Read this passage from 'Captain Kate', a novel that takes place during the Civil War. Kate and Seth must take the family canal boat to Washington City to sell a load of coal. Then answer the following.

Write a summary of the first section from Captain Kate. In your response, make sure that you record events from the beginning, middle, and end of the passage. Write your response on the lines below.

Annotation: The reader records events from the beginning, middle, and end of the passage. The beginning and middle of the summary adequately relay Kate's part in pushing Seth into the water and the O'Brians offering both Kate and Seth a place to dry off. But the end of the passage is not adequately summarized; the reader shares the talk about boats and the marriage between Seth's dad and Kate's mother but misses the important idea of the argument about how Seth got into the water which shows the characters' dislike of each other and Kate's hostility that any other man would take her father's place as the captain of The Mary Ann.

Annotation: The reader records an event from the beginning of the passage but slips into retelling. There are no events from the middle or end of the passage such as Kate's part in pushing Seth into the water and the O'Brians' offer of a place for Kate and Seth to get dry and warm. To conclude, the response does not address the marriage between Seth's dad and Kate's mother or Kate's displeasure that any man other than her father would be captain of The Mary Ann.

Annotation: The reader records events from the beginning and middle of the passage but is incorrect about Seth saving Kate and is not specific enough about how Seth and Kate met the O'Brians or about their conversation. Addressing Kate's part in pushing Seth into the water and why the O'Brians invited Seth and Kate on their boat helps the beginning and middle of the summary. To conclude, the response does not address the marriage between Seth's dad and Kate's mother or the problems this marriage causes.

Annotation: The reader records events from the beginning, middle, and the end of the passage but retells rather than summarizes the section of the passage. The conclusion of the summary does not address the problems the marriage between Seth's dad and Kate's mother causes.

Annotation: The reader vaguely references the beginning and middle of the passage and somewhat more specifically references Kate's feeling about having Seth for a stepbrother at the end of the passage. No mention is made of how Seth fell into the water, how Seth and Kate met the O'Brians and their conversation with them, or the effect the marriage between Seth's dad and Kate's mother and its effect on the two characters. The reader does have a sense of the events that constitute the beginning, middle, and end of the passage but does not address them adequately.

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