Exceeds
Correctly identifies the
characters in a story
Correctly identifies the
setting in a story
Identifies the main idea in a
story
Retells the story (beginning,
middle and end)
Identifies important events in
a story
Meets
Names all three characters
from the story (George,
Harris, and Cat).
Names all locations (House,
kitchen, and outside) and
makes an educated guess
about the time (during the
day).
Correctly states the main
idea of the story (George’s
owner left and George
promised to be good, but he
gets into some trouble).
Correctly retells the key
events in order of the story.
Identifies at least three
important events from the
story (Peter made a snow
angel, he made a snowman,
and he liked sliding down the
hill).
Developing
Names the two main
characters from the text
(George and Harris).
Identifies two locations from
the book.
Correctly identifies part of
the main idea (George was
left alone, George was bad,
etc.)
Correctly retells at least half
of the key events in order.
Identifies two important
events from the story.
Names one of the characters
from the book.
Names either one location
from the book or makes a
reasonable guess about the
time.
Describes some events of the
story but does not identify
the main idea.
Retells some important
events, but not in order.
Identifies one important
event in the story.