Categories and Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Knowledge/ demonstrates limited demonstrates some demonstrates demonstrates Understanding understanding of understanding of considerable thorough and syllable emphasis or syllable emphasis or understanding of insightful respect for punctuation respect for syllable emphasis or understanding of and enjambment. punctuation and respect for syllable emphasis or enjambment. punctuation and respect for enjambment. punctuation and enjambment. Planning and Preparation demonstrates limited demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates preparation for moderate considerable extensive performance preparation for preparation for preparation for performance performance performance Communication limited use of relevant some use of relevant appropriate use of effective use of gestures, facial gestures, facial relevant gestures, relevant gestures, Non-Verbal Cues expressions, and body expressions, and facial expressions, facial expressions, language body language and body language and body language Verbal Cues uses inflection, pace, uses inflection, uses inflection, uses inflection, and volume with limited pace, and volume pace, and volume pace, and volume with some with considerable with a high degree effectiveness effectiveness effectiveness of effectiveness of and soliloquies have three parts: the Comments/Suggestions: “Most Shakespeare’s set speeches response to a specific set of circumstances, the and emotional exploration character’s intellectual of that situation, and the resolution. Avoid generalizing the emotion and instead engage the audience so that they follow the Playing Shakespeare character’s thought process.” John Barton Overall Rating:
Categories and Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Knowledge/ Understanding demonstrates limited understanding of syllable emphasis or respect for punctuation and enjambment. demonstrates some understanding of syllable emphasis or respect for punctuation and enjambment. demonstrates considerable understanding of syllable emphasis or respect for punctuation and enjambment. demonstrates thorough and insightful understanding of syllable emphasis or respect for punctuation and enjambment. Planning and Preparation demonstrates limited preparation for performance demonstrates moderate preparation for performance demonstrates considerable preparation for performance demonstrates extensive preparation for performance Communication Non-Verbal Cues limited use of relevant gestures, facial expressions, and body language some use of relevant gestures, facial expressions, and body language appropriate use of relevant gestures, facial expressions, and body language effective use of relevant gestures, facial expressions, and body language Verbal Cues uses inflection, pace, and volume with limited effectiveness uses inflection, pace, and volume with some effectiveness uses inflection, pace, and volume with considerable effectiveness uses inflection, pace, and volume with a high degree of effectiveness Comments/Suggestions: “Most of Shakespeare’s set speeches and soliloquies have three parts: the response to a specific set of circumstances, the character’s intellectual and emotional exploration of that situation, and the resolution. Avoid generalizing the emotion and instead engage the audience so that they follow the character’s thought process.” John Barton Playing Shakespeare Overall Rating: