2. Do you think the hunters really captured the stars? Explain why or why not.
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| 1 | Answer states whether or not the hunters really captuedte stars. The explanation provided is sparse, confusing, or literal and may contain summary. (e.g., I know the hunters did not capture the stars because stars are far away and no one can capture them. |
| 2 | Answer states whether or not the hunters really captured the stars. The explanation provided references the story but is brief or has minor errors. |
| 3 | Answer states whether or not the hunters really captured the stars. The explanation provided specifically references to the story and is clear and developed. |
2. Do you think the hunters really captured the stars? Explain why or why not.
because he wanted to.
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No. They took them to the villag-
e and kept them there.
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They did not capture the stars because no one can reach the stars.
1 -- Answer states that the hunters did not capture the stars. The explanation provided (". . . no one can reach the stars.") is too sparse for a higher score.
No. The legend is a story that isn't tru. The Cherokees Made up a story about stars and what they are.
1 -- Answer states that the hunters did not capture the stars. The explanation provided ("The Cherokees made up a story about stars . . .") is too sparse for a higher score.
I think they did not capture a star because it sounds so fake. The Cherokees were just trying to explain something in nature they did not understand. they noticed two lights moving on the mountain and thout they was stars
2 -- Answer states that the hunters really did not capture the stars. The explanation ("The Cherokees were just trying to explain something in nature . . .") references the story ("noticed two lights moving on the mountain"), but it is too brief for a higher score.
No. Because you cant capture a star. It is a big ball of gas. The Cherokee indians didnt know anything about stars but they tried to talk about them. So they made up a legend that made stars seem like animals. they said the animals spark.
2 -- Answer states that the hunters really did not capture the stars. The explanation ("The Cherokee Indians didn't know anything about stars . . .") references the story but is too brief for a higher score.
The hunters didn't really capture the stars because stars are in space, not on mountain ridges. Stars are planets or little suns that are too far away to reach. The Cherokees didn't know that so they made up a story to explain what stars are. They said they were animals because they knew about animals from real life and they gave the animals thing to do like stars do like shine and rise above trees.
3 -- Answer states that the hunters really did not capture the stars. The explanation provided (" . . . stars are in space . . . they made up a story to explain what stars are. . . . they knew about animals . . .") is clear and developed and specifically references the passage.