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| Criteria | 4 Points | 3 Points | 2 Points | 1 Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic sentence includes title, author, genre | Clearly states the title, author, and genre of the fairy tale in the topic sentence. | Mentions two of the three elements: title, author, or genre in the topic sentence. | Mentions only one of the three elements: title, author, or genre in the topic sentence. | Does not mention the title, author, or genre in the topic sentence. |
| Two pieces of evidence are quoted or cited | Provides two relevant and accurate pieces of evidence from the text, properly quoted or cited. | Provides two pieces of evidence from the text, but one may be irrelevant or not properly quoted or cited. | Provides only one piece of evidence from the text, or both are irrelevant or not properly quoted or cited. | Does not provide any evidence from the text. |
| Explanation of the two pieces of evidence are given | Thoroughly explains how both pieces of evidence support the response with clear reasoning. | Explains how both pieces of evidence support the response, but reasoning may lack clarity. | Attempts to explain evidence, but reasoning is unclear or only explains one piece of evidence. | Does not explain how the evidence supports the response. |
| Sentence starters are used | Effectively uses a variety of sentence starters to enhance the flow of the response. | Uses some sentence starters, but may lack variety. | Uses few sentence starters, and they do not enhance the flow of the response. | Does not use sentence starters. |
| Capitalization and end marks are used correctly | Consistently uses correct capitalization and end marks throughout the response. | Makes few errors in capitalization and end marks. | Makes several errors in capitalization and end marks. | Makes frequent errors in capitalization and end marks. |
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