Firegirl ​Final Assessment Rubric 

 
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RL.5.3   The student failed to explain the  The student identified a pressure, but  The student thoroughly explained the similarities and  The student thoroughly explained how two 
Compare and contrast two or more characters,  similarities and differences  the explanation of how the characters  differences and identified a pressure, but the explanation of  characters are similar and how they are different. 
settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing  between characters AND explain  react is lacking AND the similarities and  how the characters react is lacking… OR… They identified  They identified a pressure acting on two 
the differences between how the  differences of the characters are  the pressure and thoroughly explained the reactions, but the  characters and how those two characters react 
on specific details in the text (e.g., how  characters react to a pressure.  lacking/surface-level.  similarities and differences of the characters are  differently to the pressure. 
characters interact).  lacking/surface-level. 

RL.5.1   The student did not choose a  The student chose a quote that allowed  The student chose a quote that allowed them to infer about  The student chose a quote that allowed them to 
Quote accurately from a text when explaining  quote that allowed them to infer  them to infer about how a character  how a character feels, but the explanation is surface-level.  infer about how a character feels, and explained 
what the text says explicitly and when drawing  anything about how a character  feels, but did not offer an explanation of  thoroughly what it allowed them to infer from it. 
feels.  how they can infer from it. 
inferences from the text. 

RL.5.4   The student did not choose a  The student chose a word or phrase a  The student chose a word or phrase a fifth grader may not  The student chose a word or phrase a fifth 
Determine the meaning of words and phrases  word or phrase a fifth grader may  fifth grader may not understand, but  understand, then explained how one can use the information  grader may not understand, then explained how 
as they are used in a text, including figurative  not understand, and offered little  the explanation of the context of the  around it to understand what it means, but did not  one can use the information around it to 
language such as metaphors and similes.  to no explanation of the word.  word/phrase does not completely  thoroughly explain how figurative language was used… OR....  understand what it means. They thoroughly 
The student did not correctly  explain how one could make meaning of  They thoroughly explained how figurative language was used  explained how figurative language was used in 
identify the use of figurative  it AND the student’s explanation of how  and chose a word or phrase well, but the explanation of the  the chapter, considering why the author may 
language in the chapter.  figurative language was used in the  context of the word/phrase does not completely explain  have used it. 
chapter is lacking/surface-level.  how one could make meaning of it. 

RL.5.2  The student did not write a theme  The student wrote a theme for their  The student wrote a theme for their chapter that gets at the  The student wrote a theme for their chapter that 
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem  for their chapter that describes a  chapter that gets at the main idea that  main idea that the author might want the reader to learn  fully describes the main idea that the author 
from details in the text, including how  main idea of the text.  the author might want the reader to  from the text, but isn’t completely applicable to the real  might want the reader to learn from the text. 
characters in a story or drama respond to  learn from the text, but is completely  world/students’ lives. 
challenges or how the speaker in a poem  surface level or only applies to the 
reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.   specific characters/situation described 
in the book. 

RL.5.7  The student did not choose a  The student chose a fitting piece of  The student chose a fitting piece of music and explained why  The student chose a fitting piece of music and 
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements  fitting piece of music AND/OR  music, but both their explanation of  they chose that music for their specific chapter, pointing out  explained why they chose that music for their 
contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a  their explanations of both their  their choice of music AND their  why if fit the scene well, but their explanation of their  specific chapter, pointing out why if fit the scene 
text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia  choice of music and their  explanation of their thoughts on the  thoughts on the cover of the book was very  well. They also explained why or why not they 
presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).   thoughts on the cover of the book  cover of the book was very  lacking/surface-level… OR... They explained why or why not  think the cover of ​Firegirl​ represents the book 
were not adequate.  lacking/surface-level.  they think the cover of ​Firegirl​ represents the book well,  well, referring to specific elements or details of 
referring to specific elements or details of the text, but their  the text. 
explanation of their choice of music was very 
lacking/surface-level.