“Weather, Climate, or Both?” Summary
HW due Thursday, Nov 13:
Read article pp 74-75 and write a summary to turn in. You can either type or hand
write it CLEARLY. It will be worth 10 points and count as a major reading
assignment.
You will be graded on the following:
Strong one-sentence
summary in first
sentence
Gives the reader an
accurate overall idea of
the text: 1) reflects all
major main ideas of the
reading, and 2) reflects a
few significant details to
make main ideas more
clear
Proper length: 100-140
words
Strong overall writing
quality: high-level
vocabulary, grammar
usage, variety of sentence
structure
POSSIBLE POINTS
2
YOUR POINTS
4.5
2
1.5
IN ADDITION: Use your own words. You can lose up to 6 points for copying words
and phrases that you can paraphrase in the text.