Maximum Score
50 points
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Summarizes the context and content of the selected article
33% of total grade
Excellent
Provides a very thorough and clear and concise summary of the article context and content.
90 – 100%
Very Good
Provides a clear and concise summary of the article context and content.
80 – 89%
Satisfactory
Provides a clear but shallow summary of the article; may be excessively brief or may include some extraneous information.
70 – 79%
Minimally Responsive
Provides a somewhat muddled, unclear and rambling summary of the article.
60 – 69%
Unacceptable
Provides an unclear and unintelligible summary of the article OR No summary at all.
0 – 59%
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Identifies and describes your personal reaction to the article
34% of total grade
Excellent
Thoroughly describes personal reaction to the article; includes discussion of the relevant issues within the article.
90 – 100%
Very Good
Describes personal reaction to the article; includes a simplistic discussion of the relevant issues within the article.
80 – 89%
Satisfactory
Describes personal reaction to the article; includes no discussion of the relevant issues within the article.
70 – 79%
Minimally Responsive
Attempts to describe personal reaction to the article, but lacks a logical flow and reaction is muddled; no discussion of any relevant issues in the article.
60 – 69%
Unacceptable
Provides an unclear, unintelligible and illogical description of personal reaction OR No description of personal reaction at all.
0 – 59%
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Grammar, mechanics, and APA style for references and citations
33% of total grade
Excellent
Contains all correct information regarding article title, author name, and article source and date. Consistently contains accurate and proper grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation. Clearly and consistently uses proper APA formatting for citations/references.
90 – 100%
Very Good
Contains all correct info regarding article title, author name, and article source and date. Contains accurate and proper grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation most of the time; errors do not interfere with paper’s meaning. Consistently uses APA for citations/ references
80 – 89%
Satisfactory
Contains mostly correct info regarding article title, author name, and article source and date. Contains frequent errors in grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation; errors begin to interfere with paper’s meaning. Inconsistently uses APA formatting for citations/references
70 – 79%
Minimally Responsive
Contains incorrect info regarding article title, author name, and article source and date. Contains numerous errors in grammatical conventions, spelling, and punctuation; substantially interferes with paper’s meaning. Consistently fails to use APA for references/citation
60 – 69%
Unacceptable
Response is totally unintelligible OR No response
0 – 59%
