Interim Assessment 2
Grade 6
English Language Arts/Reading
Proof of Concept Study
Constructed Response Item
Scoring Rubric
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State Board of Education
Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6314
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GRADE
INTERIM ASSESSMENT 2
6 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS/READING
Students read a selection and then respond to the test question. The selection cannot be
released due to copyright permissions.
20
Identify a central idea from the text. Include two quotes from the text to support
your answer.
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General Scoring Rubric for Interim Assessment 2
Grade 6 English Language Arts/Reading
Proof of Concept Study
This scoring rubric applies to the writing task (i.e., item number 20) provided in
Interim Assessment 2 of the Grade 6 English Language Arts/Reading Proof of
Concept Study.
Assessed Standard
The short-answer constructed response item will assess RL.2. Determine a central
idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary
of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Guidance to support the student response can be found in W.9.a. Draw evidence
from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research:
Apply grade 6 reading standards to literature (e.g., “Compare and contrast texts in
different forms or genres [e.g., stories and poems; historical novels and fantasy
stories] in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics”).
Scoring Rubric
Score
Points
3
2
Descriptions
Response includes an acceptable central idea and two supporting
quotes.
Response includes an acceptable central idea and a supporting
quote.
1
Response includes an acceptable central idea but no supporting
quote.
0
No answer, incorrect answer, or answer does not respond to the
prompt.
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Score Point 0
This answer fails to identify an acceptable central idea as listed in the Student Sample
Response.
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Score Point 1
This response meets the minimum requirement for a Score Point 1 under the Student
Sample Response central idea “Trinidad is very different from Missouri/The US”. There
is no textual support provided.
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Score Point 2
This response meets the requirement for a Score Point 2. It provides the central idea of
“He misses Trinidad, even though he doesn’t live there” on the Student Sample
Response. The response includes one quote to support this central idea (“It was
strange to feel homesick…”), but the second quote is irrelevant to the stated central
idea.
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Score Point 3
This response meets the requirement for a Score Point 3. It provides the central idea of “He misses
Trinidad, even though he doesn’t live there” on the Student Sample Response. The response also
provides 2 related quotes as textual support: “When they got back…” and “It was easy for Ishmael...”.
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