Individual Categories 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 Has some Emphasizes Every Gestures good important gesture don’t make gestures. points. reflects the Gestures sense, or seem Some Gestures are meaning of vague and gestures need and the spoken noncommittal. improvement. meaningful. words. Lines are Would be Clarity needs clear and clear to 50 garbled improvement. easily heard. candidates. or mumbled. Clarity & Rate Lines are a Rate is Rate varies Excessively little slow or coherent, but appropriately fast or slow. fast. could use but is always variation. understood. The Body Body principal’s language and language and motivation facial facial Bearing is and purpose expression are expression consistent is made clear Bearing inappropriate need with through for the improvement, principal and body principal but are spoken language and being generally facial portrayed. appropriate. expression. The Superior ceremonialist emphasis Little or no Appropriate uses and tone. use of emphasis and meaningful Principal’s Expressiveness emphasis or notable emphasis voice variation in variation in and tone to engages each tone. tone. portray candidate genuine individually. emotion. Each principal begins with a of 10. Subtract 3 for failure to Movements accurately follow a stage direction. Subtract 5 for failure to accurately follow a movement diagram. Minimum score is 1. Each principal begins with a of 10. Subtract 1 for each word-level error. Subtract 2 for each sentence-level error. Memorization Subtract 4 for each paragraph-level error. Minimum score is 4 if able to quote most of the script from memory. Maximum score of 1 for any who are reading the script.. Team Categories 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 Every aspect of ceremony Team is Ceremony is clearly prepared, but Ceremony is feels intentional. there is polished and Preparation haphazard, Principals obvious need uncertain, or move and for more confusing. speak with practice. deliberate purpose.
Individual Categories 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 Gestures Gestures don’t make sense, or seem vague and noncommittal. Has some good gestures. Some gestures need improvement. Emphasizes important points. Gestures are and meaningful. Every gesture reflects the meaning of the spoken words. Clarity & Rate garbled or mumbled. Excessively fast or slow. Clarity needs improvement. Lines are a little slow or fast. Lines are clear and easily heard. Rate is coherent, but could use variation. Would be clear to 50 candidates. Rate varies appropriately but is always understood. Bearing Body language and facial expression are inappropriate for the principal being portrayed. Body language and facial expression need improvement, but are generally appropriate. Bearing is consistent with principal and spoken The principal’s motivation and purpose is made clear through body language and facial expression. Expressiveness Little or no use of emphasis or variation in tone. Appropriate emphasis and notable variation in tone. The ceremonialist uses meaningful emphasis and tone to portray genuine emotion. Superior emphasis and tone. Principal’s voice engages each candidate individually. Movements Each principal begins with a of 10. Subtract 3 for failure to accurately follow a stage direction. Subtract 5 for failure to accurately follow a movement diagram. Minimum score is 1. Memorization Each principal begins with a of 10. Subtract 1 for each word-level error. Subtract 2 for each sentence-level error. Subtract 4 for each paragraph-level error. Minimum score is 4 if able to quote most of the script from memory. Maximum score of 1 for any who are reading the script.. Team Categories 1-2 3-5 6-8 9-10 Preparation Ceremony feels haphazard, uncertain, or confusing. Team is prepared, but there is obvious need for more practice. Ceremony is polished and Every aspect of ceremony is clearly intentional. Principals move and speak with deliberate purpose.