STORYTELLING FINAL ASSESSMENT!!!

LEARNING GOAL
- To demonstrate how amazing you are at all the STORYTELLING and STAGING techniques we
have worked on so far this semester.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
- 4++ tableaux at beginning, end, and throughout
- Extremely strong use of COLLABORATIVE SKILLS in rehearsal and performance
- (Focus, generosity, communication, commitment, risk-taking)
- Strong use of PERFORMANCE SKILLS in rehearsal and performance
- (Facial expressions, body language, voice, blocking)
- Use of: narration, asides, tableaux, actors in role THROUGHOUT the piece
- Use of effective rehearsal strategies:
- short brainstorming session, planning ON YOUR FEET, final rehearsal session to check for strong
performance elements (face to the audience, strong tableaux, etc)
PERFORMANCE SKILLS

Category

LEVEL 4 (80-100%)

LEVEL 3 (70-79%)

FACIAL
EXPRESSION

Very expressive face

Facial expressions are

clear and show
attention to the scene
while onstage

USE OF BODY

VOICE

BLOCKING

Face is always
reacting to what is
going on
Posture, gestures,
speed of movement
are used to entertain
and show emotion
clearly and powerfully

Body is expressive
onstage;

Vocal choices show

evidence of thought
and voice is loud,
clear, expressive, and
creatively used

Voice can be heard

clearly and choices are
consistent with the
scene

LEVEL 2 (6069%)
Face is sometime
not expressive,
looking offstage or
at the floor
Sometimes body
movements are
general

Arms, legs, head are

used to show emotion

Student is using
own physicality
Voice is sometimes
quiet

Use of stage is creative

and shows evidence of
thought and planning

It sounds like a real

person is speaking
onstage
Stage is used effectively
to tell the story of the
scene

Characters are always

clearly visible unless
there is good reason

Some evidence of
levels, triangles, focal
point, angles, etc

Use of TABLEAUX:
Use of NARRATION:
Use of ASIDES:
EFFECTIVE REHEARSAL:

4
4
4
4

3
3
3
3

Articulation is
sometimes unclear
monotone or
unconnected voice
Muddled or unclear
Staging feels
improvised

R (0-49%)

Limited facial reactions

to what is happening in
the scene

Insufficient

Face is neutral or not

part of the scene
Body movements are
nonexistent or
confusing
No evidence of
preplanning of gestures
and posture
Voice is difficult to hear
or understand

Insufficient

Insufficient

No evidence of thought
or planned vocal
choices
Little evidence of
planned blocking
Movements are
random and/or hard to
follow

Sometimes
bodies/faces are
upstaged

2
2
2
2

LEVEL 1 (50-59%)

1
1
1
1

Your final overall grade for this assignment: _________ (remember this is an INDIVIDUAL grade!)

Insufficient