ELA Summary Writing Rubric and Scoring Guide
2 1,5 1 0,5
ORGANIZATIO Main Idea of Main Idea of Main Idea of Main Idea
N topic is clearly topic is clear, topic may be may be
communicated, and the focus somewhat confusing or
and the focus is mostly unclear, or ambiguous;
is strongly maintained the focus the focus
maintained for for the may be may drift
the audience audience insufficiently from the
Effective Adequate sustained for audience
introduction introduction the audience Introduction
and conclusion and Introduction and/or
Logical conclusion and conclusion
progression of Adequate conclusion, if may be
ideas from progression present, may missing
beginning to of ideas from be weak Frequent
end; strong beginning to Uneven extraneous
connections end; progression ideas may be
between and adequate of ideas from evident;
among ideas connections beginning to ideas may be
with syntactic between and end; randomly
variety among ideas inconsistent ordered or
or unclear have an
connections unclear
between and progression
among ideas
CONTENT Uses Uses some Uses some No
descriptive descriptive basic descriptive
language language descriptive language No
Accurate Accurate language information
information information Some from the text
from the text from the text information Details are
Exemplary Simple details from the text unclear
details that that support Some details
support main main ideas that may or
ideas may not
support the
main ideas
ELABORATE Effective use of Adequate use Weak or Minimal, if
a variety of of some uneven use any, use of
elaborative elaborative of elaborative elaborative
techniques techniques techniques techniques
Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary Vocabulary is
clearly generally use is uneven limited or
appropriate for appropriate or somewhat ineffective for
the audience for the ineffective for the audience
and purpose audience and the audience and purpose
purpose and purpose
GRAMMAR Consistent Mostly Many errors Lack of
AND usage of consistent in the usage pronouns in
MECHANICS pronouns in usage of of pronouns sentences.
sentences. Few pronouns in in sentences. Many errors
or no errors in sentences. Many errors in
punctuation, Minor errors in punctuation,
capitalization, in punctuation, capitalization,
grammar punctuation, capitalization, grammar
usage, and capitalization, grammar usage, and
spelling. grammar usage, and spelling
usage, and spelling
spelling
FORMAT Exceptionally Easy to read Difficult to Hard to read
easy to read Neat printing read Messy
Exceptionally Minor errors Inconsistent printing
neat printing in paper quality of Incorrect
Paper format formatting printing spacing,
has correct (spacing, Varied indentations,
spacing, indentations, spacing, or margin
indentations, or margins). indentations, size.
and or margin
appropriate size.
margins.
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