After reading "Vrooooom," what question might a reader still have about junior drag racing? In your response, use information from the article that explains why a reader might still have that question. Write your answer on your answer document.

Annotation: The student responds by stating the question "Why is it called Junior Drag Racing when theres no dragging in it?" The student shows that he/she has read both the BCR and the passage. To improve this response, the student needs to reference the text where statements about drag racing are given and indicate that there is no information about why the term "drag" is used and there is not an indication that anything is being dragged. Next the student needs to explain why the information would be interesting, useful, or how it might help a student better understand the passage.

Annotation: The student responds by stating the question "…want to know if you have to travel long distances to get to the races?" Next, the student continues with reasons for wanting that question answered. "…maybe that person dose'nt like to travel. Or with the high gas prices their parent might not approve. And maybe they wanted relatives to come but if its to far they can't come." While all the ideas are reasonable, they are not text-based. To improve this response, the reader could reference the text stating where drag racing competitions are held and where some drag racers live. From this text support, the reader should indicate why knowing where races are held and their distances from home are important.

Annotation: The student responds with the question "What if both cars didn't make the estimate?" Then the student continues with a suggestion about the closest racer winning or not having a winner at all and concludes the response with an indication that paragraph three of the passage does talk about "the estimate" but not exceptions to that rule. The student does answer the question and offers minimal text support from paragraph three. To improve this response, the student should expand the text support by explaining what the estimate is and how having an answer to the stated question is important to an understanding of jr. drag racing.

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