BLM#3 Student/Teacher Resource

Tableau Rubric

Components Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Planning & Limited involvement in Student gets involved with Student works well as a Student takes a leadership
Cooperation planning. Few or no ideas some outside direction. group member, shares a role in group work,
shared and an inability to Limited number of ideas number of ideas, is contributes many ideas
work as a member of an shared with group and on- accepting of others’ ideas and is accepting of others’
ensemble is evident. task behaviour is and remains on-task. ideas as well. Is
intermittent. consistently on-task and
encourages other group
members to do the same.
Tableau Skills Student demonstrates: Student demonstrates: Student demonstrates with Student demonstrates with
(Individual) • No variation in body • Some variation in body a good degree of a high degree of
movement movement and some effectiveness: effectiveness:
• No facial expression facial expression to • Body and facial • Consistent use of facial
• No consideration of communicate the expression to show and body expression to
body positioning thoughts and feelings thoughts and feelings convey the thoughts
• Only 1 form of level of the character of the character and feelings of the
(low, medium, or high) portrayed portrayed character portrayed.
• Some consideration of • Body positioning that is • Use of body
body positioning appropriate and shows positioning to portray
• More than 1 form of dramatic tension and dramatic tension and
level (low, medium, or spatial relationships spatial relationships
high) • Several forms of level • Several forms of level
Tableau Skills There is no focal point to There is more than 1 focal There is 1 focal point for There is 1 clear focal point.
(Group) the tableaux. Backs may point. Performances are the audience. Staging Staging choices match
be facing the audience. usually open to the choices match content with content with a high degree
Series of tableaux is not audience. Series of some degree of creativity. of creativity.
presented seamlessly as tableaux is occasionally Performances are open to Performances are always
transitions may take too presented seamlessly. the audience. open to the audience.
long. Series of tableaux is Series of tableaux is
generally presented presented seamlessly.
seamlessly.

Grade 6 Dance, Drama and Critical Literacy - Departures