Summative Assessment Scoring Guide

 

 

1. 1 pt.

Correct response:  b

 

2. 1 pt.

Correct response:  c

 

3. 1 pt.

Correct response:  d

 

4.  2 pts.  Response identifies three major events listed in the correct sequence.

     1 pt.    Response identifies two major events listed in the correct order. OR Response   

                identifies three events listed in the correct order, but at least one of those may be

                considered a trivial, or less important, event.

 

5.  2 pts.  The response includes an accurate identification of the author’s purpose and supports

                that with appropriate details from the passage.

     1 pt.   The response includes an accurate identification of the author’s purpose.

 

6.  2 pts.  Response includes a correct naming or an accurate description of a text feature used in           

                the passage and a detailed explanation of how that text feature supports the main ideas

                in the passage.

      1 pt.   Response includes a correct naming or accurate description of a text feature used in the

                passage and a vague explanation of how that text feature supports the main ideas in the

                passage.

 

7.    1 pt

Correct response:  b

 

8.    2 pts.  Response correctly identifies two causes and the corresponding effect of each.

1 pt.   Response correctly identifies one cause and its corresponding effect.

 

9.    Part A

2 pts.  Response includes at least one similarity and difference.

1 pt.    Response includes one similarity or one difference.

 

                  Part B

                  1 pt.  Graphic organizer is labeled         appropriately.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.

 

 

3 pts.

 

Friendly letter

The letter uses proper friendly letter format with all parts of a friendly letter present and properly placed.

 

The letter includes an appropriate greeting and closing.

 

Compound sentence

The writer uses at least one compound sentence with a comma and an appropriate coordinating conjunction or a semi-colon to join the two thoughts.

 

Sentence fragments

The letter is free of sentence fragments.

 

 

 

2 pts.

 

 

Most parts of a friendly letter are present and properly placed.

 

 

 

The letter includes an appropriate greeting or closing.

 

 

The writer uses at least one compound sentence, which is properly punctuated, but the coordinating conjunction chosen may not clearly show the relationship between the two thoughts.

 

 

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1 pt.

 

 

Some parts of a friendly letter are present and properly placed.

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The writer attempts to use a compound sentence but with errors in punctuating (the comma is improperly placed or omitted when used with a coordinating conjunction).

 

 

 

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