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Identifies Important Information

Student lists all the main points of the article without having the article in front of him/her.

The student lists all the main points, but uses the article for reference.

The student lists all but one of the main points, using the article for reference. S/he does not highlight any unimportant points.

The student cannot important information with accuracy.

Identifies Details

Student recalls several details for each main point without referring to the article.

Student recalls several details for each main point, but needs to refer to the article, occasionally.

Student is able to locate most of the details when looking at the article.

Student cannot locate details with accuracy.

Identifies Facts

Student accurately locates at least five facts in the article and gives a clear explanation of why these are facts, rather than opinions.

Student accurately locates four facts in the article and gives a reasonable explanation of why they are facts, rather than opinions.

Student accurately locates four facts in the article. Explanation is weak.

Student has difficulty locating facts in an article.

Summarization

Student uses only one- three sentences to describe clearly what the article is about.

Student uses several sentences to accurately describe what the article is about.

Student summarizes most of the article accurately, but has some slight misunderstanding.

Student has great difficulty summarizing the article.