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Summarizing two articles

Write a summary of two articles read in class. The purpose as stated in the assignment sheet was to summarize the articles first, then choose one to recommend to a newly married couple and give reasons why.

Rubric Code: HAB87C

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Summary/Analysis
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Introduction 3 pts The introduction should not launch into the essay immediately. It should start w/a hook and gradually introduce the problem of male-female communication.	Poor There is neither an introduction nor is there a hook. The writer simply announces, "I am going to write about. . . " or dives into the paper.	Fair There is a hastily constructed introduction that almost works, but there is no hook.	Good There is an introduction and it is relevant; however, there is no hook to attract our attention.	Excellent There is an introduction with a hook as per our handout. The introduction is relevant and smoothly transitions us into the essay.
Summary of 1st article 3 pts You should find at least 2 major points in the 1st essay.	Poor Writer fails to mention author or title. Fails to summarize major points of the article.	Fair Writer forgets to mention title or author. S/he misses at least 2 major pts., adds opinion or too much detail.	Good Writer mentions title & author of 1st article. S/he misses 1 major pt. or adds opinion.	Excellent Writer mentions the title & author of 2nd article & sums up its major points Summary is objective & factual and covers all points.
Summary of 2nd article 3 pts You should find at least 2 major points in the 2nd essay.	Poor Writer fails to mention author or title. Fails to summarize major points of the article.	Fair Writer forgets to mention title or author. S/he misses at least 2 major pts., adds opinion or too much detail.	Good Writer mentions title & author of 1st article. S/he misses 1 major pt. or adds opinion.	Excellent Writer mentions the title & author of 2nd article & sums up its major points Summary is objective & factual and covers all points.
Analysis/recommendation 2 pts Remember why you are writing this summary--in order to recommend one over the other.	Poor There is no recommendation.	Fair Writer forgets to recommend one of the article or to good reasons for recommending one article over the other.	Good Writer recommends one of the articles, but does not give convincing reasons for his/her reasoning.	Excellent Writer recommending one of the articles and explaining why. The author is convincing/
Conclusion 2 pts Paper should feel finished.	Poor No conclusion	Fair The writer tries to conclude the essay but fails.	Good A good try at concluding	Excellent Excellent conclusion.
Punctuation/Grammar 2 pts	Poor The essay is full of run-ons, fragments or other serious issues that impede meaning. Pls. sign up for a see me for a tutor signup slip.	Fair There are several (more than 4) run-ons or fragments or other issues, but does not impede meaning.A tutor would help.	Good Almost error free or the few errors are not serious.	Excellent The use of language and grammar is excellent. There are few errors.

Keywords:

summary, analysis of two articles

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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