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DEREE Writing Program EN 1010: Introduction to Academic Writing ON TIME: YES NO Analytical rubric for first version/draft of Summary

y Essay [formative assessment] Name:____________________________ Topic/Title:_________________________________ GLOBAL ISSUES ASSESSMENT


Essay responds to the assignment -- thematic vs list summary in appropriate number of words/pages Essay conveys with accuracy the sources primary point and important secondary points Essay presents sources thesis and main points precisely and cogently in 1-2 sentences Essay provides reader context for sources argument Essay reminds reader of sources full bibliographic information Essay presents key examples in good detail Essay introduces quotations appropriately and smoothly Essay explains quotations meaningfully and fittingly Essay creates well developed paragraphs with main ideas and detailed evidence/examples Essay maintains focus throughout essay Essay is organized logically Essay makes conceptual links between paragraphs (transitional sentences) Essay makes links between ideas within paragraphs (internal transitions) Essay sequences ideas in subordinate fashion within paragraphs Essay maintains clear point-of-view in representing the ideas of the source Essay exhibits clarity of ideas LOCAL ISSUES Essay features full, varied, concise, and readable sentences Essay utilizes suitable verbs for introducing summaries and quotations Essay adopts appropriate tone Essay uses language in controlled and precise ways and observes grammar conventions Essay attends to punctuation (includes proper placement of quotation marks and use of underlining and/or italics) PROFESSONALISM ISSUES Essay is submitted in appropriate forms (hard copy, digital copy, Turnitin copy, etc.) Essay is proofread, spellchecked, polished, and presentable Essay meets writing specifications (page numbers, double-spaced, 12-pt. font, appropriate info cited in the right- or left-hand corner, etc.) Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Very Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Good Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Workable Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak Weak

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