2019 MCAS
Grade 10 English Language Arts
Question 9
Idea Development - Score Point 1
In this essay, mood is recognized as a product of "the settings and themes around the characters." In Dracula, "odd looking trees and animals . . . create a mood of fear and mystery." The mood in Rebecca is seen as "weirdness and memory" and is weakly related to "the person dreaming about their old house." In Station Eleven, "fire and desertion" result in a mood of "fear and lon[e]liness." Connections between the passages and commentary are weak, and ideas are minimal and poorly expressed. The writing shows minimal awareness of the writing task.
Standard English Conventions - Score Point 1
The response has few conventions errors. However, the text is too minimal to demonstrate control of sentence structures, grammar, usage, and mechanics. Minimal text does not support a variety of sentence structures or word choices.
![Answer for Idea Development Score Point 1, and Standard English Conventions Score Point 1
In this essay, mood is recognized as a product of "the settings and themes around the characters." In <i>Dracula</i>, "odd looking trees and animals . . . create a mood of fear and mystery." The mood in <i>Rebecca</i> is seen as "weirdness and memory" and is weakly related to "the person dreaming about their old house." In <i>Station Eleven</i>, "fire and desertion" result in a mood of "fear and lon[e]liness." Connections between the passages and commentary are weak, and ideas are minimal and poorly expressed. The writing shows minimal awareness of the writing task.](/mcas/student/2019/19r10e09-1.gif)
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