Do you have exemplars for each short-answer question that I could share with my students?

Each short-answer question includes an “exemplar” that is meant to provide guidance for teachers who are grading short-answer responses by showing what an exemplary student response should contain. You can access these exemplars by selecting the Answer Key tab, which can be found in the navigation bar at the top of every CommonLit text. Note: You can only access the Answer Key tab if you are logged in. You can also find these exemplars on the grading page above the submitted responses.

These exemplars are currently not written as sample student answers and were not intended to be shared with students.

To find the exemplar, click on the Answer Key on the top of the Assignment Menu.

Are you a foundation interested in supporting an initiative to develop student exemplars? If so, please get in touch by emailing us at info@commonlit.org.