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Standard 3.0 Comprehension of Literary Text |
Indicator 3. Use elements of narrative texts to facilitate understanding |
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Objective e. Identify and explain relationships between and among characters, setting, and events |
Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item |
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Read the story 'The River' and answer the following question.
Describe the relationship between Cory and Elisa and their dog, Minnie. In your response, use details and examples from the story that support your description. Write your answer on your answer document. |
| Sample Student Response #1 |
Annotation: The student does not answer the question that is asked. The student describes the relationship as determined. Being determined is a character trait rather than a description of a relationship between the children and their dog. The student has used information from the text that supports the idea of determination, the character trait, instead of describing a relationship. The response provided by the student is irrelevant to the question asked. |
| Sample Student Response #2 |
Annotation: The student describes the relationship that Cory and Elisa have with their dog, Minnie. She is "more than a dog" to them; she is a "part of the family." The student suggests that a family relationship is worth risking their lives for. While the student presents a valid description of the relationship between the children and their dog, the response lacks details that describe how the children risked their lives for the dog. |
| Sample Student Response #3 |
Annotation: The student identifies that a relationship exists between Cory, Elisa and Minnie and describes it as special, by stating that "they were risking their life for her." The student begins to support this special relationship, stating that "Elisa was about to dive into the water." This support could have been extended or enhanced if the student had connected the danger of diving into icy water with risking their lives. |
| Sample Student Response #4 |
Annotation: The student answers the question stating, "the relationship must be really strong." The student describes the strength of the relationship by referring to Cory's protection of Elisa, Minnie's attempt to get to the children and Cory's being on the ice to get to Minnie. This response could have been strengthened by making a connection between the events described and why these events show a "strong" relationship. |
