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Dramatic Small Group Reading of Shakespeare's Plays

An assessment of group readings from assigned Shakespearean plays

Rubric Code: EX27889

By hippyman

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Subject: English

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: 9-12

Reading Shakespeare
	Poor 1 pts	Average 3 pts	Excellent 5 pts	Renaissance Quality 7 pts
Group Participation Group camraderie. Individual input.	Poor One or two members did all the work, group members did not work together well.	Average Group members did not carry equal weight; perhaps members did not work out disagreements.	Excellent Most group members did most of the work; group members worked together moderately well.	Renaissance Quality All group members put in work; it clearly showed.
Content/Meaning Sound understanding, analysis, and explanation of the play. Fosters a willful suspension of disbelief.	Poor Interpretation conveys a confused or largely inaccurate understanding of the scene, audience, & purpose.	Average Interpretation conveys a partly accurate understanding of the scene, audience, & purpose.	Excellent Interpretation conveys an accurate & complete understanding of the scene, audience, and purpose.	Renaissance Quality Interpretation conveys an accurate & in-depth understanding of the scene, audience, and purpose.
Presentation Voice projection, inflection. Fosters a willful suspension of disbelief.	Poor Not prepared.	Average Group is mostly prepared; misread some of their lines. Presentation is basic.	Excellent Group is adequately prepared. Presentation is interesting.	Renaissance Quality Group is well prepared. Very entertaining and informative - creative. The "wow' factor.
Command of Language Understands and accurately expresses Elizabethan English.	Poor Skims over or ignores difficult language; does not show evidence of understanding language. Did not seek JP's help.	Average Relies on basic vocabulary comprehension, with little awareness of audience or purpose. Used group members and teacher some of the time to understand Shakespearean jargon.	Excellent Demonstrates a proficient understanding of Elizabethan English. Speakers are fluent, with evident awareness of audience and purpose.	Renaissance Quality Stylistically sophisticated, using language that is precise and engaging, with a notable sense of voice and awareness of audience and purpose.
Maturity and Earnestness	Poor It appears that this assignment was not taken seriously.	Average Some maturity was shown throughout, but not enough to invite the audience to willfully suspend its disbelief.	Excellent Maturity and earnestness were presented in the dramatic interpretation	Renaissance Quality The assignment was taken seriously, and the maturity and earnestness took the scene to the Globe :)

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interpretation, group reading, Shakespeare

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English

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