GRADE 3
Simplified PARCC SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROSE CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
ITEMS (Revised July 29, 2014)***
Research Simulation Task and Literary Analysis Task
Construct Measured
Reading/
Comprehension of Key
Ideas and Details
Writing/
Written Expression
Score Point 3
Score Point 2
Score Point 1
COMPREHENSION/
EXPLANATION/ REFERENCE
TO THE TEXT:

Full comprehension

Accurate explanation/
description/comparison

References the texts
explicitly
COMPREHENSION/
EXPLANATION/ REFERENCE
TO THE TEXT:

Comprehension

Mostly accurate
explanation/
description/comparison

References the text(s)
explicitly
COMPREHENSION/
EXPLANATION/ REFERENCE
TO THE TEXT:

Limited comprehension

May reference the
text(s) explicitly.
DEVELOPMENT/ REASONING/
EVIDENCE:

Effective development of
the topic

Clear reasoning

Relevant, text- based
evidence
DEVELOPMENT/ REASONING/
EVIDENCE:

Some development of the
topic

Some reasoning

Relevant, text-based
evidence
DEVELOPMENT/ REASONING/
EVIDENCE:

Minimal development of the
topic

Limited reasoning

Limited text-based
evidence
OR:
 is a developed, text-based
response with little or no
awareness of the prompt
ORGANIZATION:

Consistently
demonstrates purposeful
and controlled
organization
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:

Uses language to express
ideas with clarity.
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:

Writing/
Knowledge of
Language and
Conventions
Full command of the
conventions of standard
English
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:


Few minor errors in
mechanics, grammar, and
usage
Meaning is clear.
Score Point 0
COMPREHENSION/
EXPLANATION/ REFERENCE
TO THE TEXT:

Does not demonstrate
comprehension of the text(s).
DEVELOPMENT/ REASONING/
EVIDENCE:

Undeveloped
ORGANIZATION:

Generally demonstrates
purposeful and controlled
organization
ORGANIZATION:

Demonstrates purposeful
organization that sometimes
is not controlled
ORGANIZATION:

Demonstrates little or no
organization
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:

Uses language to express
ideas with some clarity.
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:

Uses language to express
ideas with limited clarity.
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:\

Does not use language
to express ideas with
clarity.
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:



Some command of the
conventions of standard
English
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:

May have errors in
mechanics, grammar, and
usage that occasionally
impede understanding

Meaning is generally clear.
Limited command of the
conventions of standard
English
No command of the
conventions of standard
English
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:


Errors in mechanics,
grammar, and usage often
impede understanding.
Frequent and varied errors
in mechanics, grammar, and
usage impede
understanding.
GRADE 3
Simplified PARCC SCORING RUBRIC FOR PROSE CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
ITEMS (Revised July 29, 2014)***
Narrative Task
Construct Measured
Score Point 3
Score Point 2
DEVELOPMENT & USE OF
NARRATIVE ELEMENTS:
 Effectively developed with
narrative elements
Score Point 1
DEVELOPMENT & USE OF
NARRATIVE ELEMENTS:
 Developed with some narrative
elements
DEVELOPMENT & USE OF
NARRATIVE ELEMENTS:
 Minimally developed with few
narrative elements
DEVELOPMENT & USE OF
NARRATIVE ELEMENTS:
 Undeveloped
ORGANIZATION:

Demonstrates little or no
organization
Writing/
Written Expression
ORGANIZATION:

Consistently
demonstrates purposeful
and controlled
organization
ORGANIZATION:

Generally demonstrates
purposeful and controlled
organization
ORGANIZATION:

Demonstrates purposeful
organization that sometimes
is not controlled
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:
Uses language to express
ideas with clarity.
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:
Uses language to express ideas
with some clarity.
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:
Uses language to express
ideas with limited clarity.
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:
COMMAND OF CONVENTIONS:




Writing/
Knowledge of
Language and
Conventions

Full command of the
conventions of standard
English
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:


NOTE:


Score Point 0
Few minor errors in
mechanics, grammar, and
usage
Meaning is clear.
Some command of the
conventions of standard
English
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:

May have errors in
mechanics, grammar, and
usage that occasionally
impede understanding

Meaning is generally clear.
Limited command of the
conventions of standard
English
USE OF LANGUAGE/ CLARITY:\
Does not use language to
express ideas with clarity.
No command of the
conventions of standard
English
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:
MECHANICS/ CLARITY:


Errors in mechanics,
grammar, and usage often
impede understanding.
Frequent and varied errors
in mechanics, grammar, and
usage impede
understanding.
The reading dimension is not scored for elicited narrative stories.
Per the CCSS, narrative elements in grades 3-5 may include: establishing a situation, organizing a logical event sequence, describing scenes, objects or
people, developing characters personalities, and using dialogue as appropriate.
The elements of organization to be assessed are expressed in the grade-level standards W1-W3.
A response is considered unscoreable if it cannot be assigned a score based on the rubric criteria. For unscoreable student responses, one of the following
condition codes will be applied:
A=No response
B=Response is unintelligible or undecipherable
C=Response is not written in English
D=Off-topic
E=Refusal to respond
F=Don’t understand/know
***NOTE from Sarah Tantillo, Ed.D, LLC on 12-9-14: I modified these rubrics to make them more user-friendly while still preserving the content. PARCC noted when
releasing the originals on 7-29-14 that they are “subject to further refinement based on research and study.” Stay tuned!