Training Guide 1994 Reading Fourth Grade: Answers

1994 Reading Rubric - Fourth Grade: Answers

Passage Title: "What Stars Are Like"

FORM F

1. What would you have done if you had captured these two strange creatures? Explain your answer.

ITEM SCORE SCALE

0 Answer is unresponsive, unrelated, or inappropriate.

1 Answer states what the student would have done if he or she had captured the two strange creatures. The explanation, if present, is sparse, confusing or literal. (e.g., I would have them for pets and play with them.)

2 Answer states what the student would have done if he or she had captured the two strange creatures. The explanation references the story but is brief or has minor errors.

3 Answer states what the student would have done if he or she had captured the two strange creatures. The explanation specifically references the story and is clear and developed.

STUDENT RESPONSES

QUESTION

1. What would you have done if you had captured these two strange creatures? Explain your answer.

STUDENT RESPONSE NUMBER ONE

Late one night a cherokee hunting party sat around their mountain camp.

RUBRIC SCORING

0 -- Answer is inappropriate.

STUDENT RESPONSE NUMBER TWO

The creatures had tiny heads.

RUBRIC SCORING

0 -- Answer is inappropriate.

STUDENT RESPONSE NUMBER THREE

I would have went home and never come back to that mountain again or I could run from the creatures and I could have killed them

RUBRIC SCORING

1 -- Answer states three actions the student could have taken if he/she had captured the two strange creatures. No explanation is provided.

STUDENT RESPONSE NUMBER FOUR

I would have taken them back to the village and put them in cages so they wouldn't escape.

RUBRIC SCORING

1 -- Answer states what the student would have done had he/she captured the two strange creatures. The explanation provided (". . . so they wouldn't escape.") is too sparse for a higher score.

STUDENT RESPONSE NUMBER FIVE

I would call the vet and get him to check out the creatures and make sure they arent sick. If they are I would buy them medicine. Then I would let them go and tell them to come back and see me when they want to. I don't think the hunters were right about keeping them.

RUBRIC SCORING

2 -- Answer states what the student would have done had he/she captured the two strange creatures. The explanation references the story (". . . the hunters were (not) right about keeping them..") but is too brief for a higher score.

STUDENT RESPONSE NUMBER SIX

I would take pictures of them and show them to my teacher. Then I would let them go and be free so they can shine and be pretty at night. I dont think they should be kept captured. If the sparks that they have in there fur and feathers hurt them I will try to keep the wind from blowing on them. I will take them back to the mountain ridge so they can shine at night and be happy stars.

RUBRIC SCORING

3 -- Answer states what the student would have done had he/she captured the two strange creatures. The explanation specifically references the story (" If the sparks that they have in there fur hurt . . .") and is clear and developed.

0	Answer is unresponsive, unrelated, or inappropriate.
1	Answer states what the student would have done if he or she had captured the two strange creatures. The explanation, if present, is sparse, confusing or literal. (e.g., I would have them for pets and play with them.)
2	Answer states what the student would have done if he or she had captured the two strange creatures. The explanation references the story but is brief or has minor errors.
3	Answer states what the student would have done if he or she had captured the two strange creatures. The explanation specifically references the story and is clear and developed.