Drama Performance Assessment Rubrics
Drama Performance Assessment Rubrics
ELEMENTS 4 3 2 1
VOICE Voice was loud Student spoke Voice, and Could not
and clear; words clearly but it was language was not understand what
were easily difficult to clear. It could was being said
understood. understand some have been much due to unclear and
of the script; louder. low speech.
could have been
louder.
SETTING Manipulates Manipulates Limited Little evidence of
sound, objects, sound, objects, manipulation of manipulation of
space and light to space and light sound, objects, sound, objects,
communicate a which somehow space and light to space and light to
specific mood, communicates a communicate a communicate a
idea or setting. specific mood, specific mood, specific mood,
idea or setting. idea or setting. idea or setting.
PROPS Uses props in a Uses props to Uses props to Uses little or no
highly imaginative convey setting, convey setting, props or in such a
and creative way. character or action character or action way as to distract
clearly. somewhat clearly. from the
performance.
PERFORMANC Sustains Sustains Sustains Rarely sustains
E engagement engagement engagement for a engagement in the
throughout the throughout the portion of the drama.
drama and arouses drama. drama.
the emotion of the
audience.
BLOCKING Good use of stage Almost used the Could have used Needed more
and movement – entire stage – more of the stage; blocking – always
did not turn back turned away from must concentrate face audience and
to audience. audience only on facing forward. use the stage.
once or twice.
WARDROBE Characters are Characters are Characters are Needs
well-dressed dressed dressed improvement in
appropriate for the appropriate for the appropriate for the the wardrobe of
scenes throughout scenes throughout scenes for a the characters.
the play. the play. portion of the
play.
STORYLINE Enticing vivid Story was well- Some details were Details about the
detail used in the written; used in the story. story were not
script/dialogue; considerable Needed to supply presented.
plot elements were details were more scenes to be
evident. presented. understood.
OVERALL Everyone was well Everyone was Most are Only some are
committed and committed and committed and committed and
cooperative! cooperative! Good cooperative. cooperative.
WOW! job!
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