Explain a theme developed in this story. Use details from the story to support your answer. 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 a theme; "that you should never take advantage of people by accusing them of something that would never happen." The student effectively uses text-relevant information to clarify the understanding by recognizing that "it was bad of the farmer to take that long to repay his debt," and also by addressing the fallacy of the innkeeper's argument that "he had already served the farmer the scrambled eggs and also, those kinds of eggs do not hatch."

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 a theme; "you should forgive someone for a miniscule mistake," and uses text-relevant information to show understanding of the theme, "If the innkeeper had charged the original fee for the eggs, he wouldn't have lost 100 kroner…."

Score for Sample Student Response #3: Rubric Score 1

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text. The student identifies a theme, "never try to cheat for a person's money." The student uses minimal information, "the innkeeper was trying to get the farmer's money by claiming that he could have made more money with some scrambled eggs," to show some understanding of the text in relation to the question.

Score for Sample Student Response #4: Rubric Score 0

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response is completely incorrect.

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