Writing Rubric

Hey guys!

Here is the rubric for the summary on chapter 1.

“Hatchet” – by Gary Paulsen

Chapter 1 Summary Rubric

		4	3	2	1
Identification of Main Ideas		Clearly presented identification of the chapter’s main ideas	Mostly clear identification of the chapter’s main ideas	Chapter’s main ideas suggested at, but not clearly identified	No or limited identification of the chapter’s main ideas
Introduction and Conclusion		Excellent summary and/or paraphrase in own words and excellent use of quotations	Generally good summary and/or paraphrase in own words and good use of quotations	Summary and/or paraphrase generally not in own words with substantial copying of key phrases	Summary not in own words with copying of most phrases and sentences
Use of Resources		Excellent introduction and conclusion	Good introduction and conclusion	Weak or undeveloped introduction and conclusion	Lacks introduction and conclusion
Multi-Paragraphing Construction		Lacks introduction and conclusion	Lacks introduction and conclusion	Inconsistent use of multi-paragraph construction	Inconsistent use of multi-paragraph construction
Sentence Variety		Inconsistent use of multi-paragraph construction	Generally consistent variety of sentences	Inconsistent variety of sentences	Poor sentence variety
	Mechanical Writing	Few to no errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling	Few errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling	Many errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling	Errors in grammar, punctuation, capitalization and spelling that interfere with reader’s understanding