Student Name______________________________Date_______________________
Three Mental Actions Rubric
TSW correctly use the mental actions: predicting text structure, monitoring comprehension and making connections (context
clues) in order to comprehend narrative, expository, and informative-narrative text.
1
Making
Predictions
Inaccurately predicts text
structure
2
3
Accurately predicts text
structure using only zero to one
element as justification, or
accurately revises prediction
Predicts text structure
accurately and/or revises
prediction accurately using at
least two elements (characters,
setting, plot) and/or (topic,
facts/details, main idea) as
justification.
Predicts text structure initially
with justification, supports or
revises prediction with
justification part-way through,
and confirms prediction at the
end of text with accurate
justification.
Identifies at least one
unknown word OR one portion
of text where everything makes
sense
Monitors comprehension by
identifying at least two
unknown words or confusing
parts
Monitors comprehension by
identifying at least two
unknown words/confusing
parts, and identifies at least
one portion of text where
everything is understood
Accurately uses context clues
or prior knowledge to infer
meaning of one unknown word
Accurately uses context clues
or prior knowledge to infer
meaning of two unknown
words
Explanations show evidence of
rich critical thinking OR student
accurately makes connections
to infer at least 3 word
meanings.
Student inaccurately predicts
text structure but references
elements accurately.
Monitors
Comprehension
Makes
Connections
(using context
clues)
Does not identify any
unknown word/parts or
parts where text makes
sense
Gives illogical inference of word
meaning or does not attempt
to infer word meaning.
4
Student Name______________________________Date_______________________
Labels mental
actions
Making Predictions____
Correctly labels mental
actions 0-1 time.
Correctly labels two of the
three mental actions (Ex.,
predicting, and monitoring) OR
one of the mental actions at
least twice (Ex. Making
connections twice)
Monitoring Comprehension____
Correctly labels use of each of
the three mental actions at
least one time
Making Connections____
Correctly labels use of mental
actions each time
Labels mental actions____