Scoring Guide for Summative Assessment
1. GLE Correlation: R2C
1 point: Student correctly explains what caused Rinko to tear up the note
0 points: Other
Suggested answers:
Rinko didn’t want her mother to go to the meeting
She was ashamed of the way her mother didn’t fit into the American culture (bowing at people, speaking “funny” English, she would be ignored by people)
She was ashamed of herself for being different
2. GLE Correlation: R2C.
2 points: Student correctly identifies a solution Aunt Waka had to being teased and uses at least one detail from the text to explain whether the solution was effective or not
1 point: Student correctly identifies a solution Aunt Waka had to being teased
0 points: Other
Suggested answers:
Aunt Waka smiled anyway
Aunt Waka realized that she wasn’t as good as others and didn’t have to dislike herself just because she was different
Aunt Waka decided to be the best person she could be and believe in her own worth
Aunt Waka believed in herself, liked herself and was proud of who she was
1. GLE Correlation: R2C
1 point: Student tells what Rinko finds out at the climax
0 points: Other
Suggested answers:
Just because you’re different doesn’t mean you’re not as good
Don’t be ashamed of who you are
4. GLE Correlation: R2C
2 points: Student tells the effect of setting on Amir’s outlook and gives at least two details from the passage to explain this effect.
1 point: Student tells the effect of setting on Amir’s outlook
0 points: Other
Suggested answers:
Effect: The garden gives Amir provides a place where he can get to know his neighbors and feel like part of the community.
Details: People “let their natural friendliness out” when they come over to talk about the eggplants Amir is growing in the garden.
When someone dumped tires on the garden, a group of neighbors worked together to get the tires out on the curb in an hour. They could do this because “we were used to helping each other by then.”
Three men from the garden ran after a thief that stole a woman’s purse and caught him. They’d never chased a criminal before and say they “wouldn’t have except near the garden.”
5. GLE Correlation: R2C
1 point: A
0 points: Other
6. GLE Correlation: R2C
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1 point per box for correct answers
7. GLE Correlation: R2C
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Cause |
Effect |
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It was hot during the summers in Delhi.
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1 point – Amir and his sisters would lie on a carpet decorated like a garden and imagine they were in that world. |
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1 point – A man with a knife took a woman’s purse. |
Three men from the garden run after a man and catch him. |
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Royce was young, black, and dangerous looking.
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1 point – People watched him and were relieved when he left the garden. |
8.. GLE Correlation: R2C
2 points: Student gives two correct examples of rising action in “Amir”
1 point: Student gives one correct example of rising action in “Amir”
0 points: Other
Suggested answers:
See cause and effect chart or refer to text
9. GLE Correlation: W3A
3 points
Student addresses the prompt by describing an appropriate routine in proper sequence. Transitional words and phrases move the plot. Sensory details contribute to clear mental images for the reader.
2 points
Student addresses the prompt by describing an appropriate routine. Student may not use transitional words and phrases to show sequence effectively. Sensory details are attempted but are not helpful in creating clear mental images.
1 point
Student addresses the prompt by describing an appropriate routine.
0 points
Other