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Improvisation -short form - 8th Grade 
This rubric will allow students and myself to critque short improvisations performed in class.
Rubric Code: V776C6
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 6-8

Powered by iRubric Improvisation -Short
  Name

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Not meeting, but attempted

1 pts

Working towards

2 pts

Meeting

3 pts

Proficient

4 pts

Score

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Idea and Plot

Name

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

player 4___________

player 5___________

player 6___________
Not meeting, but attempted

Focus is not clear.
There is a beginning but no development of story line.
Imagination is missing. CROW is missing.
Working towards

The focus is sometimes clear.
There is a beginning, a middle but the ending needs to be developed further. Elements of CROW are missing. Some imagination is seen.
Meeting

Beginning, midddle and end are developed but not always connected. Imagination is evident and story driven. All elements of CROW are present. The focus is on the scene most of the time.
Proficient

A clear story is told through a strong beginning, middle and end. CROW is fully developed. The scene is imaginative. The scene has a clear focus.
Score

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

player 4___________

player 5___________

player 6___________
Acting

Name

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

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player 5___________

player 6___________
Not meeting, but attempted

Characters are simplistic. Actor movement and voice are often present. Actor's are unfocused.
Actor's are working independently
Working towards

Characters are beginning to be different from the actors. Actors begin to respond to each other. Showboating is evident.
Meeting

Characters are clear and unique. Actors focus is on the improv. the majority of the time. Actors respond in the moment and work together. Showboating is absent.
Proficient

The characters are interesting and respond to each other. The actors work together-sharing and listening. Characters are believable.
Score

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

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Name
Not meeting, but attempted
Working towards
Meeting
Proficient
Score
Staging

Name

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

player 4___________

player 5___________

player 6___________
Not meeting, but attempted

There is no movement. Gestures are actors, not characters. Backs to the audience.
Working towards

Occasionally the movement is character driven.
The actors limit the use of the stage.
Meeting

Most of the time the movement is character driven. The stage is beginning to be used imaginatively.
Proficient

Blocking is well-motivated and purposeful. The stage is used effectively and imaginatively. Actors cheat out.
Score

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

player 4___________

player 5___________

player 6___________
Speech / Dialogue

Name

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

player 4___________

player 5___________

player 6___________
Not meeting, but attempted

Can't hear players, can't understand players
Working towards

Inconsistent enunciation, sometime clearly spoken and easily heard by all audience members
Meeting

Most of the time well enunciated, clearly spoken and easily heard by all audience members
Proficient

Well enunciated, clearly spoken and easily heard by all audience members
Score

player 1___________

player 2___________

player 3___________

player 4___________

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