FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Lesson Three Writing Prompt and Scoring Guide

 

For each of the three passages provided,

§         identify the main idea,

§         list details used to support the main idea of each;

§         explain each author’s viewpoint on the topic he writes about, using details from each passage as support; and

§         identify each author’s purpose, again using details from the passage as support.

 

Apply the following scoring guide to each of the three nonfiction passages read.

 

 

Score

Criterion

Main Idea

2

Response accurately identifies the main idea of the passage and two details used to support it

 

1

Response accurately identifies the main idea of the passage and one detail used to support it

 

0

Other

 

 

 

Author’s

Viewpoint

2

Response accurately explains the author’s viewpoint on the topic and uses details from the passage as support

 

1

Response accurately explains the author’s viewpoint on the topic

 

0

Other

 

 

 

Author’s Purpose

2

Response accurately identifies the author’s purpose and provides details from the passage as support

 

1

Response accurately identifies the author’s purpose

 

0

Other