Compare Susie's and Skippy's feelings throughout this story. In your response, use details from the story that support your comparison. Write your answer in the box below.

Score for Sample Student Response #1: Rubric Score 0

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response is irrelevant to the question.

Score for Sample Student Response #2: Rubric Score 0

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response is irrelevant to the question.

Score for Sample Student Response #3: Rubric Score 1

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text. The student uses minimal information to compare Skippy and Susie, "Skippy wants to go to the gumball machine and Susie doesn't." and "Susie wants to leave and Skippy doesn't…"

Score for Sample Student Response #4: Rubric Score 1

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text. The student uses minimal information to compare Susie and Skippy's feelings "Skippy was happy…that the gumball machine was almost empty" while "Susie was embarrassest that everyone was looking for her false teeth."

Score for Sample Student Response #5: Rubric Score 2

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a general understanding of the text. The student uses text-relevant information to explain the differences between Susie and Skippy's feelings: "Susie was feeling embarrassed becaus…everyone that she wore false teeth," and "Skippy felt worried that…he lost her false teeth."

Score for Sample Student Response #6: Rubric Score 2

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a general understanding of the text. The student uses text-relevant information to explain how Susie and Skippy felt: "When Susie demands (they) get out of the movie theater, you know that she is embarresed," and "Skippy is as calm as can be…he doesn't know what everyone else thinks about the situation."

Score for Sample Student Response #7: Rubric Score 3

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text. The student effectively uses text-relevant information to clarify and extend Skippy and Susie's feelings throughout the story: "Susie was embarrased because people thought she had false teeth…she was probably angry that her brother was telling people…" and "Skippy was most likely frustrated that he could not find the false teeth," and "In the end…Susie was annoyed that her brother was asking to get another prize…and Skippy was hopeful that his sister had change…"

Score for Sample Student Response #8: Rubric Score 3

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text. The student effectively uses text-relevant information to clarify and extend on Skippy and Susie's feelings throughout the text: "Susie felt embarressed (and) angry at Skippy (because he told people he was looking for her false teeth)" and "Skippy probably felt worried instead of angry because he couldn't find his 'sisters' teeth." The student also displays a deeper reasoning behind Skippy's feeling: "Skippy didn't have feelings of embarressment because the teeth weren't his."

Score 3

The response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text.

• Addresses the demands of the question
• Effectively uses text-relevant¹ information to clarify or extend understanding

Score 2

The response demonstrates a general understanding of the text.

• Partially addresses the demands of the question
• Uses text-relevant¹ information to show understanding

Score 1

The response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text.

• Minimally addresses the demands of the question
• Uses minimal information to show some understanding of the text in relation to the question

Score 0

The response is completely incorrect, irrelevant to the question, or missing.²

Note 1:

Text-relevant: This information may or may not be an exact copy (quote) of the text but is clearly related to the text and often shows an analysis and/or interpretation of important ideas. Students may incorporate information to show connections to relevant prior experience as appropriate.

Note 2:

An exact copy (quote) or paraphrase of the question that provides no new relevant information will receive a score of "0".

Rubric Document Date: June 2003