PARCC Rubric

Construct Measured Score Point 6 Score Point 4 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Score Point 0 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites convincing textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the text(s).

Written Expression: Organization The student response demonstrates purposeful coherence, clarity, and cohesion and includes a strong introduction, conclusion, and a logical, well-executed progression of ideas, making it easy to follow the writer’s progression of ideas The student response demonstrates a great deal of coherence, clarity, and cohesion, and includes an introduction, conclusion, and a logical progression of ideas, making it fairly easy to follow the writer’s progression of

Written Expression: Organization The student response demonstrates purposeful coherence, clarity, and cohesion and includes a strong introduction, conclusion, and a logical, well-executed progression of ideas, making it easy to follow the writer’s progression of ideas The student response demonstrates a great deal of coherence, clarity, and cohesion, and includes an introduction, conclusion, and a logical progression of ideas, making it fairly easy to follow the writer’s progression of

Writing Written Expression: Clarity of Language The student response establishes and maintains an effective style, while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline.

Written Expression: Organization The student response demonstrates purposeful coherence, clarity, and cohesion and includes a strong introduction, conclusion, and a logical, well-executed progression of ideas, making it easy to follow the writer’s progression of ideas The student response demonstrates a great deal of coherence, clarity, and cohesion, and includes an introduction, conclusion, and a logical progression of ideas, making it fairly easy to follow the writer’s progression of

The response uses precise language consistently, including descriptive words and phrases, sensory details, linking and transitional words, words to indicate tone3, and/or domain- specific vocabulary.

There are a few patterns of errors in grammar and usage that may occasionally impede understanding.

Construct Measured Score Point 6 Score Point 4 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Score Point 0 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites convincing textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the text(s).

There may be a few distracting errors in grammar and usage, but meaning is clear.

Construct Measured Score Point 6 Score Point 4 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Score Point 0 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites convincing textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the text(s).

The student response addresses the prompt and develops the claim, topic and/or narrative elements minimally by using limited reasoning, details, text-based evidence and/or description; the development is limited in its appropriateness to the task, purpose, and/or audience.

Construct Measured Score Point 6 Score Point 4 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Score Point 0 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites convincing textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the text(s).

The student response provides a minimally accurate analysis of what the text says and cited textual evidence, shows limited comprehension of ideas expressed in the text(s).

The student response has a style that has limited effectiveness, with limited awareness of the norms of the discipline.

Writing Written Expression: Clarity of Language The student response establishes and maintains an effective style, while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline.

Writing Written Expression: Development of Ideas The student response addresses the prompt and provides effective and comprehensive development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing reasoning, details, text-based evidence, and/or description; the development is consistently appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

Writing Written Expression: Development of Ideas The student response addresses the prompt and provides effective and comprehensive development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing reasoning, details, text-based evidence, and/or description; the development is consistently appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

The response uses precise language consistently, including descriptive words and phrases, sensory details, linking and transitional words, words to indicate tone3, and/or domain- specific vocabulary.

The response uses precise language consistently, including descriptive words and phrases, sensory details, linking and transitional words, words to indicate tone3, and/or domain- specific vocabulary.

Construct Measured Score Point 6 Score Point 4 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Score Point 0 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites convincing textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the text(s).

Writing Written Expression: Development of Ideas The student response addresses the prompt and provides effective and comprehensive development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing reasoning, details, text-based evidence, and/or description; the development is consistently appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

The response uses precise language consistently, including descriptive words and phrases, sensory details, linking and transitional words, words to indicate tone3, and/or domain- specific vocabulary.

The student response demonstrates some coherence, clarity, and/or cohesion, and includes an introduction, conclusion, and logically grouped ideas, making the writer’s progression of ideas usually discernible but not obvious.

Writing Written Expression: Development of Ideas The student response addresses the prompt and provides effective and comprehensive development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing reasoning, details, text-based evidence, and/or description; the development is consistently appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

Construct Measured Score Point 6 Score Point 4 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Score Point 0 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites convincing textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the text(s).

Written Expression: Organization The student response demonstrates purposeful coherence, clarity, and cohesion and includes a strong introduction, conclusion, and a logical, well-executed progression of ideas, making it easy to follow the writer’s progression of ideas The student response demonstrates a great deal of coherence, clarity, and cohesion, and includes an introduction, conclusion, and a logical progression of ideas, making it fairly easy to follow the writer’s progression of

Writing Knowledge of Language and Conventions The student response demonstrates command of the conventions of standard English consistent with effectively edited writing.

Construct Measured Score Point 6 Score Point 4 Score Point 2 Score Point 1 Score Point 0 Reading Comprehension of Key Ideas and Details The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites convincing textual evidence to support the analysis, showing full comprehension of complex ideas expressed in the text(s).

The student response demonstrates inconsistent command of the conventions of standard English.

Writing Written Expression: Clarity of Language The student response establishes and maintains an effective style, while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline.

Writing Written Expression: Development of Ideas The student response addresses the prompt and provides effective and comprehensive development of the claim, topic and/or narrative elements by using clear and convincing reasoning, details, text-based evidence, and/or description; the development is consistently appropriate to the task, purpose, and audience.

There are frequent and varied errors in grammar and usage.

There are a few patterns of errors in grammar and usage that may occasionally impede understanding.

The student response addresses the prompt and develops the claim, topic and/or narrative elements minimally by using limited reasoning, details, text-based evidence and/or description; the development is limited in its appropriateness to the task, purpose, and/or audience.

The student response provides an accurate analysis of what the text says explicitly and inferentially and cites textual evidence to support the analysis, showing extensive comprehension of ideas expressed in the text(s).