Summary Rubric

Name:_______________________________
Category Excellent (4) Proficient (3) Developing Not Yet (1) Score
(2)
Understanding Student Student Student Student does
demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates not
thorough adequate limited demonstrate
understanding of understanding of understanding understanding
each story most story of the story of story
element. elements elements. elements.
Connection Student Student connects Student Student does
connects all most story attempts to not make
story elements elements to the make connections
to summary. short story. connections with short
with any story story
element to the elements to
short story. summary.
Vocabulary Student Student Student Student’s
demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates summary is
strong good vocabulary limited incomplete.
vocabulary choices to vocabulary
choices to summarize short choices to
summarize short story in own summarize
story in own words. short story in
words. own words.
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