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1
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2
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3
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4
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Connections
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Response has no connection to the text
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Can talk about what the text reminds him of, but cannot explain or clearly connect it
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Clearly relates background experience or knowledge to text
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Expands interpretation of text; may discuss experiences and relate them to author's purpose or question part of the text
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Questions
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No questions or states irrelevant questions
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Questions are generally literal
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Asks a questions to clarify meaning
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Asks questions that require a critical response; challenges the author's point of view
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Visualizes
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Response contains no description of visual images
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Describes some visual or other sensory images
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Describes own visual images more elaborate than the literal text
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Elaborates on multisensory images that extend and enrich the text
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Infers
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Response demonstrates no predication or conclusion about the text
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Attempts an inference, prediction, or conclusion; may not relate well to text
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Draws conclusions or makes predictions that are consistent with the text
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Draws conclusions or makes predictions and can explain the source from the text
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Importance
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Random guessing; inaccurate attempt to identify important elements
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Identifies some elements as important to text meaning
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Identifies words, characters, and/or events as more important to overall meaning
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Identifies theme, idea, or concept as important in overall text meaning, and clearly explains why
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Total---->
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