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Story Retelling: Beginning, Middle, and End

Retell a story in correct sequence.

Rubric Code: Y4WW47

By queza001

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Subject: English

Type: Reading

Grade Levels: (none)

Story Retelling
	Requires Additional Support 1 pts	Developing Appropriately 2 pts	Demonstrates Strength 3 pts
beginning of story	Requires Additional Support Student attempts to identify how the story began, but with some inaccuracies.	Developing Appropriately Student attempts to identify beginning of story, but leave out key points.	Demonstrates Strength Student identifies all key elements of the beginning of the story.
middle of story	Requires Additional Support Student attempts to identify events from the middle of story, but with some inaccuracies.	Developing Appropriately Student attempts to identify events from the middle of story, but leave out key points.	Demonstrates Strength Student identifies all key elements from the middle of the story.
end of story	Requires Additional Support Student attempts to identify events from the end of story, but with some inaccuracies.	Developing Appropriately Student attempts to identify events from the end of story, but leave out key points.	Demonstrates Strength Student identifies all key elements from the end of the story.
Character	Requires Additional Support Characters are unclear. They may be little more than a name and a description or do not rise beyond stereotype. They may be unbelievably inconsistent, or there may not be enough information to form a judgement about them.	Developing Appropriately Characters are clear and reasonably developed. The main character(s) have identifiable characteristics.	Demonstrates Strength Characters are strongly drawn, clearly separate and fully developed. The main character(s) are presented in multiple ways (appearance, action, thoughts, speech, etc.).
Setting	Requires Additional Support Where the story takes place may be unclear or setting may be absent altogether. The story may make very limited or no appeals to the senses. Most of the story is told rather than shown.	Developing Appropriately Where the story takes place is clear. The story makes appeals to the senses. Some of the story is shown rather than told	Demonstrates Strength Where the story takes place is clearly drawn and has an impact on the story. The reader will experience the story through multiple appeals to several senses. An appropriate amount of the story is shown rather than told.
Plot	Requires Additional Support The conflict may be unclear or absent. The conflict may be clear, but the importance of it to the characters will never be communicated. There may be no actions (the story is static), or the actions do not seem related to an identifiable conflict. The characters may be passive and not struggle. The story may lack a climax that is the culmination of the proceeding events.	Developing Appropriately What the conflict is in the story is clear. The importance of the conflict to the characters may be fuzzy, although it will clearly be important. Actions will produce new situations which will produce new actions. The characters will struggle with their problems. The story will have a climax that is the culmination of the proceeding events.	Demonstrates Strength What the conflict is in the story is clear and the importance of it to the characters is convincing. Actions will produce new situations which will produce new actions. The characters will struggle with their problems in interesting and meaningful ways. The story will have a satisfying and logical climax that is the culmination of the proceeding events.
Concept about Print	Requires Additional Support Has some difficulty understanding concepts of print: • top/down, left/right progression • discriminates between a letter and a word • print conveys meaning • voice print match	Developing Appropriately Demonstrates an understanding of some concepts: • top/down, left/right progression • discriminates between a letter and a word • print conveys meaning • voice print match	Demonstrates Strength Demonstrates an understanding of all concepts, in addition identifies parts of a book: • table of contents • title • author • illustrator

Keywords:

retell, sequence

Subjects:

English

Types:

Reading

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