OralPresentationRubric:ShakespeareScenePerformance 80 points

CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Preparedness
10 points / Groupiscompletelypreparedandhasobviouslyrehearsed. / Groupseemspretty preparedbutmighthaveneededacouplemorerehearsals. / Thegroupissomewhatprepared,butitisclear thatrehearsalwaslacking. / Groupdoesnotseematallpreparedtopresent.
SpeaksClearly
10 points / Speaksclearlyanddistinctlyall(100-95%)thetime,andmispronouncesnowords. / Speaksclearlyanddistinctlyall(100-95%)thetime,butmispronouncesoneword. / Speaksclearlyanddistinctlymost(94-85%)ofthetime.
Mispronouncesnomorethanoneword. / OftenmumblesorcannotbeunderstoodORmispronouncesmorethanone word.
PostureandEyeContact
10 points / Studentstandsupstraight,looksrelaxedandconfident.Studentestablishes eyecontactwitheachother astheyactoutthe scene / Studentstandsupstraight,lookrelaxedandconfident.For themostpartstudentholds eyecontactwithothercharacters / Someofthegroupmembersstandupstraightandestablisheyecontact. / Eachgroupmemberslouchesand/ordoesnotlookatpeopleduringthepresentation.
Enthusiasm
10 points / Facialexpressionsandbodylanguagegeneratesastronginterestandenthusiasmaboutthescene. / Facialexpressionsandbodylanguagesometimesgenerateastronginterestandenthusiasmaboutthetopicinothers. / Facialexpressionsandbodylanguagesometimesshowenthusiasmandinterest / Verylittleuseoffacialexpressionsorbodylanguage.Didnotgeneratemuchinterestintopicbeingpresented.
Content and Character
10 points / Showsafullunderstandingofthesceneanddoesan excellentjobofcommunicatingtheappropriateemotions. Actor “becomes” the character. / Showsagoodunderstandingofthesceneandcommunicatestheappropriateemotions. Actor “becomes” the character. / Showsagoodunderstandingofpartsofthesceneandsometimesconveysappropriateemotions. Actor shows glimpses of character or slips in and out of character. / Doesnotseemtounderstandthesceneverywell. Doesnotconveyemotionsorconveysemotionsthatdonotfitthescene. Actor is simply recitinglines
Behavior
10 points / Studentwasrespectfulof others,remainedquietduringperformance,andbehavedmaturely. / Studentwassometimesnotattentiveandmissedstagecuesordistractedothers. / Studentbehavedinamannerthatwasdistractingtoothers.Oftentalkedlaughed,orplayedduringpractices. / Studentfrequentlycausedotherstomiss linesbecause oftalking,laughing,orplaying.
PropsandCostumes
10 points / Studentsuseseveralpropsorcostumesthatshowconsiderablework/creativityand whichmakethepresentationbetter. / Studentsuse afewprops thatshowconsiderablework/creativityandwhichmake thepresentationbetter. / Studentsuse propswhichmakes
thepresentationbetter. / Students do not use props and/or costumes OR props and costumes are disjointed and do not make the presentation better.
Blocking/ Movement
10 points / Expertly uses blocking/ movement to enhance and add interest to the piece. Movements always reflect purpose. / Uses most of the blocking/ movement in a way that adds interest to the piece. Movements usually reflect purpose. / Movements rarely reflects purpose. Execution of blocking is inconsistent. / Moves are generally confusing and without purpose. Recollection of blocking is minimal to none.