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Story Elements: Character, Setting, Beginning, Middle, & End 
The learner will provide the main characters, the setting, and give a written and oral description of the key points of the beginning, middle, and end of a story by completing a story map. (Standards: CC.2.R.L.5 & HI.2.R.3.2 & LA.2.3.2)
Rubric Code: BXW6W2X
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Story Elements
  Emerging

1 pts

Devloping

2 pts

Applying

3 pts

Innovating

4 pts

beginning of story

Emerging

Student attempts to identify how the story began, but is incorrect.
Devloping

Student can give 1 detail from the beginning of the story, but does not state the key point, or what the problem is.
Applying

Student identifies key elements of the beginning of the story, including the problem or situation.
Innovating

Student correctly expresses all key elements from the beginning of the story, including the problem, and describes how it introduces the story.
middle of story

Emerging

Student attempts to identify events from the middle of story, but is unable to correctly do so.
Devloping

Student can give 1 event from the middle of story, but leaves out the key point(s), or what the character(s) is doing to solve the problem.
Applying

Student identifies key elements from the middle of the story, which tell what the character(s) is doing to solve the problem.
Innovating

Student correctly identifies all the key elements of the story and can express why it is important to the story.
end of story

Emerging

Student attempts to identify events from the end of story, but is unable to do so.
Devloping

Student can give 1 event from the end of story, but leave out key point.
Applying

Student identifies key elements from the end of the story.
Innovating

Student correctly expresses all the key elements from the ending of the story and describes how it concludes the action.
Setting

Emerging

Student attempts to provide setting, but in unable to provide even one correct component.
Devloping

Student can provide 1 element of the setting.
Applying

Student can provide multiple details of the setting, where and when.
Innovating

Student can provide multiple details of the setting and explain how the setting is important to the plot, or what happens in the story.
Character

Emerging

Student tries but is unable to name a character from the story.
Devloping

Student can name one or more characters from the story, but cannot state who the main character(s) is.
Applying

Student can identify the main character(s) and supporting characters that are important to the story
Innovating

The student can identify the main character(s) and the important supporting characters. TL can also explain how the main character is important to the story.



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