Final Summary/Response

Writing Standard 2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information
clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.

Pick one of the following prompts and write it on a different Google Doc
1. You are a movie reviewer and have just finished watching Macbeth with Patrick Stewart.
a. Summary: Write a summary of the movie, or as much of the movie as you have seen so
far. The topic sentence must include the text type, title, author, and director.
b. Response: Write a response in which you discuss the movies connection with real life.
For example, you might talk about how the movie demonstrates the ways in which
power motivates people, which we also see in todays political climate.

2. You are an actor who will be playing a character in Macbeth.

a. Summary: Write a summary of that characters role in the play and personality traits.
Your topic sentence must include the text type, title, author, and character.
b. Response: Write a response in which you explain how you will portray the ways power
affects that character.
i. As an actor, how would you demonstrate Lady Macbeths lust for power? Or,
how would you demonstrate the way in which power makes Macbeth a tyrant
and makes him think he can do anything to get what he wants?

3. You are a used car salesman and are selling a car.

a. Summary: Write a summary of the car of what kind of shape the car is in and what has
happened to the car. Your topic sentence must include the car make, model, and year.
b. Response: Convince me to buy the car.

4. You are a novelist writing to a publisher to convince the publisher to publish your novel.
a. Summary: Write a basic summary of your novel. In the topic sentence you must include
your name, the publishers name, and the title of your book.
b. Response: Convince the publisher why they should publish your book. Maybe your book
will change the world, help others, or provide escapism. Why does your book deserve
to get published?

--------------------------Grading---------------------------------------------
You will be graded on the following:
Summary:
objective (your opinion is not in the summary)
Topic sentence that includes the text type, title, and author or cars make, model, and year
Sufficient supporting details
2 Transition words
Correct use of commas (NO RUN-ONS!!)
Response:
Your opinion
 10 Sentences, so pick something you can explore in depth.
Transition sentence (a sentence that leads into your response from the summary. As simple as
saying, Lion King is a lot like Macbeth because.)
At least 2 transition words
Correct use of commas (NO RUN-ONS!!)
Concluding sentence that ties back to your main idea

Rubric
1 2 3 4 5
Summary Summary Summary Summary Summary makes Summary makes
15 points doesnt make makes sense. makes sense. sense. sense.
sense. Doesnt Doesnt include Doesnt Includes a topic Includes a topic
include a topic a topic include a topic sentence with a sentence with a
sentence, sentence, sentence with text type, author, text type, author,
transition words, transition a text type, and title, but and title.
words author, and might be missing Includes two
title. one of the three transition words.
Includes one elements.
transition Includes one
word transition word.
Response Response is not Response is not Response is Response is 10 Response is 10
15 points 10 sentences 10 sentences not 10 sentences and sentences,
and doesnt go but attempts sentences but explores the explores the topic
into any depth. some depth. explores the topic in depth. in depth and
No transition No transition topic in depth. Includes one supports
words words Includes one transition word. interesting
No concluding Attempts a transition Concluding conclusions. It is
sentence. concluding word. sentence persuasive.
sentence Attempts a attempts to tie Includes two
concluding back to the main transition words.
sentence idea. Concluding
sentence ties back
to the main idea.
Commas Grammar is Grammar is Contains run- Contains one or Contains less
10 points incorrect and incorrect and on sentences, two run-on than 3 grammar
confusing with confusing no commas sentences and mistakes (ex;
no periods or with an after is missing some missing commas
commas attempt at transition commas after after transition
using periods words and transition words or before
and commas before words and conjunctions)
conjunctions before
conjunctions
(Note: Students completed the following peer edit in pairs. They then graded each other based
on the rubric above. Then they fixed their mistakes.)
Name:_______________________ Period:_____

Name of person you are editing:_______________

Read your peers summary and response and highlight the topic sentence of the
summary and the transition words.

Do a good job. If your peer turns in a good summary and response, you will get Extra Credit!!

1. Did the person begin their summary with a title (car make), author (car model), and text
type (movie, play, car year, or novel)?
Yes No

2. Did the person write about 8-10 sentences for their response?
Yes No

3. Did the person use two transition words in the summary and two transition words in the
response? Remember, Transition words come at the beginning of the sentence!!
Yes No

4. Did the person put commas after each transition word?

Yes No

5. Did the person put commas before their conjunctions?

Yes No

7. List one thing your peer could do to make their summary and response better.
Be respectful and constructive. Do not write anything disrespectful such as This was awful!

Signature of person whose paper you edited:______________________

Note: After students turned in their Final Summary and Response, they wrote the following reflection on
their own work. They also answered the essential questions.

Reflection:
After writing your summary and response and completing a peer edit, answer the
following questions in complete sentences.
1. What grade do you think you deserve on this summary and response? Why? How do you feel
you did at using the following skills:
a. using transition words
b. commas after your transition words
c. a good topic sentence with text type, title, and author (car make, model, and year)
d. Using correct grammar

Pick one of the questions below and answer it in depth and in at least six
sentences.
2. Do people deserve to always get what they want? Why?

3. How do you think power affects individuals and/or societies?

 2 4 6 8 10

Reflection Does not Answers all Answers all Answers all the Answers all the
answer all the the questions questions in questions in complete
15 points the questions in complete complete sentences and
questions but in sentences but sentences and sufficiently explains
incomplete does not sufficiently their answers. Also
sentences sufficiently explains their supports answers
explain their response with explanations and
response demonstrates a
thorough analytic
understanding of the
content