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Appendix C -- Sample Items, continued
Acceptable responses mention any two relationships that are described explicitly or implicitly in the poem (such as husband and wife, worker and boss, young and old, etc.)
Acceptable answers provide an opinion and an explanation of why that opinion is held, or an explanation from which an opinion can be readily inferred. The explanation must be noncircular and reflect an understanding of Warren's statement.
Acceptable responses provide an answer that refers to Mary's character and indicate her motivation to help Silas or her respect for Warren.
Acceptable responses appropriately describe the relationship as being distant or broken, or include some other description that reflects understanding of the lack of a close or supportive relationship between the two brothers.
Acceptable answers provide an opinion that is supported by something from the student's experience. The answer also must correctly state or imply that Mary tried to understand Silas' behavior or to see things from his perspective.
Unsatisfactory -- These responses provide inappropriate or inaccurate information about Mary's character and/or the relationship. They demonstrate little or no understanding of Warren and Mary's relationship within the poem and no ability to objectively consider the poet's use of the relationship in the poem. Partial -- These responses demonstrate some understanding of the character of Mary or the relationship between Mary and Warren. However, they do not provide evidence from the poem to establish a connection between the relationship and the poet's portrayal of Mary's character. Essential -- These responses demonstrate understanding of both Mary's character and the relationship between Warren and Mary. In addition, they make some connection between this relationship and the poet's portrayal of Mary's character by using evidence from the poem. This connection, however, is usually limited to describing how Mary's character is exposed during the interactions between Warren and Mary. Extensive -- These responses move beyond simply describing Mary's character within the relationship to focusing on how the poet intentionally used their relationship in several parts of the poem to portray Mary in a particular light. Responses at this level demonstrate a clear critical stance by being explicit about their consideration of the poet's techniques and purposes as well as providing appropriate evidence from the poem.
Acceptable answers indicate that Warren meant that he was finished helping or tolerating Silas or that he was not going to let Silas return to the farm.
Note: These scoring criteria are a summary of the more extensive guides used in the NAEP scoring. The full guides include examples of student responses for each score point.
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