Rubric for Storytelling

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Note: weight

Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning

Criteria
4 – yes 3 – yes, but 2 – no, but 1 – no
 Knows the  Knows the story  Knows some  Does not know
story well; has pretty well; of the story; story; reads
obviously some practice; has not from notes
1. Knows the 20 practiced uses no notes; practiced; may
Story % telling the fairly confident use some
story; uses no notes; appears
notes; speaks uncomfortable
with confidence
 Always speaks  Usually speaks  May speak too  Speaks too
loudly, slowly, loudly, slowly, softly or too softly or too
and clearly. and clearly. rapidly; rapidly;
Correct Correct mumbles mumbles.
pronunciation; pronunciation; occasionally. Incorrect
15 does not does not Incorrect pronunciation;
2. Voice % explains explain pronunciation does not know
unfamiliar unfamiliar of some words; what unfamiliar
words words does not words mean
explain
unfamiliar
words
20  Act out the  Act out the  Act out the  Act out the
3. Acting % story very well story well story ordinarily story poorly
 Story lasts 5 to  Story lasts less  Story lasts  Story lasts less
7 minutes than 5 or more less than 4 or than 3 or more
4. Duration 5% than 9 minutes
than 7 minutes more than 8
minutes
 Storyteller  Storyteller  Story told to  Storyteller
looks at all the looks at a few only 1 to 2 does not look at
audience; people in the people in the audience; no
5. Audience 10 involves them audience; audience; little attempt to
Contact % involves only a audience involve
few involvement audience

 Story told at  Story told well,  Story rushed or  Story told at

the appropriate but some parts dragged in one pace; no
10
6. Pacing %
pace, may be rushed several parts excitement
depending on or dragged in
the story line some parts
 Story is  Story is
7. Appropriaten developmentall developmentall
10
y appropriate y inappropriate
ess %
to traditional to traditional
folktales folktales
 Outstanding  Good use of  Uses props  Poor use of
use of props; props; props some of the props; uses no
10 props are are appropriate time; some props or
8. Properties % appropriate props not inappropriate
appropriate or props
are distracting