Rubrics for Assessment of
Essays
 

Name of student _________________________________________

Name of evaluator ________________________________________
 

Language Arts Standards

Understands the use of grammar when writing a summary.
4  Demonstrates a through understanding of the important concepts of the use of grammar when writing the summary
   and provides new insights into some aspects of the information.
3  Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the important concepts of the use of grammar when writing
   the summary.
2  Displays an incomplete understanding of the important concepts of the use of grammar when writing the summary
   and has some notable misconceptions.
1  Demonstrates severe misconceptions about the concepts of the use of grammar when writing the summary.

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Uses grammar correctly while writing a summary.
4  Demonstrates mastery of using grammar within the summary and can use grammar without error.
3  Carries out the important strategies while using grammar within the summary without significant error and with relative
   ease.
2  Makes a number of errors when using grammar within the summary, but can complete a rough approximation of it.
1  Makes many critical errors when using grammar within the summary.

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Understands the use of spelling skills when writing a summary.
4  Demonstrates a through understanding of the importance of the use of spelling skills when writing the summary
   and provides new insights into some aspects of the information.
3  Displays a complete and accurate understanding of the importance of the use of spelling skills when writing the
   summary.
2  Displays an incomplete understanding of the importance of the use of spelling skills when writing the summary and has
   some notable misconceptions.
1  Demonstrates severe misconceptions about the importance of the use of spelling skills when writing the summary.

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Uses spelling correctly within a summary.
4  Demonstrates mastery of spelling skills within the summary and can utilize spelling skills without error.
3  Carries out the important strategies with correct spelling in the summary without significant error and with relative ease.
2  Makes a number of errors when demonstrating spelling skills in the summary, but can complete a rough approximation
   of it.
1  Makes many critical errors when demonstrating spelling skills in the summary.

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Accuracy

Effectively interprets and synthesizes information.
4  Consistently interprets the information gathered for tasks in accurate and highly insightful way and provides highly
   creative and unique syntheses of that information.
3  Consistently interprets the information gathered for tasks accurately and synthesizes the information concisely.
2  Sporadically interprets information gathered for tasks accurately and synthesizes the information concisely.
1  Rarely, if ever, interprets information gathered for tasks accurately and synthesizes the information concisely.

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Accurately assesses the value of information.
4  Consistently analyzes information in detail, accurately and insightful determining whether it is credible and relevant to
   the summary.
3  Consistently and accurately determines whether information is credible and relevant to the summary.
2  Sporadically but accurately determines whether information is credible and relevant to the summary.
1  Rarely, if ever, accurately determines whether information is credible and relevant to the summary.

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