Informational Rubric Revised 6/4/2010 Evidence of Skill 4 3 2 1 Comprehension IC11 Main Idea Discusses a main idea and uses supporting details from throughout the text to demonstrate an overall understanding Describes a main idea and uses supporting details from the text Identifies an idea and includes a detail about the text States an idea or a detail about the subject IC12 Summary Summarizes by providing an overarching statement that connects details, facts and information from throughout the text Summarizes by including information from throughout the text Retells OR identifies details, facts, or information from the text States a detail, a fact, or information about the subject OR makes a statement about the subject IC13 Inference / Prediction Infers and/or predicts about the subject to explain connections and demonstrate understanding of the text Infers and/or predicts about a subject using details to support the inference Identifies an inference and/or a prediction about the text States information to suggest an inference or prediction about the subject IC14 Informational Vocabulary Discusses critical vocabulary by explaining its meaning and how it contributes to the overall context of the text Uses critical vocabulary to demonstrate understanding of the text Defines critical vocabulary from the text States information about the vocabulary or the subject Analysis IA15 Text Features Analyzes text features to demonstrate understanding of the text Explains text features to support understanding of the text Identifies a text feature(s) and connects it to the text States a text feature or information about the subject IA16 Compare / Contrast Analyzes similarities and/or differences using examples to demonstrate understanding of relationships in the text Explains similarities and/or differences to show understanding of ideas in a text Determines similarities and/or differences in the text States a similarity and/or difference about the subject IA17 Cause / Effect Analyzes text to interpret the relationship between cause(s) and effect(s) and make connections to demonstrate understanding of the text Explains cause and effect relationship to demonstrate understanding of the text Determines cause and effect relationship in the text States cause(s) OR effect(s) about the subject Thinking Critically IT18 Author’s / Text’s Purpose Evaluates author’s purpose and/or intended audience in order to judge the effectiveness of the text Explains author’s purpose and/or intended audience to demonstrate understanding of the text Identifies author’s purpose and/or intended audience in the text States a purpose and/or audience about the subject IT19 Evaluation Evaluates reasoning of ideas/themes and makes judgments to demonstrate understanding of the overall context of the text Explains reasoning of idea(s)/theme(s) to demonstrate understanding of the text Identifies an opinion about the text OR makes a general statement about the text States an opinion about the subject OR makes a general statement about the subject IT20 Extends Beyond the Text Extends information beyond the text by explaining generalizations OR drawing conclusions and connects to larger concepts/ideas Extends information beyond the text by explaining generalizations OR drawing conclusions to demonstrate understanding of the text Makes a general extending statement about the subject by using information from the text Makes a general extending statement about the subject Informational Rubric Revised 6/4/2010

Inference / Prediction Extends Beyond the Text Strands and Target Evidence of Skill 4 3 2 1 Literary Comprehension LC01 Theme Discusses a theme and uses supporting details from throughout the text to demonstrate an overall understanding Describes a theme and uses supporting details from the text Identifies a theme and includes a detail about the text States a theme or a detail about the subject LC02 Summary Summarizes by providing overarching statement that connects to events from the beginning, middle, and end of the text Summarizes by including information from the beginning, middle, and end of the text Retells OR includes details or events from the text States a detail about the subject OR makes a statement about the subject LC03 Inference / Prediction Infers and/or predicts about the subject to explain connections and demonstrate understanding of the text Infers and/or predicts about the subject using details to support the inference Identifies an inference and/or prediction about the text States information to suggest an inference or prediction about the subject LC04 Literary Vocabulary Discusses critical vocabulary by explaining its meaning and how it contributes to the overall context of the text Uses critical vocabulary to demonstrate understanding of the text Defines critical vocabulary from the text States information about the vocabulary or subject Analysis LA05 Literary Elements Analyzes literary elements to demonstrate understanding of the text Explains literary element(s) to support understanding of the text Identifies a literary element and connects it to the text States a literary element or information about the subject LA06 Compare / Contrast Analyzes similarities and/or differences using examples to demonstrate understanding of relationships in the text Explains similarities and/or differences to demonstrate understanding of ideas in a text Determines similarities and/or differences in the text States a similarity and/or difference about the subject LA07 Cause / Effect Analyzes text to interpret the relationship between cause(s) and effect(s) and make connections to demonstrate understanding of the text Explains cause and effect relationship to demonstrate understanding of the text Determines cause and effect relationship in the text States cause(s) or effect(s) about the subject Thinking Critically LT08 Author’s Purpose Evaluates author’s purpose and/or intended audience in order to judge the effectiveness of the text Explains author’s purpose and/or intended audience to demonstrate understanding of the text Identifies author’s purpose and/or intended audience in the text States a purpose and/or audience about the subject LT09 Evaluates Reasoning Evaluates reasoning of ideas/themes and makes judgments to demonstrate understanding of the overall context of the text Explains reasoning of ideas/themes to demonstrate understanding of the text Identifies an opinion about the text OR makes a general statement about the text States an opinion about the subject OR makes a general statement about the subject LT10 Extends Beyond the Text Extends information beyond the text by explaining generalizations OR drawing conclusions—and connects to larger concepts/ideas Extends information beyond the text by explaining generalizations or by drawing conclusions to demonstrate understanding of the text Makes a general extending statement about the subject by using information from the text Makes a general extending statement about the subject Literary Rubric Revised 6/4/2010