Choose one of Rachel's character traits. Explain how you or someone you know has that same trait. Use details from the story in your explanation. Write your answer in your answer book.

Score for Sample Student Response #1: Rubric Score 3

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text. The student identifies "caring/responsible" as Rachel's character traits and effectively uses text-relevant information to clarify how the traits of Rachel and "my mom" are similar. The student compares what "my mom" does, "she cleans my room…it taught me to keep my room cleaner all the time or more often," to what Rachel did: "showed Mr. Lee just a little can…could make Mr. Lee understand that she like her neighborhood clean."

Score for Sample Student Response #2: Rubric Score 2

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a general understanding of the text. The student identifies "caring" as the same trait her friend has similar to Rachel. Both help by keeping their neighborhoods clean.

Score for Sample Student Response #3: Rubric Score 1

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text. The student minimally addresses the question by identifying character traits of Rachel, responsible and respectful, and uses minimal information as a comparison; "I am responsible for my community."

Score for Sample Student Response #4: Rubric Score 0

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

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