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Summary Rubric

Summary rubric for short fiction and non-fiction.

Rubric Code: VX5754C

By s10ant

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Subject: Education

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 6-8

Summary Rubric
	Poor 4 pts	Fair 6 pts	Good 8 pts	Strong 10 pts
Important Points or Plot Elements	Poor Non-fiction: Includes few of the important parts about the topic. (headings MAY be a hint) Fiction: Includes 1 to 2 of the elements of the plot.	Fair Non-fiction: Includes some of the important parts about the topic. (headings MAY be a hint) Fiction: Includes 3 of the elements of the plot.	Good Non-fiction: Includes most of the important parts about the topic. (headings MAY be a hint) Fiction: Includes 4 of the elements of the plot.	Strong Non-fiction: Includes the important parts about the topic. (headings MAY be a hint) Fiction: Includes the 5 elements of the plot (exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
Main Idea	Poor Does not describe the main idea of the text.	Fair Attempts to describe the main idea of the text.	Good Describes the main idea of the text.	Strong Describes the main idea of the text and includes interesting details.
Specific Details	Poor Specific details such as names of people, places, and things are not used often in the summary. The reader is not able to understand or know what the summary is about.	Fair Specific details such as names of people, places, and things are not used often in the summary. Yet the reader can get the gist of the text.	Good Includes specific details such as names of people, places, and things in parts of the summary.	Strong Includes specific details such as names of people, places, and things throughout the summary.
Conventions	Poor Poor sentence structure, grammar, and spelling interfere with understanding.	Fair Uses mostly good sentence structure and mostly correct grammar. Spelling errors may interfere with understanding.	Good Uses good sentence structure, mostly correct grammar, and mostly correct spelling.	Strong Uses good sentence structure, correct grammar, and mostly correct spelling.