ANCIENT CIVILIZATION GROUP PERFORMANCE DANCE RUBRIC

CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Choreography Development / Choreography work demonstrated strong focus, intention, and commitment to the project requirements, using sequenced 8 count phrases and smooth transitions. / Choreography work demonstrated good focus, intention, and commitment to the project requirements, using sequenced 8 count phrases and smooth transitions. / Choreography work demonstrated okay focus, intention, and commitment to most of the project requirements. The phrases and transitions needed work. / Choreography work did not demonstrate focus, intention, and commitment to the project requirements. Little attention was made to complete 8 count phrases and transitions were not apparent.
Use of Informational Knowledge and Dance Elements / The group identified key characteristics of their culture and created movements that clearly demonstrated them in their dance sequence. The group chose effective dance elements to convey their message. / The group identified some key characteristics of their culture and created movements that demonstrated them in their dance sequence appropriately. The group chose some effective dance elements to convey their message. / The group identified few characteristics of their culture and created some movements that might be related in their dance sequence. The group chose dance elements that seemed somewhat related to their message. / The group did not identify any characteristics of their culture and their movements did not relate to one another in their dance sequence. The group did not choose appropriate dance elements to convey their message.
Problem-Solving / Students put a lot of thought into how they developed their choreography with the different tools they have learned. / Students put some thought into how they developed their choreography with the different tools they have learned. / Students put a little thought into how they developed their choreography with the different tools they have learned. / There is no evidence of thinking about how to use choreography tools to develop student choreography in their dance.
Teamwork / All group members almost always listened to, shared with, and supported the efforts of each other. The group was enthusiastic and positive and worked well together. / All group members usually listened to, shared with, and supported the efforts of each other. Group members did not cause "waves" in the group and were generally enthusiastic. / All group members often listened to, shared with, and supported the efforts of each other, but sometimes one or more group members were not good “team” members. The group showed some interest for their work. / All group members rarely listened to, shared with, and supported the efforts of each other. The group had difficulty with teamwork. Group enthusiasm was low.