4-3 Assignment: Summarizing Assignment
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Summarizing Assignment
Prompt: Summarize one of the following original texts using three to four sentences. Include a single in-text citation of your selected reading at the end of your summary.
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“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (2006)
ENG 122 Summarizing Assignment Guidelines and Rubric Overview: When you use sources in your paper, you will need to either quote, paraphrase, or summarize the information. Summaries are used for longer passages; they provide a brief overview of the source using new and unique phrasing. Prompt: Summarize one of the following original texts using three to four sentences. Include a single in-text citation of your selected reading at the end of your summary.
“Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (2006) “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris (1999) “Some Lessons From the Assembly Line” by Andrew Braaksma (2005)
Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Save your work in a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Then, check your writing for errors. Once you have proofread your document, submit it via the Assignment: Summarizing link in Brightspace.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Summary Length Summarizes source in three to four sentences
Does not summarize source in three to four sentences
35
Author’s Ideas Clearly references the author’s ideas using own words
References the author’s ideas, but borrows some phrasing from the source
Does not reference the author’s ideas, or borrows exact phrasing from the source
35
Articulation of Response
Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
30
Total 100%
- ENG 122 Summarizing Assignment Guidelines and Rubric
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