Posted: March 17th, 2023
Assessment 2 Instructions: Summarize a Passage
Assessment 2 Instructions: Summarize a Passage
Summarize the passage provided using a well-organized paragraph structure.
Introduction
Summary is a vital skill that you will use often as you progress through your doctoral program. Summarizing a
passage provides an opportunity for you to review the basics of academic writing, organization, and sentence
structure.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies
through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Address assessment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence
and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
Summarize a passage with appropriate structure as shown in the MEAL Plan.
Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
Employ appropriate scholarly voice in written work.
Instructions
Review the passage provided in Assessment 2 Passage [PDF], and summarize it into your own words. Use the MEAL
Plan. Label the parts of the paragraph appropriately by placing the letters (M, E, A, L) before the respective parts.
The summary should be in your own words and should not include quotes. The summary should capture the key
ideas presented in the original text, focusing less on the details.
Your summary will be graded using the following scoring guide criteria:
Summarize a passage with appropriate structure as shown in the MEAL Plan.
Produce text with minimal grammar, usage, spelling, and mechanical errors.
Employ appropriate scholarly voice in written work.
SCORING GUIDE
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
VIEW SCORING GUIDE
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Christina Garcia
FACULTY
Spencer Langenhop
COACH