Blown to Bits Chapter Summary Rubric
Final Semester Project
Choose any one chapter from chapters 4 through 8 in the book Blown to Bits to summarize. (All chapters are
posted on my webpage.)
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Your summary needs to include three important quotations from the chapter you choose to summarize
(see rubric below).
Your chapter summary and quotations should all total 2 pages (single spaced)
You will present your summary in a presentation to the class which includes a visual component (tri-fold
poster or power point). You should go into more detail during your class presentation than you did in
your chapter summary.
The chapter summary and your presentation are due Thursday, May 26 th.
Please use the following rubric in preparing for your assignment. I will use the rubric below to grade your
summary and your presentation.
Criteria
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Written Summary
Summary –
(Knowledge/
Understanding)
- Contains only some details - Some critical information
- Important details are
is missing
included but it seems that
- Ideas are not in logical
some are missing
order
- Ideas are in a random
order and not logical
- Ideas are in logical order
-The main idea/thesis is not
present or difficult to
- The main idea/thesis is
- The main idea/thesis is
understand
unclear
approaching clarity
- One quote is included for
this chapter
Quotations –
- Two quotes are included
for this chapter
- All important details are
included
- Details are in logical order
- Ideas are connected to make
the writing flow
- The main idea/thesis of the
chapter is clearly presented
- At least three quotes are
included for this chapter
- These two quotes represent - All three quotes represent the
- No quotes are included for
- This one quote represents the major events/ideas of
this
chapter.
(Knowledge/
major events/ideas of the chapter
the major events/ideas of
the chapter
Understanding)
- All three quotes are sequential
the chapter
- the two quotes are
with page numbers identified
sequential with the page
numbers identified
- A few spelling/grammar
- All spelling and grammar are
Spelling/grammar -Very frequent grammar/
- Only one or two errors in
errors
correct
spelling errors
spelling/grammar
(Communication)
- Mostly difficult to follow
- Easy to read and follow the
-Very difficult to follow
- Mostly easy to understand
and understand
information
Presentation
ELOCUTION
SUBJECT
KNOWLEDGE
Student’s voice is low.
Student mumbles,
Student’s voice is clear.
Student incorrectly
Student uses a clear voice and
incorrectly pronounces
Student pronounces most
pronounces terms.
correct, precise pronunciation of
terms, and speaks too quietly
words correctly. Most
Audience members have
terms so that all audience
for a majority of students to
audience members can hear
difficulty hearing
members can hear presentation.
hear.
presentation.
presentation.
Student does not have grasp Student is uncomfortable
of information; student
with information and is
cannot answer questions
able to answer only
about subject.
rudimentary questions.
Audience cannot understand
ORGANIZATION presentation because there is
no sequence of information.
MECHANICS
Student’s presentation has
four or more spelling and/or
grammatical errors.
Student is at ease with
expected answers to all
questions, without
elaboration
Student demonstrates full
knowledge by answering all
class questions with
explanations and elaboration.
Audience has difficulty
Student presents information Student presents information in
following presentation
in logical sequence which
logical, interesting sequence
because student jumps
audience can follow.
which audience can follow.
around.
Presentation has three
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has no more
Presentation has no misspellings
than two misspellings and/or
or grammatical errors.
grammatical errors.