CATEGORY Distinguished (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Beginning (1)

Restate Restates question as the Restates question at Attempt at restating Does not restate
beginning of answer in a way beginning of answer. question was made; question as beginning
that makes sense. however, it does not of answer.
make sense.

Answer Provides reasonable answer Provides reasonable Attempts to provide Answer does not
that addressees ALL parts of answer that reasonable answer that address the question.
the question. addresses MOST addressees the
aspects of the question.
question.

Cite Textual Provides two or more pieces Provides one piece of Provides one piece of No evidence was cited
Evidence of evidence from the text to evidence from the evidence from the text. in answer.
support evidence. Cited text. Cited Correctly. Not cited correctly.
Correct.

Explain Answer Clearly and concisely explain Clearly explains HOW Attempt to explain how Does not explain how
HOW evidence supports evidence supports evidence supports evidence supports
answer. answer. answer. answer.

Conclude Summarizes the information Strong attempt at Attempt at summarizing No attempt at

Response in response, which can summarizing the the information in summarizing the
include restating the information in response, which can information in
question in a different way. response, which can include restating the response.
include restating the question in a different
question in a way.
different way.

Grammar & Makes no errors in grammar,
Conventions punctuation, spelling that
distract the reader from the
content.
Makes 1-3 errors in Makes 4-7 errors in Makes 8 or more
grammar, grammar, punctuation, errors in grammar,
punctuation or or spelling that distract punctuation, or
spelling that distract the reader from the spelling that distract
the reader from the content. the reader from the
content. content.

Making Inferences Rubric

Distinguished (4) Proficient (3) Developing (2) Beginning (1)

Grading Criteria Inferences are Inferences are Inferences are Inferences were
logical regarding loosely connected made but not not made.
the scenario. to the scenario. connected to the Answers were not
Inferences are Inferences are scenario. Attempt connected to the
supported with supported with at supporting passage. Not
evidence from the evidence from the inferences with written in full
passage. Written in passage. Written evidence from the sentences/too
full sentences. in full sentences. passage. Written many errors that
in full sentences, effect
but with errors in understanding.
conventions.