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Assessing Reader's Theatre
Assessing Reader's Theatre
Students will perform a short Reader's Theatre script in groups. They will focus on Voice, Staging, Character, Process, and Audience Behaviour
Rubric Code:
DXA7BCB
By
jtakhar86
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Subject:
English
Type:
Presentation
Grade Levels:
6-8
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Reader's Theatre
Extending
(N/A)
Proficient
(N/A)
Developing
(N/A)
Beginning
(N/A)
Voice and Viewpoints
Extending
Student demonstrated remarkable fluency and vocal viewpoints and variation to extreme success (demonstrating different feelings, moments, understandings).
Proficient
Student demonstrated good fluency and vocal viewpoints and variation well (demonstrating different feelings, moments, understandings) for most-all of the performance.
Developing
There was some vocal variation and viewpoints used to demonstrate new moments and feelings.
Beginning
Student had difficulty with word fluency and paid little attention to vocal variation or using voice to generate expressiveness in the moment.
Volume & Clarity
Extending
Student spoke very clearly, and was heard by the entire audience.
Projection had energy and ease- they were not shouting or announcing but merely expressing with more volume.
Proficient
Student spoke mainly in a clear voice, and could be heard by the majority of the audience.
Projection had energy and ease- they were not shouting or announcing but were audible and expressive for most of the time
Developing
Student's voice was sometimes clear, and most of the audience could not hear them.
Beginning
Student's voice was rarely clear, and the audience could not hear them.
Staging/Blocking
Extending
Students used different areas of the stage very well. There was movement across and students actively made different, interesting, configurations.
All movement looked well rehearsed and made sense with what the text was saying.
Proficient
Students used some different areas of the stage well. There was some movement across and students occasionally made different, interesting, configurations.
All movement looked rehearsed and usually made sense with what the text was saying.
Developing
Students showed attempt to stage interesting configurations and moments. There was a little movement across the stage, but nothing substantial.
Movement looked somewhat rehearsed but had a lot of rough bits
Beginning
Students used very little staging and interesting configurations. They mostly stayed in the same spots.
Shows little rehearsed moments, and students do not look as if they know where they should be going or what they should be doing.
Character
Extending
Students used excellent expression to enhance meaning of the part played. Students showed character fully through movement, voice, relationship to others, and mannerisms.
Student kept in character throughout the entire play.
Proficient
Student used good expression to enhance meaning of the part played. Student worked toward getting into character, and had many moments of mannerisms, voice, relationship and movement (just less consistently than excelling).
Student kept in character for most of the play.
Developing
Student tried a few expressions. Student was somewhat believable as the character, but demonstrated little movement, voice, mannerisms, that would have fully represented their character.
Student was out of character sometimes, and would lose their spot in the play.
Beginning
Student did not relay the objectives of the character because of missing voice fluctuations and expression. They said lines as themselves.
Student was rarely in character, but rather read lines as themselves.
Rehearsal
Extending
Student does not talk with or distracts other students during rehearsals.
Student always brings script for rehearsal.Student turns off cell phone and puts it away. Listens to directions from group and takes a leadership role to offer directions/feedback as well.
Proficient
Student is occasionally but rarely off task and has been on cell phone during rehearsal.
Student occasionally talks with or distracts other students during rehearsals.
Student does not always bring script for rehearsal. Has been late for rehearsals. Always listens to directions or helps process with their own.
Developing
Student talks with or distracts other students during rehearsals and is on cell phone (texting /social media) during rehearsals.
Student does not bring script,for rehearsal. Has been late or misses rehearsals Does not listen to directions from group, nor helps in their process.
Beginning
No rehearsal etiquette displayed.
Student either missed day, or did nothing.
Has been late or misses rehearsals Does not listen to directions from group, nor helps in their process.
Audience
Extending
Student was encouraging to performers through appropriate attentive listening while others were performing.
Proficient
Student demonstrated good attentive listening while others were performing.
Developing
Student demonstrated some attentive listening while others were performing.
Beginning
Student rarely demonstrated attentive listening while others were performing.
Keywords:
Drama, Reader's Theatre, performance
Subjects:
English
Education
Types:
Presentation
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