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Generating an Exemplary Response What would an exemplary response(s) to this activity/task be? What are the key characteristics of such a response(s)? Does your exemplary response clearly relate to the outcome(s) and indicator(s) that you wish to assess?

Providing students with models of excellence will help them to see what is expected of them. What follows is a list of suggestions for preparing exemplary responses:

• Be sure the responses you provide measure up to the criteria set in the scoring tools.

• Present exemplars along side the accompanying scoring tools to show students how the two align

• Present exemplars and scoring tools when the task is first assigned.

• In addition to exemplary responses you may have written or constructed, present exemplary student work as well.

• Be sure to provide a variety of responses to the same activity. Let students know there is more than one correct way to respond.

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