RUBRICS FOR STORY TELLING

CRITERIA WEIGHT EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHED DEVELOPING BEGINNING

4 – YES 3 – YES, BUT 2 – NO, BUT 1 - NO
KNOWS THE 15%  Knows the story  Knows the story  Knows some of  Does not know
STORY well; has obviously pretty well; the story; has not story; reads
practiced telling the some practice; practiced; relies from notes
story; uses no notes; may use notes; on notes;
speaks with fairly confident appears
confidence uncomfortable
PROMOTES A 15%  Promotes a positive  Promotes a  A positive trait  A positive trait is
POSITIVE TRAIT trait well; has positive trait was not not evident in
obviously practiced pretty well; developed well; the story
telling the story; some practice; has not
speaks with fairly confident practiced;
confidence. appears
uncomfortable
ACTING 15%  Consistently  Quick to  Generally works  Seldom works
motivates and volunteer and well with others well with others
assists others assist others
VOICE 15%  Always speaks loudly,  Usually speaks  May speak too  Speaks too softly
slowly, and clearly loudly, slowly, softly or too or too rapidly;
and clearly rapidly; mumbles mumbles
 Dialogue between occasionally
characters was evident  Dialogue between  There was no
characters was  Dialogue was dialogue at all
 Syntax and diction hinted at mentioned but not
were perfect. clear
 Syntax and diction  Syntax and diction
were good.  Syntax and diction were poor.
were fair.
AUDIENCE 10%  Storyteller looks at  Storyteller looks  Story told to only  Story teller does
CONTACT all the audience; at a few people in 1 to 2 people in not look at
involves them with the audience; the audience; audience; no
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questions involves only a little audience attempt to

few with involvement involve audience
questions with questions
PROPS 10%  Outstanding use of  Good use of  Uses props some  Poor use of
props; props are props; props are of the time; props; uses no
appropriate appropriate some props not props or
appropriate or inappropriate
are distracting props

APPROPRAITNESS 10%  Story is  Most of the  Some of the  Story is

developmentally story is story is developmentally
appropriate for developmentally developmentally inappropriate
audience appropriate for appropriate for for audience
audience audience
EXPRESSION 10%  Presentation was  Presentation  Attempted to be  There was no
filled with was expressive, expressive, but effort made at
expression, falling, but the rhythm struggled with it. emoting
rising and pausing at was slightly off. expression
the right moments during the
to capture our presentation.
attention, increase
tension or enhance
our enjoyment.

TOTAL SCORE = ____________________