Parallel Task Rubric

 

 

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Fiction and Nonfiction Selection

·         Selections strongly related to each other

·         At least one article is taken from a children's literary magazine

·         Selections are appropriate in length

·         Grade level is correct

·         One selection is fiction

·         One selection is nonfiction

 

·         Somewhat related to each other

·         Neither selection is from a literary magazine

·         Material is too easy, too hard, or too long for a 4th grade assessment

·         Not related to each other

Questions

·         Directions are clear and complete

·         Different graphic organizers are used in two questions

·         Graphic organizers are used appropriately

·         Two questions require students to support their answers

·         The questions that require support are implicit.

 

·         Directions are relatively clear

·         Graphic organizers are included in two questions, however, other organizers may have been more appropriate

·         Questions are literal

·         Questions do not require support

·         Directions are unclear

·         Question format not followed

·         Graphic organizers are photocopies of the ones handed out in class

Writing Prompt

·         Associated with both selections

·         Topic, audience, format, and purpose are clear

·         Creative or related to real world issues

·         "Think Abouts" are included and help guide the writing

 

·         Focused primarily on one selection

·         Prompt is not clear as far as topic, audience, format and purpose

·         Typical everyday writing idea

·         "Think Abouts" are general

·         Prompt is difficult to decipher

·         Directions are unclear

·         Pieces are missing

Standards

·         ELA standards, key ideas, and indicators are included and correct for each question of the task (You should have these in 5 places)

 

·         ELA standards, key ideas, and indicators are included. 

·         One set may not be included

·         One standard, key idea, or indicator may be missing or incorrect

 

·         Many issues with the standards, key ideas, and indicators

·         Many may be missing or incorrect

Model

·         Exemplar answer are given for each question

·         Graphic organizers are complete and correct

·         Extended response is well thought out, an exemplar answer

 

·         Questions are answered

·         Graphic organizers are complete

·         Extended response is complete

·         Answers are weak, drawn directly from text with little or no thought put into them

Get rid of literary magazine

Add bibliography

Separate two organizers and questions

Get rid of numbers