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The War in the Pacific: Summary

Students will summarize the Japanese advance in the Pacific in 1941-1942 and describe the Allied victories that turned the tide of the war. Names of important battles must be included as well as important, accurate information that pertains to what the student is writing.

Rubric Code: C94484

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Subject: History

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Summarization Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Succintness Student includes essential content— identifying key concepts and condensing relevant supporting information to explain the concepts.	Poor • Topic may be identified, but not key concepts. • Most supporting information is missing. Or • Student indiscriminately lists information.	Fair • Most key concepts are identified. • Supporting information explains the concepts in a broad way. • Demonstrates an ability to generalize information.	Excellent • All key concepts are identified. • Supporting information creates an exact explanation of the concepts. • Demonstrates an ability to synthesize information.
Organization Student organizes information from the reading selection in a logical format.	Poor • Organization is random or disconnected. • There is not an identifiable introduction, body, and/or conclusion.	Fair • Organization is orderly. • Some transition words are used to connect information. • There is indication of an introductory statement, body, and concluding statement. • The source of the information is included.	Excellent • Organization is logical. • Transitions smoothly link each point together. • There is a clearly developed introduction, body, and conclusion. • The source of the information is included.
Written Form Student demonstrates control of the written form.	Poor • Writing is unclear or simplistic. • Sentences are choppy or awkward. • Word choice is simple or not appropriate to the subject. • Subject specific vocabulary is missing. Or • Student may copy much of the content from the reading selection.	Fair • Writing is understandable. • Sentences are complete, but may be mechanical. • Word choice is appropriate to the subject. • Some subject specific vocabulary appears in the summary. • Student mostly uses his/her own words.	Excellent • Writing is clear and expressive. • Sentences connect with a natural flow/rhythm and are varied in style. • Word choice is specific and accurate. • Subject specific vocabulary is applied with understanding. • Student uses her/his own words in a natural way.

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