Grade 3 Scoring Rubric for Prose Constructed Response Items: Research Simulation Task (RST) and Literary Analysis Task (LAT)

3 points

The student response • demonstrates full comprehension by providing an accurate explanation/description/comparison; • addresses the prompt and provides effective development of the topic that is consistently appropriate to task, purpose, and audience; • uses clear reasoning supported by relevant, text-based evidence in the development of the topic; • is effectively organized with clear and coherent writing; • uses language effectively to clarify ideas.

2 points

The student response • demonstrates comprehension by providing a mostly accurate explanation/description/comparison; • addresses the prompt and provides some development of the topic that is generally appropriate to task, purpose, and audience; • uses reasoning and relevant, text-based evidence in the development of the topic; • is organized with mostly clear and coherent writing; • uses language in a way that is mostly effective to clarify ideas.

1 point

The student response • demonstrates limited comprehension; • addresses the prompt and provides minimal development of the topic that is limited in its appropriateness to task, purpose, and audience • uses limited reasoning and text-based evidence; • demonstrates limited organization and coherence; • uses language to express ideas with limited clarity.

0 points

The student response • does not demonstrate comprehension; • is undeveloped and/or inappropriate to the task, purpose, and audience; • includes little to no text-based evidence; • lacks organization and coherence; • does not use language to express ideas with clarity.

3 points

The student response to the prompt demonstrates full command of the conventions of standard English at an appropriate level of complexity. There may be a few minor errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage, but meaning is clear.

2 points

The student response to the prompt demonstrates some command of the conventions of standard English at an appropriate level of complexity. There may be errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage that occasionally impede understanding, but the meaning is generally clear.

1 point

The student response to the prompt demonstrates limited command of the conventions of standard English at an appropriate level of complexity. There may be errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage that often impede understanding.

0 points

The student response to the prompt does not demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English at the appropriate level of complexity. Frequent and varied errors in mechanics, grammar, and usage impede understanding.