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Story Elements: Character, Setting, Beginning, Middle, & End 
Story Elements: Character, Setting, Beginning, Middle, & End
The learner will identify characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end of a story. ELACC1RL7: Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events
Rubric Code: WX389WW
By MsVickii
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Subject: English  
Type: Reading  
Grade Levels: K-5

Powered by iRubric Story Elements
  Emerging

1 pts

Progressing

2 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Exceeding

4 pts

beginning of story

Emerging

Student attempts to identify how the story began, but is incorrect.
Progressing

Student can give 1 detail from the beginning of the story, but does not state the key point, or what the problem is.
Proficient

Student identifies key elements of the beginning of the story, including the problem or situation.
Exceeding

Student correctly expresses all key elements from the beginning of the story, including the problem, and describes how it introduces the story.
middle of story

Emerging

Student attempts to identify events from the middle of story, but is unable to correctly do so.
Progressing

Student can give 1 event from the middle of story, but leaves out the key point(s), or what the character(s) is doing to solve the problem.
Proficient

Student identifies key elements from the middle of the story, which tell what the character(s) is doing to solve the problem.
Exceeding

Student correctly identifies all the key elements of the story and can express why it is important to the story.
end of story

Emerging

Student attempts to identify events from the end of story, but is unable to do so.
Progressing

Student can give 1 event from the end of story, but leave out key point.
Proficient

Student identifies key elements from the end of the story.
Exceeding

Student correctly expresses all the key elements from the ending of the story and describes how it concludes the action.
Setting

Emerging

Student attempts to provide setting, but is unable to provide even one correct component.
Progressing

Student can provide 1 element of the setting.
Proficient

Student can provide multiple details of the setting, where and when.
Exceeding

Student can provide multiple details of the setting and explain how the setting is important to the plot, or what happens in the story.
Character

Emerging

Student tries but is unable to name a character from the story.
Progressing

Student can name one or more characters from the story, but cannot state who the main character(s) is.
Proficient

Student can identify the main character(s) and supporting characters that are important to the story
Exceeding

The student can identify the main character(s) and the important supporting characters. TL can also explain how the main character is important to the story.



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