iRubric: Aesop's Fable Project Rubric

The presentation contains creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the enjoyment of the audience. The presentation reflects innovation and imagination.

Students have shown an acceptable amount of creativity. They have made the situations understandable to the audience, while keeping the moral of the story intact.

Students have shown some creativity in presenting. They have made the situations a little modern, while keeping the moral of the story somewhat intact. Their new fables are confusing and it has become hard to make the connection between the fable and the moral.

Students have shown little creativity in presenting their fables. The presentation was confusing, and it has become hard to make the connection between the fable and the moral.

Students did not simply read their notes, and gave a very professional presentation in which they spoke to their classmates in a concise and well practiced presentation.

Students read very little from their notes and gave a professional presention which they spoke mainly to their classmates in a concise and practiced presentation.

Students read about half of their presentation. They gave a somewhat professional presentation that began to drag a little because they did not address their classmates the entire time.

Students simply read off their notes. They obviously did not practice or put sufficient time into their presentation. Their classmates appeared bored and inattentive.

Numerous vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story takes place.

Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place.

The audience can figure out when and where the story took place, but the presentation didn't supply much detail.

The audience has trouble
understanding in what context (where/when) the fable takes plac.