Sample Informational Text Retelling

Student's Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________________
Text: _________________________________________ Class: ___________________
Selected By: __Teacher  __Student  

  Unprompted Prompted
Key Ideas: States key ideas
2 points: Identifies all key points
1 point: States most of the key ideas
0 points: Cannot recount the key ideas
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Pertinent Details: States pertinent details to explain key ideas
2 points: Identifies some pertinent details to explain each key idea
1 point: States some pertinent details to explain some key ideas
0 points: Does not identify any supporting details for any key idea
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Sequence: States key ideas in order of presentation
2 points: Correct
1 point: Partial
0 points: Does not indicate recognition of text order
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Main Idea or Conclusion
2 points: States main idea or point of text
2 points: Summarizes or concludes
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Total Score
(10 points possible)

Additional Comments

 

 

 
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