MCAP 1
Vocabulary
MCAP 2
Rubric Breakdown
Unpacking the Prompt
100

This should not be included in any academic writing response

What is personal pronouns and opinion?

100

The author's message of a text.

What is the theme?

100

Define a two-part question

What is a question that asks about the text then asks for quotes to support your previous answer?

100

The amount of points MOST 7th graders earned last year on written responses. 

What is 0?

100
Define unpacking a prompt

What is to break down a prompt so that it is easy to understand what the prompt is asking you to do?

200

Where your phone should be during MCAP 

What is in your locker?

200

Examine something methodically and with detail 

What is analyze?

200

The type of answer you look for in a two-part question

What is the BEST answer?

200

The amount of point(s) that can be earned by stating a claim. 

What is 1?

200

Two parts to unpacking a prompt

What is the verb (do) and the noun phrases (what)?

300

Items you should make sure you have with you before taking MCAP

What is your laptop and laptop charger? 

300

How a character acts and the reactions of others.   

What are character traits?

300

The events of a story. 

What is plot? 

300

The amount of point(s) that can be given for using appropriate text evidence with a claim. 

What is 2?

300

Explain the purpose in identifying the verb (do)

What is to know the action you will take in the prompt?

400

The procedure if you miss a day of MCAP testing

What is going to a make-up session and missing class but having to do the assignment missed?

400

Words copied directly from a text using quotation marks.

What is text evidence? 

400

Changes throughout a text as the characters and plot move forward. 

What is development? 

400

The sentence stem, "In the text it says,..." is a way to do this. 


What is introduce text evidence? 

400

Explain the purpose of identifying the noun phrase (what)

What is to know what you will be doing with the action word?

500

The room(s) MCAP testing you will report to

What is it depends on the person? 

500

A statement that you try to prove. 

What is a claim? 

500

The items that are permitted to be on your desk during MCAP

What is your laptop, paper, pencil, and laptop charger? 

500

Stating a position, using text evidence, and stating  reasoning of why the text evidence supports the position. 

What is a CER? 

500

Identify the verbs (dos) and the noun phrases (whats) in the prompt below: 

Write an informative essay explaining the ways to control the spread of invasive species. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

What is: write, use, support? 

What is: an informative essay explaining the ways to control the spread of invasive species, evidence from the text, and your answer?

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