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id	skill_code	dimension	level	level_label	behavioral_description	sample_response	created_at	updated_at	active_version
6	L-ACADEMIC-VOCAB	performance	2	Developing	Student uses core academic vocabulary with reasonable frequency and generally places terms in appropriate contexts, but occasional near-misses reveal partial understanding. Uses 'infers' when they mean 'implies,' applies 'ironic' to situations that are merely surprising, or reaches for a term that's close but not quite right. The student is clearly building an academic vocabulary and deploying it with intention — the issue is precision, not effort. In writing, deploys academic terms to label rather than analyze: identifies that something is a metaphor but doesn't explain what the metaphor reveals.	The story's impact comes from the dramatic irony created by the unreliable narrator. The narrator infers throughout the story that everything is fine, but the reader can tell from the details that something is wrong — this tension is what makes the ending work. Fitzgerald uses the narrator's perspective to create a tone that feels nostalgic but also kind of ominous. The characterization of the narrator is interesting because she seems to contradict herself without realizing it, which the reader picks up on. I would say the story's main theme is about how people can deceive themselves, and the ironic ending drives that point home.	2026-05-24 00:17:32	2026-05-26 01:43:59	1