1. Story Telling : D&A Storybird
Teacher Name: Ms. Burke
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 score
Problem It is very easy for the It is fairly easy for It is fairly easy for the It is not clear what
audience to the audience to audience to problem the main
understand what understand what understand what character(s) face.
problem the main problem the main problem the main
character(s) face and character(s) face character(s) face and
why it is a problem. and why it is a but it is not clear why it
problem. is a problem.
Vocabulary Uses a varied Uses a varied Uses a varied The vocabulary was not
vocabulary vocabulary that is vocabulary that is varied OR was routinely
appropriate for the appropriate for the occasionally a little too inappropriate for the
audience, and also audience. simple or a little too intended audience.
successfully tries to hard for the audience.
enlarge the
audience's
vocabulary.
Setting Lots of vivid, Some vivid, The audience can The audience has trouble
descriptive words are descriptive words figure out when and telling when and where
used to tell the are used to tell the where the story took the story takes place.
audience when and audience when and place, but there isn't
where the story takes where the story much detail (e.g., once
place. takes place. upon a time in a land
far, far away).
Characters The main characters The main The main characters It is hard to tell who the
are named and clearly characters are are named. The main characters are.
described (through named and audience knows very
words and/or actions). described (through little about the main
The audience knows words and/or characters.
and can describe actions). The
what the characters audience has a
look like and how they fairly good idea of
typically behave. what the characters
look like.
Solution to The solution to the The solution to the The solution to the No solution was attempted
Problem in problem is easy-to- problem is easy-to- problem was a little or it was impossible to
understand and is understand and is hard to understand. understand.
Story logical. There are no somewhat logical.
loose ends.
Total
Date Created: Feb 23, 2013 07:39 pm (CST)