KWL Scoring Guide

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Contains less than ___items. Questions are unrelated or incomplete. Learned items are incomplete and/or directly copied from text.

Contains less than ___ items. Questions are mostly literal. Learned items are directly copied from text.

Contains ___(number assigned and -1) items. Questions are a mix of literal and interpretive. Learned items are mostly copied from text.

Contains ___(number assigned) items. Questions are literal & interpretive and may address multiple levels of Bloom’s. Learned items may or may not help answer questions and are mostly stated in own words.

Contains ___ (number assigned)or more items. Questions are literal & interpretive & address multiple levels of Bloom’s. Learned items may help answer questions, are thoughtful, & are stated in own words.

Read Aloud Scoring Guide

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Annotations and/or questions are incomplete. Work does not show understanding of commenting, connecting, questioning, summarization, or Bloom’s taxonomy.

Only ___ or ____ (fewer than number assigned) annotations. Questions may not be complete and/or are incorrectly labeled.

____ (number assigned and -1) annotations are complete. Questions are complete and correctly labeled.

____ (number assigned)  annotations are diverse and well-developed. Questions are clear and correctly labeled.

____ (number assigned)  or more annotations are diverse and highly developed. Questions are developed, address two different levels of Bloom’s, and are correctly labeled.

Think Aloud Scoring Guide

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Annotations are incomplete. Work does not show understanding of commenting, connecting, visualization or questioning.

Student makes fewer than ___ (number assigned) annotations. Some are unclear. Annotations focus on only one or two of the following: commenting, connecting, visualizing and questioning.

____ (number assigned and -1)  mostly clear annotations made. Annotations focus on two or three of the following: commenting, connecting, visualizing and questioning.

____ (number assigned)  annotations are diverse and well developed, focusing on three or more of the following: commenting, connecting, visualizing or questioning.

____ (number assigned)  more annotations are diverse and highly developed, focusing on commenting, connecting, visualization and questioning.

Cloze  Scoring Guide

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Few answer choices are feasible. Incomplete, missing, or unclear explanations for words chosen.

Some answer choices are feasible. Explanations are underdeveloped or do not relate to chosen words.

Most answer choices are feasible. Explanations are somewhat developed. Many do not fully explain context clues used to complete blanks.

Most answer choices are feasible. Explanations are clear and developed. May not fully explain context clues used for all blanks.

All answer choices are feasible. Explanations are clear, highly developed and explain context clues used.

Make & Break Scoring Guide

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Highlighting/ annotations does not identify clues to help sequence text. Sequencing is unsuccessful, unsupported, or not complete. Does not or is unable to explain reasoning.

Highlighting/ annotations are sparse or clearly not specific to clues that will help sequence text. Some paragraphs are correctly sequenced. Student is unable to explain reasoning behind sequence or explanations are underdeveloped or unclear.

Paragraphs are highlighted/ annotated, but markings are not specifically focused on information that will help sequence text. Most paragraphs correctly sequenced. Explanations are supported with context clues that helped with placement.

Highlighting/ annotations focus mainly on time and location context clues.

Most paragraphs are correctly sequenced. Explanations are well- developed and are supported with context clues that helped with placement.

Highlighting/ annotations are clearly focused on time and location context clues.

Most paragraphs are correctly sequenced. Explanations are highly developed and comment on specific context clues that helped with placement.