Literary response format plan:
My answer to the question in my own words (#2)
My first reason (#3)
Evidence from the text that supports my first reason (#5)
My second reason (#3)
Evidence from the text that supports my second reason (#8)
My third reason (#3)
Evidence from the text that supports my third reason (#11)
Literary Response Format / Responding to Open-ended Questions
Question:
Directions:
Answer the question and provide clear and relevant evidence from the text.
Logically explain this evidence and how it relates to and supports your answer.
Make sure you also explain how the reason and evidence support of your original answer.
Include in your answer a connection that helped you to answer this essay question.
Follow the format below.
Introduction1. Restate the question- from a question to a statement
2. Answer the question in your own words
3. State 3 reasons for your answer
Body 1
4. Restate reason 1
5. Provide specific evidence from the story
6. Explain the evidence and explain how the evidence supports your answer
Body 2
7. Restate reason 2
8. Provide specific evidence from the story
9. Explain the evidence and explain how the evidence supports your answer
Body 3
10. Restate your 3rd reason
11. Provide specific evidence from the story
12. Explain the evidence and explain how the evidence supports your answer
Conclusion
13. Restate your answer to the prompt
14. Restate/summarize the three reasons for your answer
15. Make a connection -Explain what helped you figure out your answer – think how can
relate this to you (something you read, something you figured out, something you did,
similar to you/or an experience, different from you/or an experience, etc.)
*****When you restate, you say it again using DIFFERENT words.
Score:______/44 points=_______
Name:
Literary Response Rubric/ Open-ended Questions
Category and symbols
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Introduction Format
Paragraph I
Effectively restates
prompt and answers
the question with
own words and
thoughts
Reasons, evidence,
and explanations
are present for all
three body
paragraphs
Restate answer to
prompt; summary
of the three reasons;
explanation of what
helped you figure
out your answer are
all present
Restatement of
prompt needs a
little improvement;
Answers question
Restatement of
prompt needs work;
Answer is unclear
Restatement?
What answer?
1 missing
2 missing
3 or more missing
Restating answer
needs
improvement;
Summary could be
more effective;
explanation could
be more effective
Most Are Unclear:
restatement of answer,
summary of the three
reasons, and explanation
All three reasons
are supported with
relevant evidence
from the text
Explanation of how
the evidence proves
the reason is very
logical
1 piece of evidence
not relevant
Restatement may be
missing; Summary
needs
improvement; the
explanation of what
helped you figure
out your answer
does not fit the
prompt
2 pieces of
evidence not
relevant
What explanations?
Word Choice
“WC”
Uses precise words
throughout to help
clarify your answer
Some precise words
are used to help
clarify answer
Explanations are
not logical- does
not match the
reason and/or
evidence
Word choice needs
improvement; some
difficulty
understanding the
answer
Transitions
“T”
Spelling
“SP”
Conventions- Capitalization
and punctuation
“=” “^”
Uses transitions to
unify response
No errors
“FMT”
Body Format
“FMT”
Conclusion Format
Final Paragraph
“FMT”
Support
“SUP”
Elaboration
“ELAB”
Conventions II- Sentence
structure and verb tense
“FRAG” “RO” “VT”
Length
The first words of
each sentence are
capitalized and all
sentences end with
correct punctuation
Sentences are
-varied
-no fragments or
run-ons
Proper verb tense is
used
15+ sentences
Explanations could
use some work
Most of the evidence is not
relevant and does not
support the reasons
Word choice makes the
answer unclear
What are transitions?
1-2 errors
3-4 errors
5 or more errors
1-2 errors
3-4 errors
5 or more errors
1-2 errors
3-4 errors
5 or more errors
1 sentence short
2 sentences short
3 or more sentences short