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New York State Grades 3-8 ELA 2-Credit Constructed-Response Rubric

New York State Grades 3-8 ELA 2-Credit Constructed-Response Rubric is a 2-point scoring rubric published by New York State Education Department: it scores short constructed response writing at grades 3-8 on 1 criterion, Response Features (2 points), and scores run from 0 to 2.

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How it is scored

  • Response Features2 pts · 3 levels

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The full rubric

Response Features · 2 points

2 points

The features of a 2-credit response are: Valid inferences and/or claims from the text where required by the prompt. Evidence of analysis of the text where required by the prompt. Relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, and/or other information from the text to develop response according to the requirements of the prompt. Sufficient number of facts, definitions, concrete details, and/or other information from the text as required by the prompt. Complete sentences where errors do not impact readability.

1 point

The features of a 1-credit response are: A mostly literal recounting of events or details from the text as required by the prompt. Some relevant facts, definitions, concrete details, and/or other information from the text to develop response according to the requirements of the prompt. Incomplete sentences or bullets.

0 points

The features of a 0-credit response are: A response that does not address any of the requirements of the prompt or is totally inaccurate. A response that is not written in English. A response that is unintelligible or indecipherable.

Source

New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of State Assessment. Official document. Rubrics are revised periodically, so check the source before using this for a graded assessment.

Common questions

What does the NYS Grades 3-8 ELA Constructed Response rubric score?

It scores short constructed response writing at grades 3-8 on 1 criterion: Response Features (2 points). Each criterion has 3 performance levels, and every level descriptor is written out on this page.

What is the top score on the NYS Grades 3-8 ELA Constructed Response rubric?

2 points. The single criterion is scored from 0 to 2.

Who publishes the NYS Grades 3-8 ELA Constructed Response rubric?

New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of State Assessment. The official document is linked in the Source section of this page. Rubrics are revised periodically, so check the source before using this for a graded assessment.

Can NudgeLearn grade essays with the NYS Grades 3-8 ELA Constructed Response rubric?

Yes. This rubric is built into the NudgeLearn essay grader. Upload an essay, typed or handwritten, and it comes back with a score on every criterion and the reasoning written out. The teacher stays the grader: review it and change any score before it goes back to the student. A free account covers 20 essays.

Grading against this rubric

The essay grader is measured on 78 real student essays that Texas released with official examiner scores: nine in ten came back within one point of the examiner. That study used the STAAR rubrics, not this one. The accuracy study: method, numbers and limits.

How to grade constructed responses for a whole class: short and extended constructed responses, scored consistently across a class set.

Score an essay against this rubric

This rubric is built into the essay grader. Upload an essay, typed or handwritten, and get a score on every criterion with the reasoning written out. You can change any score before it goes back to the student.

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