Grade ELA Rubric: Reading - Literature

4th
Quarter(s)
Reading Skill Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Taught/Assessed
Key Ideas and Details
Refers to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says 1, 2, 4
explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. (4.1.1.1)(DOK 1,2,3)
Determines a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; 1, 2, 4
summarizes the text. (4.1.2.2)(DOK 2,3)
Describes in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, 1, 3, 4
drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a characters thoughts, words, or
actions). (4.1.3.3)(DOK 1,2,3)
Craft and Structure
Determines the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, 2, 3, 4
including those that allude to significant characters found in mythology (e.g.,
Herculean). (4.1.4.4)(DOK 1,2,3)
Explains major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to 2, 3, 4
the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama
(e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions)
when writing or speaking about a text. (4.1.5.5)(DOK 1,2,3)
Compares and contrasts the point of view from which different stories are 2, 3, 4
narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person
narrations. (4.1.6.6)(DOK 3)
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Makes connections between the text of a story or drama and a visual or oral 4
presentation of the text, identifying where each version reflects specific
descriptions and directions in the text. (4.1.7.7)(DOK 2,3,4)
Compares and contrasts the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., 4
opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in
stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures including
American Indian. (4.1.9.9)(DOK 3,4)
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
By the end of the year, reads and comprehends literature and other texts, 1, 2, 3, 4
including stories, dramas, and poetry, in the grades 45 text complexity
band proficiently, independently with scaffolding as needed at the high end
of the range. (4.1.10.10)(DOK 1,2)
Instructional Reading Levels (Fountas & Pinnell, 2015)
Q1: P/Q Q2: Q Q3: R Q4: S/T
a. Self-select texts for personal enjoyment, interest, and academic tasks.

*Rating Descriptors Operationally Defined:

S+ = Performance consistently exceeds the benchmarks as required for meeting the grade level standard.
S = Performance consistently meets the benchmarks as required for meeting the grade level standard.
S- = Performance is approaching, but not meeting, the benchmarks as required for meeting the grade level standard.
N = Performance shows limited evidence of progress towards meeting the benchmarks as required for meeting the
grade level standard.
X = Not taught/assessed this marking period.

Adapted from: Iowa Core Standards Based Rubrics, Area Education Agency 267