Analytic Scoring Rubrics for Jazz Chant Presentation

Criteria 16-20pts 11-15pts 6-10pts 5pts Score

Quality of Voice Demonstrate very Demonstrate good Demonstrate The qualities of

clear and and appropriate considerable voice of the
(pronunciation, appropriate variations of voice. variations of voice. presenters are
enunciation of variations of voice. The chants are The chants are not clear. Words
words) The chants are understood and sometimes not that are omitted and
clearly understood heard. Most words loud and slurred.
and heard by the and chants are understandable to Mispronounced
people even those at properly be heard clearly. words can be
the last rows. The pronounced with There are few heard.
words and chants only few mistakes. mispronounced
are properly and words that can be
correctly heard. The
pronounced. articulation is not
Observe appropriate that great but still
articulation. considered okay.

Facial All the members Almost all the Some of the Only few of the
Expression demonstrate members members members
impressive and demonstrate demonstrate demonstrate
appropriate facial appropriate facial appropriate facial appropriate
expressions related expression related expression related facial expression
to the piece. The to the piece. The to the piece. Some related to the
emotions are emotions are good. emotions are good, piece. The
flowing freely and Demonstrates good some are not. emotions are
can be felt by the internalization of Demonstrate still lacking and
audience. the piece. considerable need more
Demonstrates internalization of practice.
powerful the piece. Emotions can’t
internalization of be felt by the
the piece. audience at all.
Demonstrate a
little
internalization
of the piece.

Stage Presence All the members Most of the Considerable Demonstrate

demonstrate eye members amount of lack of
(eye contact, contact with the demonstrate eye members who confidence and
audience impact, audience and contact with the demonstrate eye poor eye contact
stage poise) judges. Show very audience and contact with the with the
good postures and judges. Most audience and audience.
look confident. members show judges. Some Nervous
Relaxed and natural good postures and members show gestures can be
during the whole confidence. Most of good postures and observed.
duration of the the members are confidence- some
presentation. They relax during the are not.
communicate with whole duration of
the audience the presentation.
through their
presentation.

Costumes and An abundance of The props are The props are okay Props and
Props props can be seen appropriate with the but some are not costumes
but are still presentation. The appropriate with overshadow the
appropriate with the costumes and props the performance. presentation.
 presentation. The are helpful in Some props are not Props became a
costumes alone can expressing the really useful with distraction to the
attract the audience. message of the the performance. presentation.
The costumes and chant. The Some presenters Props and
props are very presenters know know how and costumes hinder
helpful in how and when to when to use props the presenters to
expressing the use the props. but some are not. move freely.
message of the There are
chant. The members who
presenters know do not know
how and when to how and when
use props smoothly. to use the props.

Mastery of the All the members Most of the Some members Only few of the
Piece and demonstrate members demonstrate members
Presentation mastery of the demonstrate mastery of the demonstrate
piece. The mastery of the piece. Some mastery of the
transitions, hand & piece. Most members piece. Not
body movements members demonstrate good memorized
are memorized and demonstrate good memorization of movements and
executed memorization of the movements and transitions can
impressively thus movements and transitions and be observed.
the presentation transitions. Show some are not. Some Most of the
runs smoothly. The good movements are not movements are
movements synchronization of synchronized with not
happened movements with the the chant. synchronized
simultaneously with chant. with the chant.
the chant and are
synchronized.

Musicality The music is The music is good The music is okay The music is out
organized and in and in sync with the but has some of tune and not
sync with the chant. chant with little problems that organized thus
The tune is catchy. mistakes that can be affect the whole affect the whole
The music helps observed. performance. performance.
enhance the whole
performance.

Time The presentation is The presentation The presentation The presentation

fit within the time lacks or exceeds 2 lacks or exceeds lacks or exceeds
limitation. minutes within the 3minutes within the 4 minutes within
time frame. time frame. the time frame.
Analytic Scoring Rubrics for Interpretative Storytelling Presentation

Criteria 20pts 10pts 5pts Score

Quality of Voice The storyteller tells The storyteller tells The storyteller tells the
the story very the story clearly with story with shaky voice.
(diction, speed clearly. He/She uses some few mistakes at Bad pronunciation and
and projection) his/her voice hand. The diction can be observed.
effectively with pronunciation and The storyteller is not
proper pronunciation diction is good. The effective in expressing
and diction. The storyteller is somehow the voice of a distinct
storyteller uses a effective in delivering character that he/she
distinct voice to a certain character’s wanted to portray. The
express a certain voice but there are voice seems neutral and
character and the still some mistakes void of emotion. The
voice is really that can be observed. story’s speed is either
appropriate with the The speed of the story too slow or too fast.
character he/she is okay.
wants portray. The
voice shows what a
character feels (sad,
scared, happy,
excited, etc). The
story’s speed is not
too fast nor too
slow.

Stage Presence/ The storyteller is The storyteller is quite The storyteller is

Performance relaxed while nervous but he/she obviously nervous and
presenting the story. still manages to seems unconfident in
(Gestures, He/She deliver the story. presenting the story.
Confidence, demonstrates natural Demonstrates good Seems afraid to look and
Facial flow of eye contact eye contact with the have some eye contact
Expression, Eye with the audience. audience. The facial with the audience. The
Contact) The storyteller’s expression is good facial expression seems
shows impressive and can still match forced and pained. Some
facial expression with the emotion gestures and bodily
which match with he/she wanted to movements are not
the emotion of the portray. He/She uses appropriate.
character he/she good gestures and
portrayed. He/She bodily movements.
uses gestures and
other bodily
movements
appropriately which
 help tell the story.

Choice of Story The story is very The choice of story is The choice of the story
appropriate for good but some may is awful and not
storytelling and find it boring. appropriate.
obviously gets the
interest of the
audience.

Content The flow of the story The flow of the story The flow of the story is
is smooth, easy and is good but there are awful.
(logical natural. still some mistakes
presentation of that can be observed.
events)

Time The presentation is The presentation lacks The presentation lacks

Management within the time limit. or exceeds in 3 or exceeds in 4 and
Lacking or minutes time. above minutes time.
exceeding in 2
minutes time is
considered.