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“The Open Boat” Chapter III by Stephen Crane Mini-assessment

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Includes six text-dependent questions, one constructed-response writing prompt, and explanatory information for teachers regarding alignment to the CCSS. Learn more about creating your own text-dependent questions.

  • Mini-assessment for Chapter III from “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane

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    Digital Version

    The digital version is available through edcite.com.

  • Student Response for "The Open Boat"

    Download this 3-page resource to see an example of a student response to the writing prompt for "The Open Boat." See how this student used descriptions and claims and cited textual evidence to earn a 3 out of 4 points. To grade your students' responses, use the scoring rubric above.

  • Scoring Rubric for Text-Based Writing Prompts

    This 2-page scoring rubric can be used to rate student responses to any of the writing prompts in the ELA/Literacy mini-assessments developed by Student Achievement Partners.

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