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Sequence
Retellsstoryincorrect
sequenceleavingoutno
importantpartsofstory.
Retellsstoryinsequence
with23omissions.
Retellsstorywithseveral
omissions,butmaintains
sequenceofthosetold.
Retellsstoryoutof
sequence.
Setting
Lotsofvivid,descriptive
wordsandpicturesareused
totelltheaudiencewhen
andwherethestorytakes
place.
Somevivid,descriptive
wordsandpicturesareused
totelltheaudiencewhen
andwherethestorytakes
place.
Theaudiencecanfigureout Theaudiencehastrouble
whenandwherethestory
tellingwhenandwherethe
tookplace,butthereisn't
storytakesplace.
muchdetail
Characters
Themaincharactersare
namedandclearlydescribed
(throughwordsand/or
actionsandpictures).The
audienceknowsandcan
describewhatthecharacters
looklikeandhowtheyact.
Themaincharactersare
namedanddescribed
(throughwords,pictures
and/oractions).The
audiencehasafairlygood
ideaofwhatthecharacters
looklike.
Themaincharactersare
Itishardtotellwhothe
named.Theaudienceknows maincharactersare.
verylittleaboutthemain
characters.
AccuracyofRetellingA
Story
Thestorytellerforgetsmajor
pointsofthestorys/heis
retelling.
Duration
Thestorytellinglasts57
minutes.
Thestorytellinglastsless
than3minutesormorethan
9minutes.
Thestorytellinglasts4or8 Thestorytellinglasts9
minutes.
minutes.
Voice
Alwaysspeaksloudly,
slowlyandclearly.Iseasily
understoodbyallaudience
membersallthetime.
Writtenworkhasdefinite
voicetoit.
Usuallyspeaksloudly,
slowlyandclearly.Iseasily
understoodbyallaudience
membersalmostallthe
time.Writtenworkhas
somevoice.
Usuallyspeaksloudlyand
clearly.Speakssofast
sometimesthataudiencehas
troubleunderstanding.
Writtenworkhaslittle
voice.
Speakstoosoftlyor
mumbles.Theaudience
oftenhastrouble
understanding.Writtenwork
hasnovoice.