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Use this rubric to grade your group. How do you personally feel about the outcome of the scene?

This activity is designed to have small groups create theatrically "big" scenes. Each participant is responsible for staying on task while helping to create interesting characters and a story line that has a clear beginning, middle and end. Each small group must turn in one typed script that details each actor's name and every move that her character is suppose to make. Each scene must be at least 3 minutes long.

Each student will be randomly assigned an unusual costume piece or prop. Each student will partner up with one or more classmates. Partners or small groups will create a scenario - who, what, where - based on characters developed from costume and prop inspiration. Partners or small groups will create a pantomime script with a clear beginning, middle and ending throughout which the characters must interact with overly physical and exaggerated movements, gestures and facial expressions. The script can include character dialogue but should be built on "stage directions" that clarify each character's movements to tell the story. All the characters movements must be scripted, practiced, memorized and performed in class. The object of this process is to use exaggerated physicality and connection with others to create an interesting, active and enteraining story with purposeful and clear character development.

This activity is designed to have small groups create theatrically "big" scenes WITHOUT ANY SOUND OR DIALOGUE. Each participant is responsible for staying on task while helping to recreate the assigned story line and clarify the uniquely different main characters from that story line. (For example, Snow White, the Dwarfs, the Witch, and Prince Charming.) The pantomimed scene should have a clear beginning, middle and end and depict either one part of the story or a funny synopsis of the whole story.

This rubric is designed to help you work on your pantomime and narration skills.

This activity is designed to have small groups create theatrically "big" scenes WITHOUT ANY SOUND OR DIALOGUE. Each participant is responsible for staying on task while helping to recreate the chosen story line and clarify the uniquely different main characters from that story line. The pantomimed scene should be at least two minutes long, actors should stay in character be physically exaggerated, while the scene clearly depicts either one part of the story OR a funny synopsis of the whole story.

Groups incorporate creative components into a reader's theatre format of a selection that they previously read.

Use this rubric to grade your group. How do you personally feel about the outcome of the scene?

You will write a monologue based on a given inspiration (i.e. using a prop, masking an irritation, presenting an historical figure). You will present that monolgue in class using appropriate props and/or costumes (when possible) while creating a character unlike yourself. You will use your voice, body language and movement to appropriately represent your character's personality and motivation.

Each small group of team members will decide on a product for which they will pretend to manufacture. The "machine" will be created my each of the team members repeating a sound and motion that actively uses their body parts. For example, twist the torso, lift the leg, roll the head, flip the hair, squeeze the fist, etc. Each member should have a different movement accompanied by a different sound, but each "piece" should fit together with the others. The machine should be built by one person starting by herself, and then a second person adding on, and so on until everyone's working together as the machine. Each team should decide on a creative way to stop or end the process. The other classmates will try to guess what you made after you're done.

Is your monologue effectively memorized, and are you able to speak it out loud with accurate wording? You don't have to use other acting skills or blocking for this process. Focus on clean memorization and clear speech.

This performance rubric is an evaluative tool for both a teacher assessment and a student self-assessment which reflects scene preparation and performance.

The following rubric will be used to grade your reflective writing.

The following rubric will be used for both self and teacher assessment for individual, partnership and group presentations.

Theatre Performance Criteria - Acting in Style

This rubric will show the points that can be earned through Reader's Theatre skits.

Theatre I Acting Scene