1. Cross-Over Open-Ended Response Released Student Responses 10 th Grade TAKS 2009 “African Time” & “Guardian Angel”

2. # 31 – CROSSOVER 3 Analysis 1 st Text  meaningful connection  thoughtful  insightful  sophisticated  organized Textual Support 1 st Text  integrated quotes, paraphrases or synopses  strongly linked  clear, accurate and relevant Analysis 2 nd Text  meaningful connection  thoughtful  insightful  sophisticated  organized Textual Support 2 nd Text  integrated quotes, paraphrases or synopses  strongly linked  clear, accurate and relevant 2  clear and specific connection  makes sense–literal or  makes sense–conceptual  clear, accurate and relevant  clear and specific connection  makes sense–literal or  makes sense–conceptual  clear, accurate and relevant 1  reasonable  somewhat unclear/vague  missing idea  contradicts reasonable text evidence  general  incomplete  partially accurate/relevant  no textual evidence  weakly connected  not accurate/relevant  accurate/relevant  reasonable  somewhat unclear/vague  missing idea  contradicts reasonable text evidence  general  incomplete  partially accurate/relevant  no textual evidence  weakly connected  not accurate/relevant  accurate/relevant 0  too general or vague  not reasonable  not based on text  question not addressed  incorrect  incomplete or irrelevant  incomplete  irrelevant  no textual evidence at all  not clear  not based on text  question not addressed  not reasonable  general/vague  incorrect  incomplete  irrelevant  no textual evidence at all TAKS Open-Ended Response Rubric – Cross-Over

3. Score 0 0  too general or vague  not reasonable  not based on text  question not addressed  incorrect  incomplete or irrelevant  incomplete  irrelevant  no textual evidence at all  not clear  not based on text  question not addressed  not reasonable  general/vague  incorrect  incomplete  irrelevant  no textual evidence at all

4. Score 0 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?

5. Score 0 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?

6. Score 1 1  reasonable  somewhat unclear/vague  missing idea  contradicts reasonable text evidence  general  incomplete  partially accurate/relevant  no textual evidence  weakly connected  not accurate/relevant  accurate/releva nt  reasonable  somewhat unclear/vague  missing idea  contradicts reasonable text evidence  general  incomplete  partially accurate/relevant  no textual evidence  weakly connected  not accurate/relevant  accurate/releva nt

7. Score 1 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?

8. Score 1 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?

9. Score 2 2  clear and specific connection  makes sense–literal or  makes sense– conceptual  clear, accurate and relevant  clear and specific connection  makes sense–literal or  makes sense– conceptual  clear, accurate and relevant

10. Score 2 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?

11. Score 2 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?

12. Score 3 3 Analysis 1 st Text  meaningful connection  thoughtful  insightful  sophisticate d  organized Textual Support 1 st Text  integrated quotes, paraphrases or synopses  strongly linked  clear, accurate and relevant Analysis 2 nd Text  meaningful connection  thoughtful  insightful  sophisticate d  organized Textual Support 2 nd Text  integrated quotes, paraphrases or synopses  strongly linked  clear, accurate and relevant

13. Score 3 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?

14. Score 3 Who is more generous toward others, Chief Mbangombe in “African Time” or Sinan in “Guardian Angel”?