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3rd Grade -Main Idea and Supporting Details 
Students will read a passage and write the supporting details and the main idea.
Rubric Code: WXA2X3W
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Subject: English  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Main Idea/Supporting Details
Main Idea = What the text is mostly about<BR>
Supporting Details= specific examples of what the text was mostly about
  Needs Improvement

Copies what was on the board but doesn't identify main idea or key detail.

0 pts

Below Expectations

Beginning to be able to identify the main idea and supporting details.

1 pts

Approaching Expectations

Demonstrates some understanding by identifying part(s) of the main idea and and supporting details.

2 pts

Meets Expectations

Demonstrates complete and accurate understanding by identifying correctly the main idea and supporting details.

3 pts

Exceeds Expectations

Provides complete and accurate understanding by identifying correctly the main idea and supporting details written in their own words.

4 pts

Main Idea

What is the text mostly about

Needs Improvement

Copied what was on the board but doesn't create a simple sentence or identify a main idea relative to the text.
Below Expectations

Attempted. Wrote something other than what was already on the board. Inaccurate identification of main idea.
Approaching Expectations

Partially identified a main idea in a simple sentence.
Meets Expectations

The main idea is identified clearly in a complex, detailed sentence.
Exceeds Expectations

The main idea is identified clearly in a complex, detailed sentence written in their own words with appropriate grammar and spelling.
Detail 1

Specific example of what the text was mostly about

Needs Improvement

Copied what was on the board but doesn't create a simple sentence or identify a detail relative to the text.
Below Expectations

Attempted. Wrote something other than what was already on the board. Inaccurate identification of specific detail to explain what the text was mostly about.
Approaching Expectations

Contains a vague detail from the text in a simple sentence.
Meets Expectations

The detail clearly supports the main idea in a complex, detailed sentence.
Exceeds Expectations

The detail clearly supports the main idea in a complex, detailed sentence written in their own words with appropriate grammar and spelling.
Detail 2

Specific example of what the text was mostly about

Needs Improvement

Copied what was on the board but doesn't create a simple sentence or identify a detail relative to the text.
Below Expectations

Attempted. Wrote something other than what was already on the board. Inaccurate identification of specific detail to explain what the text was mostly about.
Approaching Expectations

Contains a vague detail from the text in a simple sentence.
Meets Expectations

The detail clearly supports the main idea in a complex, detailed sentence.
Exceeds Expectations

The detail clearly supports the main idea in a complex, detailed sentence written in their own words with appropriate grammar and spelling.
Detail 3

Specific example of what the text was mostly about

Needs Improvement

Copied what was on the board but doesn't create a simple sentence or identify a detail relative to the text.
Below Expectations

Attempted. Wrote something other than what was already on the board. Inaccurate identification of specific detail to explain what the text was mostly about.
Approaching Expectations

Contains a vague detail from the text in a simple sentence.
Meets Expectations

The detail clearly supports the main idea in a complex, detailed sentence.
Exceeds Expectations

The detail clearly supports the main idea in a complex, detailed sentence written in their own words with appropriate grammar and spelling.
Summarizing Sentence

Summarizing sentence includes Main Idea + most important Key Detail (in your own words) = Summarizing sentence

Needs Improvement

Summarizing Sentence is missing.
Below Expectations

Sentence has been started but doesn't have relevant information.
Approaching Expectations

Sentence has a partially identified main idea and a vague detail, could've chosen a stronger key detail.
Meets Expectations

Sentence has a clear main idea and strong key detail as well as written in their own words.
Exceeds Expectations

Sentence has a clear main idea and strong key detail as well as written in their own words with appropriate grammar and spelling.



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