Assessment: Making Connections
Name: ___________________
Skill
Emerging
Developing
Proficient
Extending
I can make text
to self, text to
text, and/or text
to world
connections.
Connection lacks
clarity, relevancy
and/or
completeness.
Connection is
relevant and logical,
but lacks depth.
Connection is
relevant, logical,
and meaningful.
Connection is
complex and
insightful. The
student extends
thinking to infer a
meaningful
connection that links
to bigger ideas/issues.
I can use
information from
the text to
explain and
support my
connection.
Little or no attempt
was made to use
information from
the text to explain
the connection.
An attempt was made
to use general
information from the
text to explain the
connection.
Detailed information
from the text was
used to explain the
connection.
Prior knowledge and
significant details
from the text were
used to explain the
connection.