Retelling Rubric Grades 3 - 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
$ Lesson Learned clear generalization generalization that inaccurate or minimal or no
$ Plot Main Idea that states or implies states or implies the incomplete reference to or
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 logical mostly in appropriate a somewhat sequence.
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.

Linguistic Use of language, Use of language, Use of language, Retelling includes

Spillover conventions, and/or conventions, and/or conventions, and/or little or no use of
format from the format from the format from the language,
selection reflects an selection indicates selection may conventions,
elaborated and basic understanding of indicate superficial and/or format from
personalized the story. understanding. the story.
understanding of the
story.

Gist/ Linguistic
Date Text Level Mode Prediction Main Idea Elements Organization Spillover

Key:
Mode O/O: Oral – Oral Level IN – independent Prediction R – reasonable
O/W: Oral – Written IS – instructional U - unreasonable
W/O: Written – Oral F – frustration N – no response
W/W: Written – Written