Abstract Rubric:
Description:
ABSTRACT: Audience: journal. Tone: formal. Distill the salient points of the article into one-or-two paragraphs. The challenge is teasing out the core idea(s) and to avoid getting caught trying to describe the piece.
Rubric:
A: Outstanding:
Abstracts are clear, concise and demonstrate ability to get to the core ideas of the reading. Writer keeps focus on the (article) author's ideas and never comments, introduces ideas beyond the reading, or judges.
B: Good:
Same as A, but abstracts are not always completed on time and/or some miss the mark a bit.
C: Satisfactory to Limited:
You have trouble finding the core ideas (s) and/or introduce ideas outside the reading.
D or F: Poor or Failing.
Missing or chronically late abstracts that often say very little. Plagiarized abstract is an F for the course.