Skip to main content

iRubric: Shakespeare: Acting Out rubric

home » rubrics » iRubric: Shakespeare: Acting Out rubric » 
find rubric

edit   print   share   Copy to my rubrics   Bookmark   test run   assess...   delete   Do more...
Shakespeare: Acting Out 
Students will memorize and perform an act from Shakespeare's "As You Like It"
Rubric Code: AC2485
By ASCMeskill
Ready to use
Public Rubric
Subject: English  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Shakespeare: Acting Out
Students will memorize and perform an act from Shakespeare's "As You Like It"
  Excellent - 4

4 pts

Good - 3

3 pts

Fair - 2

2 pts

Poor - 1

1 pts

Prepardness/Props

Group Score
Excellent - 4

Group is completely prepared, in costume, and well rehearsed. They use at least 4 relevant props.
Good - 3

Group is completely prepared, in costume, and well rehearsed. They use at least 3 relevant props.
Fair - 2

Group is somewhat prepared, in costume, and shows signs that they have rehearsed. They use at least 2 relevant props.
Poor - 1

Group is not prepared, but is in costume, and has rehearsed. They use at least 1 relevant props.
Quality of Presentation

Group Score
Excellent - 4

Presentation is an accurate portrayal of the chosen scene.
Good - 3

Presentation is an accurate portrayal of the scene, but has confusing elements.
Fair - 2

Presentation is a somewhat accurate portrayal of the scene, but has confusing elements.
Poor - 1

Presentation is not an accurate portrayal of the scene and has confusing elements.
Group Participation

Group Score
Excellent - 4

Student participates in group and can show evidence of participation.
Good - 3

Student mostly participates in group and can show evidence of participation.
Fair - 2

Student mostly participates in group and can show evidence of participation. Student sometimes is a disturbance to group work.
Poor - 1

Student does not participate in group and is a disturbance to group progress.
Plot Analysis

Group Score
Excellent - 4

All plot elements are accurate to the original play and presented in a manner that is easy to follow.
Good - 3

Plot elements are accurate to the original play; however, the scene is not the easiest to follow.
Fair - 2

A few plot elements are accurate to the original play. The performance strays from the original plot.
Poor - 1

The performance plot does not follow the original plot. The audience is left with no sense of what the play really is about
Performance

Individual Score
Excellent - 4

The actor "stays in the scene" from beginning to and and uses their body and voices in a way that can be seen and heard and understood. Student never breaks out of character.
Good - 3

The actor "stays in the scene" most of the time. Student breaks out of character but recovers and is not a distraction.
Fair - 2

The actor "stays in the scene" some of the time. Student breaks out of character only to distraction once.
Poor - 1

The actor is unable to "stay in the scene" and breaks out of character too many times.
Originality

Group Score
Excellent - 4

presentation is an original and fresh interpretation of Shakespeare.
Good - 3

The presentation is a somewhat original interpretation of Shakespeare.
Fair - 2

The group attempts creativity, but the presentation is confusing or ineffective.
Poor - 1

The presentation shows little or creativity.
Participation/ Groupwork

Individual Score
Excellent - 4

Student is clearly engaged in the activity every day it is worked on in class. Student is fully cooperating with his/her group.
Good - 3

Student is not engaged at least 2 times during classtime given to work on activity. Student is fully cooperating with his/her group.
Fair - 2

Student is not engaged 3-4 times during classtime given to work on activity. Student is cooperating about half the time with his/her group.
Poor - 1

Student has to be reminded to stay on task more than 4 times during classtime given to work on activity. Student is rarely cooperating with his/her group.
Interpretation

Individual Score
Excellent - 4

Interpretation
_Students' interpretation of the lines are accurate. Correct usage of stress, inflection, and connotation.
Good - 3

Students' interpretation of the lines are almost completely accurate. Nearly entirely correct usage of stress, inflection, and connotation.
Fair - 2

Students' interpretation of about half of the lines are accurate. About half correct usage of stress, inflection, and connotation.
Poor - 1

There is a big error in the students' interpretation of the lines. Either students use no stress, inflection, or connotation, or it is consistently used incorrectly.
Enthusiasm

Individual Score
Excellent - 4

Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others.
Good - 3

Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic in others.
Fair - 2

Facial expressions and body language are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked.
Poor - 1

Very little use of facial expressions or body language. Did not generate much interest in topic being presented.



Keywords:
  • Shakespeare, as you like it, act, performance

Subjects:


Discuss this rubric




Do more with this rubric:
Preview

Preview

Preview this rubric.
Edit

Edit

Modify this rubric.
Copy

Copy

Make a copy of this rubric and begin editing the copy.

Print

Print

Show a printable version of this rubric.
Categorize

Categorize

Add this rubric to multiple categories.
Bookmark

Bookmark

Bookmark this rubric for future reference.
Assess
Test run

Test run

Test this rubric or perform an ad-hoc assessment.
Grade

Grade

Build a gradebook to assess students.
Collaborate

Collaborate

Apply this rubric to any object and invite others to assess.
Share
Publish

Publish

Link, embed, and showcase your rubrics on your website.
Email

Email

Email this rubric to a friend.
Discuss

Discuss

Discuss this rubric with other members.
 

Do more with rubrics than ever imagined possible.

Only with iRubrictm.

n220