Student Name:_______________________________ ELA Teacher:__________________Date of ELA Exam:______
Evidence of breaking text into
smaller
chunks/sections/paragraphs
15 Points Max
MASTERY
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Throughout the exam
15
UPPER DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Most sections of every
passage
12-14
DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
About 50% of the exam
Thoughtful attention
MOST IMPORTANT
WORDS/IDEAS that build
understanding—
CAREFULLY CHOSEN,
highlighted, underlined,
circled or otherwise
notated (Including circled
key words in questions)
25 Points Max
MASTERY
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Evidence of CAREFULLY
SELECTED ideas
throughout each passage
and the exam, NOT entire
sentences or “overkill” or
“random” ideas/words—
SYNTHESIS Elements
100% OBVIOUS
25
UPPER DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Most selected ideas are
important with only a few
entire
sentences/”overkill”/or
“random” ideas/words—
SYNTHESIS Elements
MOSTLY OBVIOUS
20-24
DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
About 50% of the exam
indicates student
attempted to carefully
select ideas from the
text—SYNTHESIS
Elements VAGUE
Short, helpful margin
notes—MAIN IDEAS, Gist
Statements, Inner
Conversations,
dictionary translations,
etc.
25 Points Max
Confirmation (from test
administrator) of time
management and ontask behaviors
10 Points Max
MASTERY
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Concise PARAPHRASED
ideas and/or Thinking
Notes that indicate the
student has thoughtfully
synthesized the most
important ideas in most
paragraphs (IN
STUDENTS’ OWN
WORDS) throughout the
exam—ALL GISTS ARE
“ON TARGET”
25
UPPER DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Fairly concise MOSTLY
PARAPHRASED ideas
and/or Thinking Notes
that indicate the student
has thoughtfully
synthesized the most
important ideas in most
paragraphs—MOST
GISTS AR ON TARGET
20-24
DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
About 50% of the exam
indicates student
attempted to
MASTERY
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Time management and
focus maintained (no offtask behaviors) 100% of
testing time.
MASTERY
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Student score is 10+
points over last Common
Assessment score or last
year’s STAAR score.
10
UPPER DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Time management and
focus maintained (minor
off-task behaviors) most
of the testing time
25
UPPER DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Student score is 7-9
points over last Common
Assessment score or last
year’s STAAR score.
8-9
DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Some time management
and focus reminders
given in order for
student to complete
testing within the
allotted time.
20-24
DEVELOPING
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Student score is 5-6
points over last Common
Assessment score or last
year’s STAAR score.
6-11
15- 19
MINIMAL
APPLICATION/EFFORT
A few sections here and there
MINIMAL
APPLICATION/EFFORT
A few words/ideas
selected
SYNTHESIS Elements
UNCLEAR
10-14
MINIMAL
APPLICATION/EFFORT
NO ATTEMPT
No evidence
NO ATTEMPT
No evidence
3-5
NO ATTEMPT
No evidence
0
0
15-19
10-14
0
Evidence of
Improvement in scores
(from last CA)
25 Points Max
5-7
MINIMAL
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Several time
management and focus
reminders given in order
for student to complete
testing within the
allotted time.
2-4
NO ATTEMPT
No evidence
0
15-19
MINIMAL
APPLICATION/EFFORT
Student score is 0 points
over last Common
Assessment score or last
year’s STAAR score.
10-14
NO ATTEMPT
Student’s score is below last
Common Assessment score
and last years’ STAAR score
0
Total Score: ____________________
Comments: _______________________________________________________________________________________________