WEEKLY SUMMARIES ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS & RUBRIC Purpose: • To provide opportunities for students to explore occupational therapy practice through readings and video observations. • To provide an opportunity for students to

practice analyzing and synthesizing information for a resulting conclusion. • Students will be assigned two reading from the articles, and the student will choose a video of their choice for the topic being discussed in the next class period. All resources MUST be cited in APA 7th edition format. Students will use the template provided to highlight and summarize the main points from what they read and watched, with the paper being no longer than 2 pages (narrow margins, size 12 Times New Roman font). You may use bullet points when summarizing the readings. • SYNTHESIS: MUST USE a narrative format in your synthesis. Must be 2 paragraphs in length and include common themes seen in all of the resources and what you have added to your knowledge of OT. Component Unacceptable Grading Rubric Acceptable - Needs some Work Acceptable Total Accuracy (3 pts) (0-3 pts) Depth (3 pts) (0-3 pts) Clarity (3 pts) (0-3 pts) Overall Instructor Impression (1) (0-1 pts) More than 2 inaccuracies; conclusions are not founded on shared facts; lack of citations Information from 1-3 sources; information is surface only with little thought demonstrated or communicated in the writing. Themes/ patterns not all identified. Too many errors in grammar, sentence structure and or spelling to be understandable; organization is not clear and line of thinking is illogical, difficult to follow/ understand One-two inaccuracies; citations not 100% correct; conclusions are inaccurate or based on inaccurate facts Information from 1-3 sources; themes or patterns included - but may be inaccurate or shallow; thought is demonstrated but could be more strongly demonstrated. Synthesis needs more information, themes/patterns not all identified. Some errors in grammar, sentence structure and/or spelling; thoughts can be somewhat followed by the reader; sequence of thoughts is not always logical All facts are accurate; all citations are accurate; conclusions are well justified on facts Information from all three sources has been included; themes or patterns in readings have been accurately identified in synthesis. Spelling and grammar accurate; work is organized; a line of logic is present; reader easily understands what is being communicated Total: