includes
additions or omissions
- slightly off in connotation of words
- generally uses own words

Some grammar and/or spelling
mistakes
Paraphrases effectively and clearly
most of the time
- mostly captures the literal and
connotative meaning of text
- May include minor additions or
omissions
- effectively uses own words with
few errors

Few grammar and/or spelling
mistakes.
Paraphrases effectively and clearly
- captures the literal and connotative
meaning of text
- absence of major additions or
omissions
- effectively uses own words

No grammar or spelling mistakes.