Pace Reads slowly and Reads moderately Reads fast and slow Reads at a laboriously. slowly. throughout reading. conversational pace throughout the reading. Scores of 10 or more indicate that the student is making good progress in fluency. Scores at or below 8 may indicate that the student needs additional instruction in fluency. Retelling Rubric Grades K - 12 Narrative Text Qualities of 4 3 2 1 Retelling Mature Capable Developing Beginning Gist/Main Idea: Retelling includes a Retelling includes a Retelling indicates Retelling includes clear generalization generalization that inaccurate or minimal or no Lesson Learned that states or implies states or implies the incomplete reference to or Plot Main Idea the plot main idea and plot main idea and understanding of understanding of lesson learned. lesson learned from the plot main idea. plot main idea. story. Story Elements Retelling contains a Retelling contains a Retelling contains a Retelling contains clear statement of all clear restatement of restatement of minimal story elements, (main most story elements some story restatement of characters, setting, (main characters, elements with story elements. problem, major setting, problem, major minimal events, and resolution) events, and resolution) connections to one and their connection and their connection to another. to one another. one another. Organization Events are retold Events are retold Events are retold in Events lack following a in appropriate a sequence. logical mostly somewhat sequence with a order with beginning, disconnected beginning, middle, middle, and end. fashion. The and end. beginning or middle or the end may be deleted.
Pace Reads slowly and laboriously. Reads moderately slowly. Reads fast and slow throughout reading. Reads at a conversational pace throughout the reading. Scores of 10 or more indicate that the student is making good progress in fluency. Scores at or below 8 may indicate that the student needs additional instruction in fluency. Retelling Rubric Grades K - 12 Narrative Text Qualities of Retelling 4 Mature 3 Capable 2 Developing 1 Beginning Gist/Main Idea: Lesson Learned Plot Main Idea Retelling includes a clear generalization that states or implies the plot main idea and lesson learned. Retelling includes a generalization that states or implies the plot main idea and lesson learned from the story. Retelling indicates inaccurate or incomplete understanding of plot main idea. Retelling includes minimal or no reference to or understanding of plot main idea. Story Elements Retelling contains a clear statement of all story elements, (main characters, setting, problem, major events, and resolution) and their connection to one another. Retelling contains a clear restatement of most story elements (main characters, setting, problem, major events, and resolution) and their connection to one another. Retelling contains a restatement of some story elements with minimal connections to one another. Retelling contains minimal restatement of story elements. Organization Events are retold following a logical sequence with a beginning, middle, and end. Events are retold mostly in appropriate order with beginning, middle, and end. Events are retold in a somewhat disconnected fashion. The beginning or middle or the end may be deleted. Events lack sequence.