Shakespeare Podcast

Act/Scene/line #:______

Characters- Student performers:______

Criteria / 4 Exemplary / 3 Proficient / 2 Developing / 1 insufficient
Text & Preparation
10 / Practiced lines; knows lines very well; excellent pacing / Some practice evident, struggled occasionally with line; pacing is not accurate to intent of lines / Little to no practice; sounds unfamiliar with text; pacing is inaccurate / No preparation, stumbles through lines
Lines Selected
10 / The selection has more than ten lines; students each recite an appropriate number of lines; sufficiently challenging / The selection has ten lines; most students recite an appropriate number of lines / The selection has ten lines but the lines are not evenly divided amongst the students / The selection has less than ten lines
Character
20 / Believable and honest portrayal of character; appropriate emotion; audio proves clear understanding of the text; / For majority of podcast character is believable; appropriate emotion is mostly evident but not always / Character is inconsistent or characterized with difficulty; emotion is not always appropriate / Other than a brief glimpse of the character little attempt is made to capture the emotion and personality of the character
Voice
15 / Diction is articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate are used well / Diction is mostly articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate varied and used throughout the piece / Diction is sometimes articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate not shown with variety / Diction is not articulate, volume, tone, pitch, and rate are not shown with any variety
Accuracy
15 / Recites lines accurately without mistakes or mispronunciation / Recites lines accurately with a few (1-3) minor mistakes or mispronunciations / Recites lines accurately with several errors, however, for the most part the passage makes sense / Recites lines with mispronunciations and errors, making the podcast difficult to follow
Sound Effects and music
15 / Carefully selected Sound effects and music enhance the understanding and the drama of the scene at appropriate moments; Sound effects and music enhance speaking / Sound effects are appropriate, carefully selected and used effectively. In most instances the effects enhance the scene. / Sound effects and music are not appropriately placed in the podcast; and /or the sound effects and music detract form performance. drown out the voices / Sound effects and music are absent or detract from the meaning of the scene
Requirements
10 / Podcast is placed on wiki of each group member by due date; rubric is turned in to teacher with self assessment; student is prepared and participating each day / Podcast is placed on one person’s wiki by the due date; rubric is turned in to teacher with self assessment complete; student is prepared and participating each day / Podcast is not on wiki on time. Rubric with self-assessment is turned in when project is due. / Podcast is not on the wiki. There is no rubric of self assessment
Total

Place a check next to each item as you complete it.

·  ____Choose the lines from the play for your podcast

·  ____Get the teacher’s approval for your lines. Teacher’s Signature: ______

·  ____Assign the character parts to the group members.

·  ____Practice the lines. Make certain that you understand every word. Use your text notes, post its and the side by side text if necessary.

·  ____ Work with group members to express emotion and enhance the understanding of the scene through your voices.

·  ____Record the lines. Listen to the recording. Perfect the lines.

·  ____Choose appropriate side effects, music and special effects. Use the links on the wiki.

·  ____Cite all of the resources you use. Follow the guidelines in the packet.

·  ____Finalize your podcast.

·  ____Save as a MP3- Follow the directions in the packet.

·  ____Upload the podcast to the wiki.

·  ____Listen to the podcast and complete the self-assessment.

·  _____Submit the self-assessment, rubric and works cited to your teacher.

SELF- ASSESSMENT

·  ____Listen to the podcast.

·  _____Assess yourself on the rubric on the back of this paper.

·  _____Type a paragraph to explain

o  What you contributed to the group project

o  What you did well

o  What you could improve

o  What your group did well

o  What your group could improve.