One set of criteria for laughing might be Volume, Duration, and Body Involvement. These are not the only possible criteria. A colleague and I experimented with others. Figure 3.3 shows how we wrote descriptions of levels of performance for these criteria for a rubric for laughing. Don't laugh (pun intended!), but it may surprise you to learn that the descriptions in this rubric are not all of the same sort, and that we crafted them specifically to be able to illustrate different levels of inferences that descriptions require you to make. Figure 3.3. Rubric for Laughing Criteria Performance Levels Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1 Guffaw Laugh Giggle Chuckle Laughter is Laughter is Laughter Laughter loud enough loud, is of a is to call verging on polite, audible attention to impolite, medium to those itself and and can be volume standing annoy heard by and can nearby. Volume people. anyone in be heard OR the room. by those Laughter is in the so intense immediate there is no vicinity. noise at all. Laughter is Laughter is Laughter Laughter repeated trills, is a brief several cackles, snort, perpetuating times, or giggles hoot, itself it perhaps for at chortle, becomes waning and least one or necessary then repeat chuckle. Duration for the gathering cycle. laugher or a strength friend to again, as if intentionally the laugher put a stop to is it. reimagining what is funny. The Cheeks Lips open, Lips body is scrunch up. face may involved, At least smiles. open or Body which may one body may Involvement include (but part stay is not limited besides the closed. to) shoulder face
One set of criteria for laughing might be Volume, Duration, and Body Involvement. These are not the only possible criteria. A colleague and I experimented with others. Figure 3.3 shows how we wrote descriptions of levels of performance for these criteria for a rubric for laughing. Don't laugh (pun intended!), but it may surprise you to learn that the descriptions in this rubric are not all of the same sort, and that we crafted them specifically to be able to illustrate different levels of inferences that descriptions require you to make. Figure 3.3. Rubric for Laughing Criteria Performance Levels Level 4 Guffaw Level 3 Laugh Level 2 Giggle Level 1 Chuckle Volume Laughter is loud enough to call attention to itself and annoy people. OR Laughter is so intense there is no noise at all. Laughter is loud, verging on impolite, and can be heard by anyone in the room. Laughter is of a polite, medium volume and can be heard by those in the immediate vicinity. Laughter is audible to those standing nearby. Duration Laughter is perpetuating itself it becomes necessary for the laugher or a friend to intentionally put a stop to it. Laughter is repeated several times, perhaps waning and then gathering strength again, as if the laugher is reimagining what is funny. Laughter trills, cackles, or giggles for at least one repeat cycle. Laughter is a brief snort, hoot, chortle, or chuckle. Body Involvement The body is involved, which may include (but is not limited to) shoulder Cheeks scrunch up. At least one body part besides the face Lips open, face smiles. Lips may open or may stay closed.
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