For this assignment, read and summarize the essay by Nicholas Carr entitled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” The text of this essay can be found below. The essay can also be found online.
Here is the Link
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2008/0…
Be sure to follow MLA format guidelines. (minimum 600-700 words)
Grading Rubric:
Summaries will be assessed and accrue points according to the following rubric. (More points is better.)
Category and Value
Accuracy
7 All supportive facts are reported accurately
6 Almost all supportive facts are reported accurately.
5 Most supportive facts are reported accurately.
4 Most supportive facts were inaccurately reported.
Sentence Structure
7 All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
6 Most sentences are well-constructed and there is some varied sentence structure.
5 Most sentences are well-constructed, but there is little variation in structure.
4 Most sentences are not well-constructed or varied.
Grammar and Spelling
6 Author makes almost no errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
5 Author makes a few errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
4 Author makes five to ten errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.
3 Author makes substantial errors in grammar or spelling that distract the reader from the content.