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Evaluating a Dramatic Scene

Students must perform a polished scene--memorized, blocked, costumed, technical elements

Rubric Code: Y73485

By Alicereader

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Scene Performance
	Poor-- below expectations little to no mastery of skill or technique; not yet even close to a theatrical performance level 1 pts	Fair--Approaching expectatons demonstrates some competence in some areas; lacking in skill, knowledge or effort; several rehearsals away from theatrical performance level 2 pts	Good--Meeting expectations Demonstrates competence in all areas and blends knowledge and skill; a decent theatrical performance 3 pts	Excellent--Surpassing expectations Demonstrates a mastery level of skill--knowledge and ability are perfectly united; an outstanding theatrical performance 4 pts	Totalling the Marks (N/A)
Polish	Poor-- below expectations students have not practised or planned this presentation carefully; there are obvious bumps in the delivery and too many things are not working	Fair--Approaching expectatons there is some evidence that the scene's been worked on but the performance is not polished	Good--Meeting expectations the scene is solid and most of it is polished; it could use a bit more polish in the details	Excellent--Surpassing expectations the scene is seamless and perfect; no blips or misses; high impact perfection	Totalling the Marks 20 Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Blocking	Poor-- below expectations There's no movement in this scene or the characters are put into awkward and silly positions; if there is movement it lacks motivation; students haven't bothered to create interesting pictures on stage	Fair--Approaching expectatons effort has been made to use movement--at least 2 places; but, overall the blocking is weak--backs to audience, boring, silly (awkward and phoney)	Good--Meeting expectations the blocking adds interest to the piece; all movement has purpose; stage pictures are created with focus and dramatic tension	Excellent--Surpassing expectations the blocking is sensitive to character and is motivated by logical needs to move; purposeful, there are dramatic stage pictures at times, especially the opening and closing	Totalling the Marks 20 Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Characterization	Poor-- below expectations No obvious character trait has been given OR a cheap trick such as a poorly delivered accent is the only method used; character has no objective or purpose behind the lines; basically the student is just delivering lines; stereotyping replaces characterization	Fair--Approaching expectatons character objective and personality are hinted at but there is little in the performance to give depth to this creation	Good--Meeting expectations character's inner world is delivered physically; motivation and objective are defined	Excellent--Surpassing expectations character is superb--subtle physical and verbal traits reveal a deep understanding of the character's inner world, motivation and objective in the scene	Totalling the Marks 20 Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Focus	Poor-- below expectations little to no attempt to stay in character; loses attention when not talking; seems unprepared	Fair--Approaching expectatons attempts to focus but breaks throughout performance; easily distracted	Good--Meeting expectations maintains focus for most of the performance but does break once of twice in small ways; loses focus a little when not delivering lines	Excellent--Surpassing expectations student stays in character throughout the performance and never breaks focus	Totalling the Marks 20 Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Voice	Poor-- below expectations voice lacks expression; words are mispronounced; hard to hear	Fair--Approaching expectatons some expression; one or two words mispronounced; occasionally hard to hear	Good--Meeting expectations expression is good; volume is solid and there are no errors in pronouncing the words; some sense of sub-text in the expression	Excellent--Surpassing expectations expression suits not only the text, but also the sub-text (how the characters are feeling); pronunciation is perfect and volume is excellent	Totalling the Marks 20 Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Technical features	Poor-- below expectations poorly used tech; unprepared and under-rehearsed; lacks all dramatic effect	Fair--Approaching expectatons not smooth enough to have a big dramatic effect; poor choices made	Good--Meeting expectations lights and sound are well used to make the performance more dramatic and interesting	Excellent--Surpassing expectations all technical features increase the dramatic effect of this piece	Totalling the Marks 20 Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Individual work
Name:	Poor-- below expectations performance is limited by lack of rehearsal, poorly memorized lines; breaks in concentration	Fair--Approaching expectatons moments of transcendence in the performance but too many breaks in memory or focus to hold us	Good--Meeting expectations a solid performance but a couple breaks; lacks subtlety at times--we are reminded that the student is "acting" and not immersed in role	Excellent--Surpassing expectations performance is perfect; delightful to watch and to hear; no breaks in memorization or in focus; subtle and layered performance	Totalling the Marks Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Name	Poor-- below expectations performance is limited by lack of rehearsal, poorly memorized lines; breaks in concentration	Fair--Approaching expectatons moments of transcendence in the performance but too many breaks in memory or focus to hold us	Good--Meeting expectations a solid performance but a couple breaks; lacks subtlety at times--we are reminded that the student is "acting" and not immersed in role	Excellent--Surpassing expectations performance is perfect; delightful to watch and to hear; no breaks in memorization or in focus; subtle and layered performance	Totalling the Marks Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10
Name	Poor-- below expectations performance is limited by lack of rehearsal, poorly memorized lines; breaks in concentration	Fair--Approaching expectatons moments of transcendence in the performance but too many breaks in memory or focus to hold us	Good--Meeting expectations a solid performance but a couple breaks; lacks subtlety at times--we are reminded that the student is "acting" and not immersed in role	Excellent--Surpassing expectations performance is perfect; delightful to watch and to hear; no breaks in memorization or in focus; subtle and layered performance	Totalling the Marks Level 4=16-17-18-19-20 Level 3=13-14 Level 2=11-12 Level 1=10

Keywords:

Dramatic Performance

Subjects:

English

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