Story Retelling Rubric
Name of Storyteller:_____________________________Date:____________________________
Title/Topic:_____________________________________________________________
Performance Element High Quality Acceptable Needs Attention Possible Actual
Your retelling Your retelling Your retelling
told about named the confused the
the characters, characters or did
characters so but did not not name them.
Characters 20
others had a tell too much Think about who
good idea of about them. was in the story
what they and how they
are like. acted.
Setting Your retelling Your retelling Your retelling
helps others gives some needs to
get a clear details about describe when
picture in where and and where the
their head of when the story took place 20
when and story took so the reader
where the place. can "picture it."
story took
place.
Your retelling Your retelling Your retelling
told what the includes part needs to tell
problem was of the what's the
and how it problem, but matter in this
Problem 20
might be is incomplete. story. What are
solved. the characters
trying to make
better?
Solution Your retelling Your retelling Your retelling
told what the includes some left out major
characters of the events events or
did to solve from the changed their 20
the problem. story. Some order.
are in correct
order.
Delivery You used Your rhythm Your rhythm and 20
good rhythm and expression need
and gestures. expression improving. You
There was were good need to use
expression in most of the gestures. Your
your voice. time. You voice should
Your voice used some change for
changed for gestures. Your different
different voice changed characters.
characters. for most of
the
characters.