Evaluation Criteria

Formal Post- and Pre-Assessment Scoring Rubric

Points Description
3  Students who correctly
(Mastered) identify ALL text structures
 Students underline ALL signal
words and/or phrases
2  Students who identify 4 out
(Somewhat of 5 text structures
Mastered)  Students underline the
correct signal words and/or
phrases for 4 out of 5
questions
1  Students who identify 3 or
(No fewer text structures
Mastery)  Students underline the
correct signal words and/or
phrases for 3 or fewer
questions

Signal words and/or phrases that must be identified for question 1 but are not
limited to: alike, different
Signal words and/or phrases that must be identified for question 2: Students
must underline at least 1 detail that describes chimpanzees
Signal words and/or phrases that must be identified for question 3 but are not
limited to: solve, problem
Signal words and/or phrases that must be identified for question 4 but are not
limited to: because, then; students will also receive credit if they underline
sentences that identify the cause and effect
Signal words and/or phrases that must be identified for question 5 but are not
limited to: first, next, finally
 Lesson 1 Informal Assessment Scoring Rubric

Points Description
3  Students diagram 5 events in
(Mastered) order
 Students use complete
sentences and signal words
for all events
2  Students diagram 5 events in
(Somewhat order
Mastered)  Students do not use complete
sentences nor do they use
signal words for all 5 events
1  Students diagram fewer than
(No 5 events
Mastery)  Events are listed out of order
 Students do not use complete
sentences nor do they use
signal words for any events

Lesson 2 Informal Assessment Scoring Rubric

Points Description
3  Students correctly identify
(Mastered) and outline the main idea
 Students give and outline 6
supporting details
2  Students correctly identify
(Somewhat and outline the main idea
Mastered)  Students give and outline 4-5
supporting details
1  Students do not correctly
(No identify or outline the main
Mastery) idea
  Students give and outline
fewer than 4 supporting
details

Lesson 3 Informal Assessment Scoring Rubric

Points Description
3  Students correctly diagram 3
(Mastered) effects
 Students use signal words in
all 3 effects
2  Students correctly diagram 3
(Somewhat effects without signal words
Mastered) OR
 Students correctly diagram 2
out of 3 effects with or
without signal words
1  Students correctly diagram 1
(No or no
Mastery)  0 effect with or without signal
words

Lesson 4 Informal Assessment Scoring Rubric

Points Description
3  Both student partners should
(Mastered) have correctly diagrammed 3
facts in their respective
sections. Facts must
correspond. For example, if
student 1 writes frogs have
smooth skin, student must
write toads have bumpy skin.
 Students should have
correctly listed 3 facts about
 both frogs and toads in the
middle section using signal
words
2  Both student partners
(Somewhat correctly diagram 3 facts in
Mastered) their respective portions.
 One or neither of the student
partners does not complete
the middle section.
1  Students do not fill in any part
(No of the diagram
Mastery)