As the grade level team chooses the selections to be read at that grade level, the team will need to make some decisions as to what is acceptable to get the points. Anchor papers are needed to provide uniform grading of these story retellings. Each grade level team will need to decide how to give the points. Name the main character or characters in the story. This will need to be decided upon by the grade level team depending upon the selection.
Some stories have more than one problem.
The team should decide what is acceptable. The solution must solve the problem indicated. Accept logical predictions. Use details to show understanding of the event. Brief restatement of the story including all important elements.