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Comedic Scene

Students are to create a 5 minute comedy skit and present it to the class. Ancillary props are optional, but you must use the prop chosen in class in some capacity in your scene. Scenes cannot be vulgar, crude, racist, profane or school inappropriate.

Rubric Code: BXW829A

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Original Comedy
	Excellent 25 pts	Good 20 pts	Fair 15 pts	Needs Improvement 10 pts	Poor 5 pts
Specificity	Excellent The humorous scenarios were of superior quality and caused audience to laugh at key times. The jokes were appropriate to overall skit sequence and theme. The setting and characters were specific, with a well-defined POV.	Good The humorous scenarios were funny, but didn't really connect with the audience as well as they could. The scenarios were appropriate to overall skit sequence and theme. The setting and characters could have perhaps been a bit more specific.	Fair The scene could have been more specific or expanded in further directions. More attention to detail is needed.	Needs Improvement The comedic premise may have been inadequate and/or did not make sense. The jokes were inappropriate to overall skit sequence and theme.	Poor The jokes included profanity or inappropriate scenarios and/or lacked creativity.
Length/Engagement	Excellent The presentation lasted for at least 5 minutes and was engaging the audience the whole time. Prop is used appropriately in an interesting context.	Good The presentation lasted for at least 4 minutes and was engaging, but perhaps lagged at points. Plot could have been bit more developed.	Fair The presentation was 3 minutes and/or didn't really engage the audience. Plot shows a few weaknesses.	Needs Improvement The presentation was less than 3 minutes and clearly did not and engage the audience at all. The voice used was muffled. There was no special effort made to connect with the audience.	Poor The presentation was less that 1 minute. The voice had no energy. No effort used to develop material. Plot is unoriginal. Lack of rehearsal or development is apparent.
Comedic Techniques/Types	Excellent The original jokes incorporated the 10 comedic techniques and types of comedy. The techniques are appropriate and fit the theme.	Good The comedic techniques incorporate used a few techniques but perhaps more could have been employed, or they could have been more specific.	Fair A few types of comedy are apparent, but it is not clear that performers understand the nuances of these techniques, or are not willing to commit to them in performance.	Needs Improvement The comedic scenarios do not show an understanding of either the micro-level of comedy (the types indicated in class) or the macro-level of comedy (the 10 ingredients for a comic premise.)	Poor The scene lacked creativity, and overarching point or purpose, or did not demonstrate a use of any comedic techniques presented in class.
Projection/Animation	Excellent All members of the group remained committed to the scene, mature in his/her delivery, and worked as an ensemble. Voices were able to be heard by audience members.	Good A few group members were quiet, or not as engaging as the others. One performer may have dominated the ensemble. Performers may have been immature, lack interest in the scene, or broken character. This affected the overall group dynamic.	Fair Scene is "just OK." No one seems particularly interested in watching it or performing it.	Needs Improvement Performers are too quiet, immature, don't work together or don't seem very animated or committed to the scene.	Poor The scene is boring--performers are apathetic. Scene shows little understanding or interest in refining the range of comedic techniques for an effective performance.

Keywords:

Comedy, Jokes, Comedic Presentation

Subjects:

Humanities

Types:

Presentation

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