Comments:Student

(Evidence
criteria/standards
met)

Concerns(Improveor
Remediate)

Criteria
(Proficient)

Advanced
ExceededStandard

Imetcriteriaone

becauseIwasableto
completethetaskof
findingjustifiable
evidenceforthe
analysisandthe
inferenceofatext.I
havedemonstrated
meetingthestandards
inmyformalessays:
OfMiceandMen,
Community,and
TKAM.

Reading:Cite
strongandthorough
textualevidenceto
supportanalysisof
whatthetextsays
explicitlyaswellas
inferencesdrawn
fromthetext.

Ihaveexceededall
thestandardsfor
criteria1becauseI
wasabletoapply
themthroughoutmy
formalessays:Of
MiceandMen,
Community,and
TKAM.For
instance,inmy
TKAMessay,I
havedemonstrated
myknowledgein
choosingstrong
textualevidence

Imetcriteriatwo

becauseIwasableto
abletointroduce
preciseclaimsand
establishclear
relationshipsamong
claims,reasons,and
evidencethroughmy
formalessaysandmy
speechproject.
Additionally,Iwas
abletodistinguish
claimsfromalternate
opposingclaims,
whilereadingLetters
fromBirmingham
Jail.

Writing:I ntroduce
preciseclaim(s),
distinguishthe
claim(s)from
alternateopposing
claims,andcreate
anorganizationthat
establishesclear
relationshipsamong
claim(s),
counterclaims,
reasons,and
evidence.

Ihaveexceededall
thestandardsof
criteriatwobecause
Iwasableto
proficientlyapply
themtoallofmy
formalessays,my
speechproject,and
whenreadinga
Lettersfrom
BirminghamJail.
Forexample,inthe
TKAMessay,I
carefullyselected
outpreciseclaims
thatallhadrelation
toeachother,so
thatIwouldbeable
tojustifymywriting.
Additionally,when
readingLetters
fromBirmingham

Comments:
Teacher

Jail,Iwasableto
learnhowto
distinguishclaims
thatMartinLuther
KingJr.haddrawn
inhiswriting.
Imetcriteriathree
becauseIwasableto
analyzehowan
authorchoosesto
structureatext,and
thedecisionsheor
shedoesinorderto
achievetheiraim
throughourassigned
readingsclass.

Iwanttoworkon
analyzinghowan
authorchoosesto
structureatextfor
manipulatingtime.

Reading:
Analyzehowan
author'schoices
concerninghowto
structureatext,
ordereventswithin
it(e.g.,parallel
plots),and
manipulatetime
(e.g.,pacing,
flashbacks)create
sucheffectsas
mystery,tension,or
surprise.

Iwasableto

exceedthe
standardsofcriteria
threebecauseIwas
abletoapplythem
whilereadingTo
KillAMockingbird
byHarperLee.For
instance,Iwasable
tocomprehendwhy
ToKillA
Mockingbirdis
writtenthewayitis.
HarperLeewanted
togoinorderfrom
alltheeventsthat
occurredleadingup
toJemsinjury.

Imetcriteriafive

becauseIwasableto
writeinaformalstyle
andobjectivetone
formyformalessays:
OfMiceandMen,
Community,andTK

Writing:
Establishand
maintainaformal
styleandobjective
tonewhileattending
tothenormsand
conventionsofthe
disciplineinwhich
theyarewriting.

Ihaveexceededthe
standardsofcriteria
fourbecauseIwas
abletoapplythem
whilewritingmy
formalessaysin
class.Forexample,
inmyTKAMessay,
Iwasableto
maintainaformal
styleandan
objective.

Imetcriteriafive

becauseIwasableto
applythetasksof
delineatingand
evaluatingarguments
andclaims,deciding

Reading:
Delineateand
evaluatethe
argumentand
specificclaimsina
text,assessing

Ihaveexceededthe
standardsofcriteria
fivebecauseIwas
abletoassociate
anduseallofthese
skillsinourspeech

whetherornotthe
reasoningisvalid,
andidentifyingwhat
isfalsethroughthe
processofmyspeech
project.

Imetcriteriasix
becauseIwasableto
respondthoughtfully
todiverseviews,
summarizepointsof
agreementand
disagreement,justify
myviews,andalso
makenew
connectionswithnew
evidenceand
reasoningthroughour
TKAMLITcircles.

Iwanttobeableto
volunteermorein
classdiscussionsand
beabletosharemy
views,alongwith
beingabletobackit
upwithevidenceand
rationale.

whetherthe
reasoningisvalid
andtheevidenceis
relevantand
sufficientidentify
falsestatementsand
fallaciousreasoning.

project.For
example,inour
speechproject,I
hadtodelineate
argumentsandfacts
fromourthree
readingstosee
whichoneswould
besufficientenough
touseinmy
argumentative
essay.Clearly,I
alsoidentifiedthe
falsestatementsso
thattheywouldnot
beinmyessay.

Speakingand
Listening:
Respond
thoughtfullyto
diverse
perspectives,
summarizepointsof
agreementand
disagreement,and,
whenwarranted,
qualifyorjustify
theirownviewsand
understandingand
makenew
connectionsinlight
oftheevidenceand
reasoningpresented.

Iwasableto

exceedallthe
standardsincriteria
sixbecauseIwas
abletomasterthem
whiledoingour
TKAMLITcircles.
Forexample,inthe
LITcircles,I
respectablylistened
tootherviewson
whattheybelieved
wasamajortopicin
theassigned
chaptersfor
TKAM.Inaddition
tobeingactively
presentwhileother
spoke,Iwasable
tomakenew
connectionsand
ideasthatIhavenot
realized.Lastly,I
wasabletopresent
myownviewson
whatIpersonally
feltwasamain

topicandbackitup
withevidence.