Read this article titled "The Fosbury Flop." Then answer the question below.

Explain how the Fosbury Flop changed the sport of high jumping. In your response, use information from the article that supports your explanation. Write your answer in the box below.

Score for Sample Student Response #1: Rubric Score 0

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response is irrelevant to the question

Score for Sample Student Response #2: Rubric Score 0

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response is irrelevant to the question. The student has quoted the first paragraph directly from the text.

Score for Sample Student Response #3: Rubric Score 1

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text. The student uses minimal information to explain how Fosbury changed the sport, "by learning how to jump a different way."

Score for Sample Student Response #4: Rubric Score 1

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text. The student uses minimal information to show some understanding of how the Fosbury Flop changed the sport of high jumping by quoting from the text, "…the Fosbury Flop was more than an oddity, it won an Olympic gold medal."

Score for Sample Student Response #5: Rubric Score 2

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a general understanding of the text. The student partially explains how the Fosbury Flop changed the sport of high jumping with the statement, "…it was a new way to jump, and Fosbury was very succesful…" The student uses text-relevant information to show the result of the new way of jumping, "…won a gold medal…set a new record."

Score for Sample Student Response #6: Rubric Score 2

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates a general understanding of the text. The student states that the Fosbury Flop changed the sport of high jumping by "bringing great excitement to this sport" and making it "more…popular." The student uses text-relevant information to support these ideas "Fosbury won the gold medal and set the Olympic record…more than just an oddity."

Score for Sample Student Response #7: Rubric Score 3

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text. The student effectively uses text-relevant information throughout the response to clarify understanding of the extension provided in the last statement, "He changed the sport by showing that everyone is unique and does their best in different ways."

Score for Sample Student Response #8: Rubric Score 3

Annotation, Using the Rubric: This response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text. The student states that the Fosbury Flop changed the sport "because it added an option of jumping that worked better than some of the other techniques." The student effectively uses text-relevant information to clarify this idea. "Dick Fosbury proved everyone wrong…able to earn him an Olympic gold medal."

Score 3

The response demonstrates an understanding of the complexities of the text.

• Addresses the demands of the question
• Effectively uses text-relevant¹ information to clarify or extend understanding

Score 2

The response demonstrates a general understanding of the text.

• Partially addresses the demands of the question
• Uses text-relevant¹ information to show understanding

Score 1

The response demonstrates a minimal understanding of the text.

• Minimally addresses the demands of the question
• Uses minimal information to show some understanding of the text in relation to the question

Score 0

The response is completely incorrect, irrelevant to the question, or missing.²

Note 1:

Text-relevant: This information may or may not be an exact copy (quote) of the text but is clearly related to the text and often shows an analysis and/or interpretation of important ideas. Students may incorporate information to show connections to relevant prior experience as appropriate.

Note 2:

An exact copy (quote) or paraphrase of the question that provides no new relevant information will receive a score of "0".

Rubric Document Date: June 2003