3. Why do you think the creatures left? Explain your answer.
| 0 | Answer is unresponsive, unrelated, or inappropriate. |
| 1 | Answer gives a logical explanation of why the creatures left. The explanaton is sparse, confusing or literal. (e.g., Stars are supposed to be in the sky.) |
| 2 | Answer gives a logical explanation of why the creatures left. The explanation references the story and is brief or has minor errors. |
| 3 | Answer gives a logical explanation of why the creatures left. The response specifically references the story and is clear and developed. |
3. Why do you think the creatures left? Explain your answer.
They were dead
0 -- Inappropriate response.
They burneded up
0 -- Inappropriate answer.
Because they were home sick and they didn't like being out of the sky. They may have missed the parents.
1 -- Answer provides a logical explanation (based on the legend) of why the creatures left. The explanation is too sparse for a higher score.
They were stars and they belong in the sky.
1 -- Answer provides a logical explanation of why the creatures left. It is too sparse for a higher score.
Because they missed being in the sky with others. It was just like missing your friends plus they wanted to be free like a wild animal. They might not have liked it there or might not have even been stars
2 -- Answer provides a logical explanation (based on the legend) of why the creatures left. The explanation references the story (". . . missed being in the sky with others . . . free like a wild animal . . .") but is too brief for a higher score.
The stars left because they wanted to be free. Stare are supost to be brite in the sky. The stars wated u;ntil the hunters were busy and they got redy to excape. They left fast and went abov the tallest trees and were safe again.
2 -- Answer provides a logical explanation (based on the legend) of why the creatures left. The explanation references the story (". . . wanted to be free. . . . wated until the hunters were busy . . .") but is too brief for a higher score.
The creatures left the Cherokee camp, because they were really stars and didnot belong on the ground. They could not stay on the ground because they needed to return to their places in space so they could shine again and help to light up the sky at night. The indidans didn't have the power to keep them on the ground.
3 -- Answer provides a logical explanation (based on the legend) of why the creatures left. The explanation (". . . they were really stars . . . needed to return to their places in space. . . . the indians didn't have the power . . .) is clear and developed.