READING RESPONSE RUBRIC

CRITERIA LEVEL 4 EXCEEDS THE STANDARD UNDERSTANDING

The student correctly and completely recalls the important elements of the text in sequence, citing specific details.

INTERPRETATION
The student demonstrates understanding of the text by making strong predictions, conclusions and/or comparisons and fully includes supporting details.

PERSONAL RESPONSE
The student connects specific examples from the text to personal experiences, other texts and/or background knowledge.

CRITICAL RESPONSE
The student makes judgments and states opinions using details from the text, and/or other texts, and/or personal experiences.

LEVEL 3 MEETS THE STANDARD

The student correctly recalls the important elements of the text in Sequence.

The student demonstrates understanding of the text by making an appropriate prediction, conclusion and/or comparison and includes some supporting details. The student may make appropriate predictions, conclusions and/or comparisons but lacks supporting details from the text that demonstrate understanding.

The student connects the text to personal experiences, other texts and/or background knowledge.

The student makes judgments and states opinions using details from the text.

LEVEL 2 NEARLY MEETS THE STANDARD LEVEL 1 LITTLE EVIDENCE

The student correctly recalls some important elements of the text and/or the sequence is incorrect.

The student makes connections that are fragmented, limited and/or not important to the text.

The student makes judgments or states an opinion without providing support from the text.

The student misses important elements of the text and the sequence is incorrect.

The student makes inappropriate predictions, conclusions and/or comparisons and also lacks

The student makes a personal comment that is unrelated to the text.

The student states an opinion that is unrelated to the text.

OF THE STANDARD

supporting details from the text that demonstrate understanding.