iRubric: Paraphrasing Rubric

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Paraphrasing Rubric

Teacher will give students a short article. Students will be asked to write a paragraph about the article, using the paraphrasing skills they learned during the mini-lesson.

Rubric Code: MX47A4X

By tapdancer1957

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: (none)

Paraphrasing
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Accuracy of information	Excellent All information is correct and represents what the original contained.	Good Almost all of the key pieces of information are correct.	Fair Some information was correct. There were places that it is evident the student did not fully understand what they had read.	Poor Information did not make sense. No understanding of content
Content clarity	Excellent All information is clear to understand. There is a connection between all ideas presented and the flow of thought makes it very understandable.	Good The information is clearly written and is understandable. There is a flow to most of the thoughts and ideas. Some connections between ideas/sentences are evident.	Fair It is difficult to understand the meaning of what is written. Flow and continuity is lacking.	Poor No flow or continuity. Paraphrasing does not make sense.
Original thought	Excellent All of the sentences are in the student's words. Some original thought is shown by elaborating on topic.	Good Most of the sentences are in the student's words.	Fair Some of the sentences are in the student's words. Some are exactly as written in the original text.	Poor Sentences are not paraphrased
Sentence Structure	Excellent All sentences are gramatically correct, show good sentence structure and correct spelling.	Good Most sentences show correct grammar and structure.	Fair Only some sentences show correct grammar and structure.	Poor Most sentences don't show correct grammar and structure.
Neatness	Excellent Handwriting is very neat and organized	Good Handwriting is mostly neat	Fair Handwriting is somewhat neat	Poor Handwriting is sloppy.