Read the story 'Saved by a Fly' and answer the following question.

Write a summary of this story. Use the sentence below to begin your summary.
One day, some animals watched a big moose drink water from the river.

Write your answer on your answer document.

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 effectively integrates events from the text to present an appropriately developed summary: ". . . animals watched a big moose drink water from the river. They got worried that . . . all the water would be gone. Then fly went and bit him but nothing happened, Fly kept doing it and finally proved he could get the moose away."

Score for Sample Student Response #2: Rubric Score 2

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a general understanding of the text. The student includes text-relevant information from the beginning, middle, and end of the story in the summary: ". . . some animals watched a big moose drink water . . . they see the river is emptying. They were to scared to tell moose to leave. . . . Then a fly . . . worked hard and he finilly did it."

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 providing a summary of the text that concentrates on the beginning of the story: "The animals were worried . . . other animals would not have any more water."

Score for Sample Student Response #4: Rubric Score 0

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response is irrelevant to the question. Instead of writing a summary of the story, the student focuses on a personal experience that is similar to an event in the story.

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