Student's work is well below grade level standards.
1 pts
Student's work meets grade level standards in some areas but needs work in other areas.
2 pts
Student's work meets appropriate grade level standards.
3 pts
Student's work goes beyond the grade level standards.
4 pts
Shows evidence of close reading by annotating the text.
Shows evidence of close reading through a thoughtful response including evidence from the text.
Student uses traditional conventions of language (i.e. capital letters, end punctuation, commas, complete sentences, etc.). Student uses grade level appropriate vocabulary and