1. Short Answer Response Rubric
Building a sandwich

2. Rubric Top bun: Answering the prompt in a meaningful way.
Cheese (Dressings): textual evidence that adequately supports your answer
Meat (bottom bun): Explanation that is in-depth that goes beyond a literal interpretation.

3. Rubric Score 0: 1. Idea is not connected to prompt/incorrect
2. Idea is too general or vague
3. Contains only a vague answer
4. Only contains textual evidence
Score 1:
Idea is present and reasonable, but not text evidence is present
Idea is present but text evidence used does not adequately match answer/idea
Explanation is weak, even though there is an idea with textual evidence
Idea represents only a literal reading of the text, with or without text evidence

4. Rubric
Score 2:
Idea is present and represents and goes beyond a literal reading of the text.
Textual Evidence is used accurately to support answer/clearly linked
Explained enough to show that appropriate connections are made
Could be explained more in-depth
Score 3:
Idea is an in-depth answer to prompt
Well chosen textual evidence to support the idea, strongly supports the validity of the idea.
Explanation is in-depth and shows a deep understanding of the text.

5. Short Answer Question for “Salvation”
Why does Hughes cry on the night of his being saved? What makes the story of his being saved so ironic?
Answer question (look beyond the literal meaning)
Embed textual evidence correctly within a sentence
Explain your idea in order to adequately connect your answer to the text evidence, explain with deep analysis and understanding