INTERPRETATIVE STORYTELLING

(Analytic Rubric)

CRITERIA
FOR
EVALUATIO
N
Quality of
Material

SUPERIOR
4

X3 Highly
appropriate
to the
theme, and
very
interesting.
Introduction X3 Easily
catches the
attention of
the
audience,
and
impressively
sets the
mood in
telling the
story.
Interpretation X3 Positively
of Material
conveys
audience
emotion and
thought
while telling
the story.
And as
storyteller,
s/he clearly
understood
plot of the
story.
Use of Non- X3 Body
Verbal
language,
Expression
facial
expression,
and eye
contact are
superiorly
express.
Style of
X4 The
Delivery
storyteller is
Appropriate
friendly,
to Audience
natural,
enthusiastic,
and
confident in
superb way
in telling the

EXCELLEN
T
3

GOOD
2

SATISFACTO
R
1

POIN
T

The story
material is
suitable to
the theme.

The story is
partially
aligned to
the theme.

It does not
aligned to the
theme, but it
is still
satisfactory.

/12

Audience
attention is
clearly set.

Provides
enough
atmosphere
to heed the
story.

It needs
farther
improvement
in setting the
mood and
attention in
telling the
story.

/12

The
storyteller
has enough
understandi
ng in
promoting
the plot of
the story
while
telling.

The way the

storyteller
deliver the
plot seems
not
effective,
farther
preparation
is needed.

Farther
understandin
g in telling
the plot of
the story is
highly
needed.

/12

Body
language,
facial
expression,
and eye
contact are
express.

Body
language,
facial
expression,
and eye
contact are
not often
express
The
storyteller is
friendly, and
confident in
telling the
story. But,
s/he is not
natural and
enthusiastic.

Body
language,
facial
expression,
and eye
contact are
totally
express.
The
storyteller
needs
confidence
and
enthusiasm in
telling the
story.

/12

The
storyteller
is friendly,
natural,
enthusiastic
, and
confident in
telling the
story.

/16

Inflection of
Voice

story.
X3 Pitch and
voice
variation are
impressively
deliver.

Pronunciation X3 Words are

/
clearly
voice
spoken.
projection/
Proper
enunciation
pronunciatio
n adds the
vividness of
the message
as it fluently
deliver
Time
X3 The
Management
presentation
of the story
follows the
prescribed
time interval
which is 5 to
7 minutes.

Pitch and
voice
variation
are deliver.

Words are
clearly
spoken, and
there is
fluency.

The
presentatio
n lacks one
minute, or it
exceeds to
two minutes
from the
prescribed
time
interval
which is 5
to 7
minutes.

Pitch and
voice
variation are
deliver, but
proper
breathing is
recommend
ed.
The
storyteller is
clearly
enunciate
the words,
but stammer
sometimes.

Poor voice
quality
interferes
while telling
the story.

/12

The
storyteller
lacks fluency
which may
lack
persuasivene
ss. Practice is
thoroughly
needed.

/12

The
presentation
lacks two
minutes, or
it exceeds to
three
minutes
from the
prescribed
time interval
which is 5 to
7 minutes.

The
presentation
lacks three
minutes, or it
exceeds to
four minutes
and above
from the
prescribed
time interval
which is 5 to
7 minutes.

/12

TOTAL
/100
Comments:

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