Oral Retelling Rubric – Levels 4 – 24

Oral Retelling Rubric – Levels 4 – 24

Literary Text (Fiction)

Directions:  Prior to reading the selection the teachers should:

1. Give a brief story introduction about the text.
2. Have the student browse through the pictures in the text and make predictions about the story if the text is supported by pictures (Levels 4-16).

Or

3. Have the student read aloud a section of text at the beginning of the story and make a prediction based on what was read.  Score the student on the rubric below based on their responses.
4. Have the student read the story, or the rest of the text.  The student reads the text aloud for Levels 4-16.  The student reads the rest of the text silently for Levels 18-24.  
5. After reading the story, tell the student, “Now, tell me what happened in this story.  Start at the beginning.”

16 Possible Points	1 point	2 points	3 points	4 points
Predictions	Prompting needed for the student to briefly predict what will happen in the story.  Prediction may not be relevant to pictures or text.	Some prompting required for student to make comments and predictions.  Prediction may not be completely relevant to pictures or text.	No prompting required.  Student uses some of the pictures and/or text to make a prediction.   Prediction is somewhat consistent with the pictures or text.	No prompting required for the student to make relevant connections to the pictures or text for making a reasonable prediction.
Retelling: characters, setting, sequence	Retells 1 or 2 events; characters are referred to using general pronouns; does not includes setting; some misinformation (retelling is limited)	Retells in random order: at least 3 events are included; refers to characters using correct pronouns; may or may not include the setting; some misinterpretation	Retells the story generally in sequence and includes most of the important events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story; identifies story setting	Retells all important events in sequence in the beginning, middle, and end of the story; indentifies story setting
Retelling: Relevant details and supporting evidence (vocabulary)	Retelling includes limited details and uses general terms or labels; limited understanding of key words/concepts	Retelling includes at least 1 detail; uses some language/vocabulary from the text; has some understanding of key words/concepts	Retelling includes some important details; uses language/vocabulary from the text; has basic understanding of most key words/concepts	Retelling includes all important details; uses language/vocabulary from the text; has a good understanding of key words/concepts
Retelling: Prompting support	5 or more questions or prompts were given	3 or 4 questions or prompts were given	1 or 2 questions or prompts were given	No questions or prompts were given
Total Score	3          4         5         6	7          8          9         10	11       12       13       14	15            16

Below are prompts the teacher may give the student.  Mark a tally each time a prompt is given.

_____  Can you tell me more?

_____  What happened at the beginning of the story?

_____  The student tells about an event.  The teacher may say, “What happened before or after

____________________ happened in the story?

_____  Who else was in the story?

_____  How did the story end?

_____  Record in the space below any other questions asked to prompt the student during the retelling.