Appendix 1 Re-telling Rubric Assessment

RE-TELLING RUBRIC ASSESSMENT

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Qualities of Retelling

4Mature

3Capable

2Developing

1Beginning

Sequence ofEvents; Timewords

Includes all important events from beginning,middle and end with time words

Includes most of the important events in sequential order with some time words

Includes at least 3events generally inrandom order, mayhave 1 time word

Includes only 1 or 2events, no time words (limited retelling)

Charactersand Details

Refers to all charactersby name and includes all important details

Refers to mostcharacters by name and includes someimportant details

Refers to charactersusing pronouns,includes at least 1detail, may have some misinterpretation

Refers to charactersusing generalpronouns; may include incorrect information

Vocabulary Uses importantlanguage from the text; good understanding ofkey words/concepts

Uses language from the text; basicunderstanding of most key words/concepts

Uses some language from the text; someunderstanding of key words/concepts

Uses general terms or labels; limitedunderstanding of key words/concepts

Organization Events are retold in sequence with a beginning, middle, and end.

Events are retold mostly in correct order with beginning, middle, and end.

Events are retold, but not in order. The beginning, middle, or end may be left out.

Events are not in order with no beginning, middle, or end.

TeacherSupport

Retells with noquestions or prompts

Retells with 1 or 2questions or prompts

Retells with 3 or 4questions or prompts

Retells with five ormore questions orprompts

RESULT:

NoSequence ofEvents; Time

words

Characters

and Details

Vocabulary Organization

TeacherSupport

TOTAL Score

SCORE CATEGORY5 - 9 Beginning

10 - 14 Developing15 - 18 Capable19 - 20 Mature

Appendix 2 Story-Wheel Worksheet