Mr. Chatlak
Spanish Grade 6
CLOSE Reading Strategy
Dimensions
Numbering of
Paragraphs
Paragraph “Chunking”
Key Words
Underlining the Claims
What is the author
saying? (Left margin)
What is the author
doing? (Right margin)
2
Student numbered each
paragraph clearly and
correctly.
Student chunked
paragraphs in a more
manageable and easier to
read format.
Student circled key words
that are very relevant to the
text.
Student underlined the
important claims made by
the author throughout the
text.
Student write a concise
summary (2 sentences)
explaining what the text
was about.
Student write a statement
and uses a “Power Verb” to
explain exactly what the
author was trying to relay
throughout the text.
1
0
Student numbered some
paragraphs, and/or, some
paragraphs are numbered
incorrectly.
Some chunking is present,
however, it is done quite
haphazardly.
Student did not number
paragraphs.
Student circled words;
however, they were not
very relevant to the text.
Student underlined some of
the important claims made
by the author throughout
the text.
Student writes a summary,
however, it is too vague to
relay the main idea of the
text.
Student writes a statement
about what he/she thinks
the author was discussing.
The statement is very short
and does not contain a
“Power Verb”.
Student did not circle any
words.
No chunking is present.
Student did not underline
any of the important claims
made by the author
throughout the text.
Student does not write any
summary.
The student does not
complete this part of the
assignment.
Student Name:______________________________________________________
Grade: ____________________________________________________________
Grading Scale
%
Score
Score
Rubric
Grade
12
100
A
11
92
A
10
83
B
9
75
C
8
67
D
7
58
F
6
50
F
5
42
F
4
33
F
3
25
F
2
17
F
1
8
F
0
0
F