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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
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Subject: English  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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  Extending

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Proficient

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Developing

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Beginning

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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







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