iRubric: **DOUBLE SELECTION** Short Answer Rubric

-For one or both selections, the idea is not an answer to the question asked, or no idea/answer is given.

-The idea is reasonable for both selections, but is missing an explanation or is not specific enough.

-Response only considers the most literal meaning of the text.

-For both selections, the response is reasonable and goes beyond a literal meaning of the text.

-For both selections, the idea is perceptive and shows awareness of complexities of the text.

-Sometimes the response contains only text evidence from one of both selections.

-At other times there appears to be an idea; however, this idea cannot be considered an answer to the question because it merely repeats word-for-word or "echoes," the text.

For one or both selections:

-Response contains no text evidence.

-Evidence is flawed and does not adequately support the idea.

Inadequate text evidence is:
-only a general reference to the text
-too partial to support the response
-weakly linked to the response
-used inappropriately because it wrongly manipulates the meaning of the text.

-For both selections, the text evidence used to support the idea is accurate and relevant.

-For both selections, the response & text evidence used to support it are clearly linked.

-For both selections, the text evidence used to support the response is specific and well chosen.

-Overall, the evidence strongly supports the validity of the idea.