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Melodrama Performance 
Melodrama Performance
Students demonstrate their knowledge of the melodrama performance style in rehearsing and performing an excerpt of a melodrama script.
Rubric Code: Z23W394
By jtakhar86
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Melodrama Performance
Students demonstrate their knowledge of the melodrama performance style in rehearsing and performing an excerpt of a melodrama script.
  Extending

4 pts

Proficient

3 pts

Developing

2 pts

Emerging

1 pts

Vocal Expression adn Exaggerations /Use of Aside

Extending

Use of various pace, tone and pitch through voice. Voice is used to communicate stock character. Lines are clear and delivered with purpose and confidence. Students uses and exaggerated speaking voice to illustrate characteristics of Stock character and completes their aside effectivly.
Proficient

Use of pace, tone and pitch through voice. Attempts to use voice to communicate stock character. Most of the lines are clear and understandable. Attempted an aside but didn't execute fully.
Developing

Some use of pace, tone and pitch through voice. Some lines are clear and understandable.
Emerging

No voice of vocie variation. Did not speak; lines were unclear, could not hear or understand.
Physical Expression/Gestures

Extending

Consistent use of melodramatic gestures and highly exaggerated walk and movements that easily help the audience to identify the stock character. Physicality is inspired by stereotypes and model performances, but is made unique by the actor.
Proficient

Uses melodramatic gestures and exaggerated movements that help the audience to identify the stock character. Physicality is clearly inspired by stereotypes and model performances.
Developing

Attempts to communicate character through melodramatic gestures and movements.Stock character is not immediately clear, but attempts are made to imitate a stereotypical physicality, though at times inconsistent.
Emerging

Minimal use of melodramatic conventions in physical expression and gestures in portrayal of a stock character. Attempts physicality in rehearsal.
Staging

Extending

Stage positions and stage business were well-planned, thoroughly practiced, and effective. Actors were open to the audience and staging choices made the scenario and setting vivid. Actions moved the story forward and made it exciting.
Proficient

Stage positions and stage business were well-planned and practiced. Actors were open to the audience and staging choices made the scenario and setting clear. Actions moved the story forward.
Developing

Stage positions and stage business were planned and practiced a little. Actors were usually open to the audience. Some staging choices may not have made sense. Setting may be unclear.
Emerging

Stage positions were not well-planned or not thoroughly practiced. Staging is confusing or there is very little movement.
Sound Effects/Music

Extending

Both music and sound effects are included in staging, and heighten the tension in the scene. The music is creative and appropriate. The sound effects are timed well and assist in building the audience's emotional response.
Proficient

Either music or sound effects are effectively included in staging to heighten tension. The music is appropriate to the scene. The sound effects are timed well and assist in building the audience's emotional response.
Developing

Either music or sound effects are included in staging, and are intended to heighten tension but are not very effective.
Emerging

Neither sound effects or music are included in the staging of the scene.
Use of Rehearsal Time

Extending

The group is focused and using their time effectively in the rehearsal process. Group members try out one another's ideas and encourage each other to do their best, and practise as a group with energy to improve the performance.
Proficient

Some group members are focused, while others are distracted; rehearsal time sometimes effective. The group attempts to listen to one another, and practises their work when prompted to do so.
Developing

Most group members show the ability to focus, but rehearsals are often distracted or off-task. The group is able to work collaboratively with help, but fails to practise performance.
Emerging

The group is largely unfocused and does not use rehearsal time effectively. Group members are largely unable to work with one another and thus cannot practise their performance.
Use of Costume and Props

Extending

Every Actor in the scene had at least one piece of a costume that helped establish their stock character effectively and thoughtfully and utilized them onstage to forward the story.
Proficient

Actor used props and costumes but they were not thoughtfully used. ( They were gathered last minute or not integrated fully in the scene).
Developing

Actors did not use either costumes or props. What was used was not helping to forward the story.
Emerging

No costumes or props were used.
Criteria-3 scenes

Clearly has three scenes with a beginning middle and end arc
Extending

Excellent job of having a full three scene structure that has an engaging genre appropriate plot
Proficient

Has 3 scene arc that fulfills genre conventions
Developing

missing an arc or plot doesn't fulfill genre
Emerging

Scenes incomplete
Criteria-Elements

Contains slow motion action sequence
Has correct character types
Plot description with roles handed in
Extending

All elements done to excelling level
Proficient

All elements present to achieving level
Developing

Most elements present
Emerging

Elements missing



Keywords:
  • Drama



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