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SCORING GUIDE
Ideas
Scoring Criteria
Exemplary
The discussion
• includes an effective
oral reading of a significant text passage
• presents a variety of significant ideas to explain how literary elements contribute to the development of a theme
• provides relevant elaboration to develop the topic, including textual evidence, details, commentary, and questions.
Proficient
The discussion
• includes an oral reading of a text
passage
• presents adequate
ideas to explain how literary elements in a narrative contribute to the development of a theme
• provides sufficient elaboration to develop the topic, including textual evidence, details, commentary, and questions.
Emerging
The discussion
• includes an
ineffective passage or
reading of a passage
• presents unfocused
or undeveloped ideas to explain how literary elements in a narrative contribute to the development of a theme
• provides insufficient or weak elaboration to develop the topic.
Incomplete
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The discussion
• demonstrates
sufficient evidence of collaboration and preparation
• follows an adequate organizational structure
• uses transitional strategies to create cohesion and clarify relationships.
The discussion
• demonstrates
insufficient evidence of collaboration and preparation
• follows an uneven or ineffective organizational structure
• uses transitional strategies inconsistently.
The discussion
• does not include
an oral reading of
a passage
• does not explain how
literary elements in a narrative contribute to the development of a theme
• provides minimal or irrelevant elaboration.
Structure
The discussion
• demonstrates strong
evidence of effective collaboration and preparation
• follows a logical and smooth organizational structure
• uses transitional strategies effectively and purposefully.
The discussion
• demonstrates little or
no collaboration and/
or preparation
• lacks any obvious
organizational
structure
• does not use
transitional strategies.
Use of language
The speaker
• communicates
effectively with group members and the audience
• uses consistently precise diction and academic language
• demonstrates deep command of the conventions of standard English grammar, usage, and language (including active/passive voice).
The speaker
• communicates
appropriately with group members and the audience
• uses sufficiently precise diction and academic language
• demonstrates adequate command of the conventions
of standard English grammar, usage, and language (including active/passive voice).
The speaker
• communicates
inappropriately or inconsistently with group members and/ or the audience
• uses insufficiently precise diction and academic language
• demonstrates
partial command
of the conventions
of standard English grammar, usage, and language.
The speaker
• does not
communicate well with the group of audience
• uses flawed, confusing, or basic diction and language
• has frequent errors in standard English grammar, usage, and language.
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