Exceeds Standards
4 pts
Meets Standards
3 pts
Approaches Standards
2 pts
Far Below Standards
1 pts
Did not demonstrate knowledge of the skill.
0 pts
how are the reading, other texts, and life experiences connected?
Who are the characters in the story?
What happens in the...beginning, middle, or end?
Where and when does the story happening?
The reason the author is writing
Statements that can be proven versus those that share a belief or feeling
What the story is mostly about and details that show it
What happened? Why did it happen?
Find the similiarities and differences
Using prior knowledge and text evidence to make a decision or form an opinion on a topic
A broad statement that applies to many people or things
Understands content area vocabulary and specialized, technical or topical words