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Greek Theatre: Ritualistic Performance

Rubric Code: UX3W6CX

By MissRawnsley

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

Greek Chorus: Ritual Performance Create a 2-5 minute choral scene from the provided text, that depicts a ritual and demonstrates conventions of Ancient Greek performance.
	Excellent (N/A)	Very good (N/A)	Satisfactory (N/A)	Limited (N/A)	Very limited (N/A)
Speaking as an ensemble The group speaks in time, rhythmically and emotively as a chorus.	Excellent The group speaks as a chorus extremely well and remain in rhythm with one another throughout the performance. Pitch, pace, volume and tone have been considered and varied throughout the scene to create emotive effect.	Very good The group rarely speaks out of rhythm with one another. Pace and tone have been considered and varied to create emotive effect.	Satisfactory The group mostly speaks in time, but are occasionally out of rhythm with one another. Some consideration of emotion is evident, through variation in tone.	Limited The group sometimes speak in time but are often out of rhythm with one another. There is some consideration of emotion evident, but it is unclear.	Very limited The group rarely speak in time. There is little consideration of emotion evident.
Vocal control The group articulates and projects through their masks and can be heard.	Excellent The group speaks very clearly and projects through their mask well. They can always be clearly heard throughout the scene.	Very good The group speaks clearly and projects through their masks well. They are only rarely difficult to hear.	Satisfactory The group speaks relatively clearly with some projection but are occasionally difficult to hear.	Limited The group speaks with occasional clarity and projection but are often difficult to hear.	Very limited The group speaks with limited clarity and projection and are mostly difficult to hear.
Moving as an ensemble The group moves as a chorus in time, with rhythm, control and clarity, showing emotion.	Excellent The group moves as a chorus with excellent control, and remain in rhythm with one another throughout. Movement is bold and impactful. Gesture, levels and pace of movement are varied throughout the scene to show emotion.	Very good The group moves as a chorus with good control and are rarely out of rhythm with one another. Movement is bold and clear. Gesture and levels are used to show emotion.	Satisfactory The group has some movement control but is occasionally out of rhythm with one another. Movement is mostly big enough to be seen by the audience, but occasionally lacks clarity. Some consideration of emotion is evident through the use of gesture.	Limited The group sometimes has movement control but often struggle to stay in rhythm with one another. Movement is sometimes big enough to be seen by the audience, but often lacks clarity. There is some consideration of emotion evident but it is unclear.	Very limited The group has little movement control and rarely stay in rhythm with one another. Movement is rarely big enough to be clear or understood by the audience. There is little consideration of emotion evident.
Ritualistic elements The scene depicts a ritual with a purpose, through physical and vocal repetition	Excellent The scene depicts a ritual through four or more examples of physical and vocal repetition. The purpose of the ritual is clear and impactful as it results in some form of change for the characters.	Very good The scene depicts a ritual through three examples of physical and vocal repetition. The purpose of the ritual is clear but lacks impact.	Satisfactory The scene depicts a ritual through two examples of physical and vocal repetition. The purpose of the ritual is somewhat clear.	Limited The scene attempts to depict a ritual through one example of physical or vocal repetition, but the purpose of the ritual is unclear.	Very limited There is little evidence of ritual in the scene, with limited physical or vocal repetition used.
Props and costumes Props and costumes have been used as part of the ritual.	Excellent Props and costumes are very well used as part of the ritual and have a visually impactful and meaningful purpose.	Very good Props and costumes are well used as part of the ritual and have a clear purpose.	Satisfactory Props and costumes are generally well used as part of the ritual, although the some lack a clear purpose.	Limited Props and costumes are used but do not have a clear role in the ritual.	Very limited Props and costumers are not used.

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