Rubric for Storytelling

Task Description: (Teacher may explain specific assignment in this space.)

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Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning
Criteria
4 – yes 3 – yes, but 2 – no, but 1 – no
 Knows the story  Knows the story  Knows some of the  Does not know story; reads from
well; has obviously pretty well; some story; has not notes
Knows the 20 practiced telling the practice; may use practiced; relies on
Story % story; uses no notes; notes; fairly notes; appears
speaks with confident uncomfortable
confidence
 Always speaks  Usually speaks  May speak too softly  Speaks too softly or too rapidly;
loudly, slowly, and loudly, slowly, and or too rapidly; mumbles
clearly clearly mumbles  Incorrect pronunciation; does not
 Correct  Correct occasionally know what unfamiliar words mean
15
Voice %
pronunciation; pronunciation; does  Incorrect
explains unfamiliar not explain pronunciation of
words unfamiliar words some words; does
not explain
unfamiliar words
 Consistently  Quick to volunteer  Generally works  Seldom works well with others
20
Acting %
motivates and and assist others well with others
assists others
 Story lasts 5 to 7  Story lasts less than  Story lasts less than  Story lasts less than 3 or more than
Duration 5% minutes 5 or more than 7 4 or more than 8 9 minutes
minutes minutes
 Storyteller looks at  Storyteller looks at a  Story told to only 1  Storyteller does not look at
all the audience; few people in the to 2 people in the audience; no attempt to involve
Audience 10 involves them with audience; involves audience; little audience with questions
Contact % questions only a few with audience
questions involvement

 Story told at the  Story told well, but  Story rushed or  Story told at one pace; no
10 appropriate pace, some parts may be dragged in several excitement
Pacing % depending on the rushed or dragged in parts
story line some parts

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  Story is  Most of the story is  Some of the story is  Story is developmentally
Appropriaten 10 developmentally developmentally developmentally inappropriate for audience
ess % appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for
audience audience audience
 Outstanding use of  Good use of props;  Uses props some of  Poor use of props; uses no props or
10 props; props are props are appropriate the time; some props inappropriate props
Props % appropriate not appropriate or are
distracting

Assignment Score ______________ + Beyonder/Bonus ______________ = Final Score

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