Literary Open-Ended Response Released Student Responses 10 th Grade TAKS 2009 “African Time”
TAKS Open-Ended Response Rubric - Literary LITERARY 3 Analysis clear deep understanding-thoughtful unique understanding-insightful sophisticated organized Textual Support smoothly integrated quotes (embedded, modified, or ellipses); paraphrases with citations; specific synopses strongly linked clear, accurate and relevant 2 clear and specific makes sense – literal or makes sense – conceptual clear, accurate and relevant 1 reasonable somewhat unclear or vague missing idea statement general incomplete partially accurate/relevant no textual evidence at all weakly connected to idea accurate/relevant 0 too general or vague not reasonable not based on text (not in story) plot summary question not addressed incorrect incomplete or irrelevant incomplete irrelevant no textual evidence at all
SCORE 0 0 too general or vague not reasonable not based on text (not in story) plot summary question not addressed incorrect incomplete or irrelevant incomplete irrelevant no textual evidence at all
SCORE 0
Score 0
SCORE 1 1 reasonable somewhat unclear or vague missing idea statement general incomplete partially accurate/relevant no textual evidence at all weakly connected to idea accurate/relevant
SCORE 1 In “Set Free”, why does the boy want to free the dog?
SCORE 1 In “Set Free”, why does the boy want to free the dog?
SCORE 2 2 clear and specific makes sense – literal or makes sense – conceptual clear, accurate and relevant
SCORE 2
SCORE 3 3 Analysis clear deep understanding-thoughtful unique understanding-insightful sophisticated organized Textual Support smoothly integrated quotes (embedded, modified, or ellipses); paraphrases with citations; specific synopses strongly linked clear, accurate and relevant
SCORE 3