Summary Grade Sheet    	Name______________________________         Grade____________

1.  Does the introduction mention the author and title of the text summarized and include a thesis which summarizes the chapter in one sentence?
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2.  Does the summary accurately represent the ideas in the chapter without misunderstandings?
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3.  Does the summary cover the important points, including the main ideas of each of the subsections?
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4. Does the summary convey only the  most important ideas in the text summarized, without including any opinion or extraneous matter?
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5. Does each paragraph have a clear focus?
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6.  Does the essay use a variety of well-chosen signal phrases and transition words to guide us through the author’s argument and show the relationships between ideas?
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7.  Does the summary use quotation only sparingly if at all and only when it is essential to include the exact word choice?
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8. Does the grammar version have the correct format? It must be double-spaced in twelve-point font and follow the formatting instructions on the “Essay Format” handout.  It must be at least two pages and no more than three pages long.
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Content grade:________

Grammar grade:________

Overall grade:__________
See me with questions/objections/requests for more feedback.

Additional strengths:					 Areas to work on: