STORY TELLING

4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pt

Promotes a Positive Promotes a positive Promotes a positive A positive trait was A positive trait is not
Trait trait well; has trait pretty well; not developed very evident in the story
obviously practiced some practice; fairly well; has not
telling the story; confident practiced; appears
speaks with uncomfortable
confidence
Voice Always speaks Usually speaks May speak too softly Speaks too softly or
loudly, slowly and loudly, slowly, and or too rapidly; too rapidly;
clearly; has two clearly; has two mumbles mumbles; has one
distinct voices distinct voices occasionally; has distinct voice
Correct Correct one distinct voice Incorrect
pronunciation; pronunciation; does Incorrect pronunciation; does
explains unfamiliar not explain pronunciation of not know what
words unfamiliar words some words; does unfamiliar words
not explain mean
unfamiliar words
Duration Story lasts 3 to 7 Story lasts fewer Story lasts fewer Story lasts fewer
minutes than 3 or more than than 2 or more than than 30 seconds or
7 minutes 8 minutes more than 10
minutes
Audience Contact Storyteller looks at Storyteller looks at a Story told to only Storyteller does not
all the audience; few people in the one to two people in look at audience; no
involves them with audience; involves the audience; little attempt to involve
 questions; an only a few with audience audience with
interesting narrative questions; an involvement an questions; an
that holds the interesting narrative uninteresting uninteresting
reader’s attention that holds the narrative that does narrative that does
reader’s attention not hold the not hold the
reader’s attention ; reader’s attention at
all
Appropriate Content Story is Most of the story is Some of the story is Story is
developmentally developmentally developmentally developmentally
appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for inappropriate for
audience; audience; audience; audience;
appropriate content appropriate content appropriate content appropriate content
written for a specific written for a specific not written for a not written for a
grade level audience grade level audience specific grade level specific grade level
audience audience
Punctuality On time 1 day Delayed 2 days Delayed 3 days Delayed
submission submission submission

Total Points: 24 Point