Scoring Guide

A.

2 points                 Response includes a reasonable evaluation of the descriptive language throughout the passage and tells why it is effective.

1 point                    Response includes a reasonable evaluation of the descriptive language but the

explanation may be overly general or simplistic.

0 points                  Other

B.  Evaluate the effectiveness of the author’s tone in War of the Worlds.  Support your answer with two details and/or examples from the passage.

Scoring guide:

2 points                  Response includes a reasonable evaluation of author’s tone in War of the Worlds and uses two details/examples from the passage as support.

1 point                    Response includes a reasonable evaluation of author’s tone in War of the Worlds and uses one detail and/or example from the passage for support.

0 points                  Other