PERFORMANCE RUBRIC
Dramatization
Score 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts 0 pts
Characterization Excellent Good Fair Needs Poor
Improvement
*Student presents *Student *Student presents *Student does not
their character with presents their their character *Student present character
exceptional energy character with with some energy presents their with energy or
and enthusiasm. energy and and enthusiasm. character with enthusiasm.
enthusiasm. slight energy
*Student clearly *Student attempts and enthusiasm. *Student does not
distinguishes the *Student to distinguish the distinguish the
character(s) from self distinguishes character(s) from *Student character(s) from
through voice and the character(s) self through voice distinguishes the self.
movement. from self or movement. character(s)
through voice from self through *Student is unable
*Student stays in or movement. *Student stays in voice and to stay in
character throughout character through movement. character.
the entire *Student stays most of the scene.
performance. in character *Student stays in
while actively character for
engaged in the parts of the
performance. scene.
Story Presentation Excellent Good Fair Needs Poor
*The audience is able *The audience *The audience is Improvement
to clearly follow a is able to follow able to follow
detailed story from a partially most parts of the
*The audience is
*The audience is
beginning to end. detailed story story, but details able to follow
unable to follow
from beginning are lacking. some parts of most parts of the
*Character's to end. the story; many story.
motivations are clear *Characters details are
and make sense within *Characters motivations are lacking.
the context of the motivations are usually clear, but *Characters
story. clear and do not always *Characters motivations are
usually make make sense. motivations are unclear and/or do
sense within the occasionally
context of the not make sense
clear but are
story. confusing.
Organization/Preparedness Excellent Good Fair Needs Poor
Improvement
*Student is very well *Student is *Student is mostly
prepared for their prepared for prepared for their
*Student is
*Student is
presentation. their presentation. partially
unprepared for
presentation. prepared for their presentation.
*Transitions are *Transitions are their
seamlessly worked *Transitions are usually smooth. presentation.
into the presentation. smooth. *The story had to
*Transitions stop for
were a little bit transitions,
confusing. because there was
confusion.
Volume & Articulation Excellent Good Fair Needs Poor
Improvement
*Student's voice was *Student's voice *Student's voice
loud and clear was loud and was loud and
*Student's voice
*Student's voice
throughout the entire clear for almost clear for parts of was rarely loud
was not loud or
presentation. the entire the presentation. and clear for the clear for the
presentation. (a little too quiet/ presentation. presentation.
(almost sloppy) (very
loud/clear) quiet/sloppy)
Use of Props & Set Excellent Good Fair Needs Poor
Improvement
*Use of props/set *Use of *Use of props/set *Use of props/set
greatly enhances the props/set slightly enhances *Use of props/set
audience's enhances the the audience's did not inhibit
inhibited the
understanding of the audience's understanding of the audience's audience's
plot and characters. understanding the plot and understanding of understanding of
of the plot and characters. the plot and the plot and
*Student was characters. characters.
comfortable with using *Student was characters.
the items. *Student was sometimes *Student was
usually comfortable with uncomfortable *Student was
comfortable using the items. with using the
unable to
with using the items.
items. incorporate the
items.
