Scoring Guide for Summary

4 Exemplary

• Summary meets criteria for Proficient
  
• Summary includes a variety of sentence types (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex)
  
• Summary is exceptionally well paraphrased, using strong verbs and nouns

3 Proficient

• Summary addresses all parts of the writing task
• Summary is accurate and true to the text - writer does not give his/her approval or disapproval
• Summary has a topic sentence
• Main ideas are paraphrased; quotations are used sparingly
• Information is presented in the same order as the text
• Main ideas are supported with important details
• Summary does not include trivial information
• Summary does not repeat information
• Summary has a concluding sentence
• Summary has been proofread for meaning, spelling, and grammar

2 Progressing

• Summary meets at least 7 - 8 of the criteria for Proficient
  
• Summary may contain inaccuracies
  
• Summary may be too short or too long
  
• Needs more work

1 Not Yet Meeting the Standard

• Summary meets less than 7 of the criteria for Proficient
  
• Summary reflects little understanding of the text
  
• Summary should be redone