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Rubric for Storytelling

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Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning
Criteria
4 – yes 3 – yes, but 2 – no, but 1 – no
 Knows the  Knows the story  Knows some of  Does not
story well; has pretty well; some the story; has know story;
obviously practice; may use not practiced; reads from
Knows the 20 practiced telling notes; fairly relies on notes; notes
Story % the story; uses confident appears
no notes; uncomfortable
speaks with
confidence
 Always speaks  Usually speaks  May speak too  Speaks too
loudly, slowly, loudly, slowly, and softly or too softly or too
and clearly clearly rapidly; rapidly;
 Correct  Correct mumbles mumbles
pronunciation; pronunciation; does occasionally  Incorrect
15
Voice %
explains not explain  Incorrect pronunciation;
unfamiliar words unfamiliar words pronunciation of does not know
some words; what
does not explain unfamiliar
unfamiliar words mean
words
 Consistently  Quick to volunteer  Generally  Seldom works
20
Acting %
motivates and and assist others works well with well with
assists others others others
 Story lasts 5 to  Story lasts less than  Story lasts less  Story lasts
7 minutes 5 or more than 7 than 4 or more less than 3 or
Duration 5%
minutes than 8 minutes more than 9
minutes
 Storyteller looks  Storyteller looks at  Story told to  Storyteller
at all the a few people in the only 1 to 2 does not look
audience; audience; involves people in the at audience;
involves them only a few with audience; little no attempt to
Audience 10
with questions questions audience involve
Contact %
involvement audience with
questions

 Story told at the  Story told well, but  Story rushed or  Story told at
10 appropriate some parts may be dragged in one pace; no
Pacing % pace, depending rushed or dragged several parts excitement
on the story line in some parts
 Story is  Most of the story is  Some of the  Story is
developmentally developmentally story is developmental
Appropriaten 10
appropriate for appropriate for developmentally ly
ess %
audience audience appropriate for inappropriate
audience for audience
Props 10  Outstanding use  Good use of props;  Uses props some  Poor use of
% of props; props props are of the time; props; uses no
are appropriate appropriate some props not props or
 appropriate or inappropriate
are distracting props

Assignment Score _____________ + Beyonder/Bonus ____________ = Final Score