Short Answer Response Rubric 2 0 1 3 4 Criteria Approaching Far Expectations Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations Expectations No claim present or Attempts to establish a Establishes a claim to Establishes a clear and Establishes a credible and evidence present claim that is unclear or answer each question that plausible claim to answer convincing claim to disconnected from the needs more development. each question. answer each question. topic; or does not answer each question. Refers to some evidence Cites mostly strong Cites sufficient and from the text that loosely evidence that supports relevant evidence to fully Claim & Support Includes almost no or vaguely supports the the claim. support the claim. evidence from the text; claim. evidence is based on personal experience or unconnected sources. No development present Attempts to explain some Explains the connection Clearly explains the Analyzes the relevance connections between between some evidence connections between the and strength of the evidence and in an and the claim; some selected evidence and the evidence in supporting the Development unclear or disconnected explanations revolve claim. claim. way. around personal feelings rather than analysis. Writing is Attempts to use some Demonstrates some Demonstrates a working Demonstrates a strong incomprehensible. English conventions, command of English command of English command of English though errors frequently conventions with some conventions with some conventions with few, inhibit reader’s errors that inhibit reader’s errors that do not inhibit errors. comprehension. comprehension. reader’s comprehension. Conventions Uses language and tone Uses informal language Uses language and tone Uses language and tone that are appropriate to and tone. that are inconsistently that are academic. audience and purpose. academic or inconsistently appropriate for audience and purpose.
Short Answer Response Rubric Criteria 0 Far Expectations 1 Below Expectations 2 Approaching Expectations 3 Meets Expectations 4 Exceeds Expectations Claim & Support No claim present or evidence present Attempts to establish a claim that is unclear or disconnected from the topic; or does not answer each question. Includes almost no evidence from the text; evidence is based on personal experience or unconnected sources. Establishes a claim to answer each question that needs more development. Refers to some evidence from the text that loosely or vaguely supports the claim. Establishes a clear and plausible claim to answer each question. Cites mostly strong evidence that supports the claim. Establishes a credible and convincing claim to answer each question. Cites sufficient and relevant evidence to fully support the claim. Development No development present Attempts to explain some connections between evidence and in an unclear or disconnected way. Explains the connection between some evidence and the claim; some explanations revolve around personal feelings rather than analysis. Clearly explains the connections between the selected evidence and the claim. Analyzes the relevance and strength of the evidence in supporting the claim. Conventions Writing is incomprehensible. Attempts to use some English conventions, though errors frequently inhibit reader’s comprehension. Uses informal language and tone. Demonstrates some command of English conventions with some errors that inhibit reader’s comprehension. Uses language and tone that are inconsistently academic or inconsistently appropriate for audience and purpose. Demonstrates a working command of English conventions with some errors that do not inhibit reader’s comprehension. Uses language and tone that are academic. Demonstrates a strong command of English conventions with few, errors. Uses language and tone that are appropriate to audience and purpose.
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