CATEGORY

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The Gift of Your Voice

Consistency in presentation; speaking slowly in a conversational style.

Consistency in presentation; speaking in conversational style.

Some consistency in presentation; lapses in conversational style to monologue.

Breaking consistency; monologue style of presentation.

The Power of the Soundtrack – Emotion

Music stirs a rich emotional response.

Music stirs an emotional response.

Music is evident.

Inappropriate choice of music.

Teamwork

Students meet and discuss regularly. All students contribute to the discussion and all are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.

Students meet and discuss regularly. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.

A couple of team meetings are held. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.

Meetings are not held AND/OR some team members do not contribute a fair share of the work.

Script

Script is complete and it is clear what each actor will say and do. Entries and exits are scripted as are important movements. Script is quite professional.

Script is mostly complete. It is clear what each actor will say and do. Script is shows planning.

Script has a few major flaws. It is not always clear what the actors are to say and do. Script shows an attempt at planning, but seems incomplete.

There is no script. Team members are expected to invent what they say and do as they go along.

Images

Images create a distinct atmosphere or tone that matches different parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors.

Images create an atmosphere or tone that matches some parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors.

An attempt was made to use images to create an atmosphere/tone but it needed more work. Image choice is logical.

Little or no attempt to use images to create an appropriate atmosphere/tone.

Duration of Presentation

Length of presentation was 3 minutes or longer.

Length of presentation was 2 minutes.

Length of presentation was 1 minutes.

Presentation was less than 1 minute long.

Content

Covers topic in-depth with details and examples. Subject knowledge is excellent.

Includes essential knowledge about the topic. Subject knowledge appears to be good.

Includes essential information about the topic but there are 1-2 factual errors.

Content is minimal OR there are several factual errors.