A.  Group effectively interprets and synthesizes the information for the story in their summary.

4 - Interprets and synthesizes the information in the story in a highly accurate and insightful way and provides a highly creative summary of the story.
3 - Interprets and synthesizes the information in the story in an accurate and insightful way and provides a creative summary of the story.
2 - Interprets and synthesizes the information in the story in a somewhat accurate and insightful way and provides a somewhat creative summary of the story.
1 - Does not interpret and synthesize the information in the story in an accurate and insightful way and does not provide a creative summary of the story.

B.  Group expresses ideas from story clearly.

4 - Consistently communicates the story effectively by providing a clear main idea or theme with support that contains rich and vivid detail from the story.
3 - Frequently communicates the story effectively by providing a clear main idea or theme with sufficient support and detail from the story.
2 - Sporadically communicates the story effectively by providing a clear main idea or theme with sufficient support and detail from the story.
1 - Rarely, if ever, communicates the story effectively by providing a clear main idea or theme with sufficient support and detail from the story.

C.  Summary is well-written.

4 - The summary is free of grammatical errors and mechanical problems, contains accurate spelling, and is readable.
3 - The summary contains very few grammatical errors and mechanical problems, contains accurate spelling, and is fairly readable.
2 - The summary contains some grammatical errors and mechanical problems, contains some spelling errors, and is somewhat readable.
1 - The summary contains many grammatical errors and mechanical problems, contains frequent spelling errors, and is not readable.
 

Adapted from:

Marzano, Robert J., Debra Pickering, and Jay McTighe. Assessing Student Outcomes - Performance Assessment Using the Dimensions of Learning Model. Alexandria: McREL Institute, 1993.  29-30, 94-101.

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