| AREA | Below Average | Average | Above Average | Excellent |
Interpretation
| Students were not exactly correct in interpretation of the story, but mistake is understandable. | Students were on the right track to understanding the story but were slightly off. | Correctly interpreted the scene. | Correctly interpreted the scene and added insights about text through their acting. |
Knowledge
| Students interpret the story literally, but superficially. | Interprets the story literally and appropriately. | Interprets the story imaginatively and appropriately. | Interprets the story creatively and with depth. |
Presentation
| Students do not seem to be aware of what they should be doing at all. | Students are reading lines off of a piece of paper and do not appear confident about what they are doing. | Students appear to be fairly prepared. | Group is well prepared and delivers piece in an understandable manner. |
Voice
| None of the skit was clear, concise, or well articulated. Hard to understand. | Parts of skit were clear, concise, and well articulated. | Entire skit was clear, concise, and well articulated. Easy to understand. | Entire skit was clear, concise, and well articulated. All students used great inflection in acting. |
Projection
| Most of the skit did not fit the scenes appropriately. (Used no expression or inappropriate expression.) | Some sections of the skit fit the scenes appropriately. (Used some expression in their voices.) | Volume of their voices was used appropriately. (Used expression in their voices, loud and soft.) | Volume of their voices was used appropriately. (Used expression in their voices, loud and soft.) |
Overall Performance
| Students did not follow story and had little or no enthusiasm for performing. | Students partially followed the sequence and showed some enthusiasm about performing. | Students followed sequence of story and were enthusiastic about performing. | Students followed sequence of story, were enthusiastic about performing, and demonstrated great group effort. |