Drama Performance Rubric (8/2/11)

Performance Rubric - Year 10

Scale → Skill ↓	1 (developing)	2 (intermediate)	3 (expert)
Body Language	Learner uses and body language at all, is very stiff. Learner uses body language that is hard to understand.Audience can’t interpret the character. The learner isn’t confident with his/her performance, keeps fiddling.	Learner uses some good body language with motion that describe their mood Learner uses some understandable body language. Audience, slightly understands The learner is sometimes confident with his/her performance. Fiddles occasionally.	Learner uses a range of body languages to portray the character. Learner uses easy body language that portray the character. Audience understands it perfectly. The learner is always confident. With minimum fiddling, or sometimes none at all.
Facial Expression	Learner is dull and does not express any facial expression. Learner might be smiling or chuckling even though their character might not be like that	Learner sometimes expresses emotion but does not express enough to be convincing. Learner sometimes loses character.	Learner always expresses the emotion of the character clearly. Learner portrays character all the way through.
Understanding of the Character	Learner has little understanding of the character. They have the tendency to be out of character Does not evoke emotions from audience. Learner is not able to react at all when something unexpected happens. The audience is not able to figure out the character played by the learner by simply watching the performance.	Learner has some understanding of the character. Learner tries to stay in character. Learner evokes little emotion from the audience. Learner looks uneasy when something sudden happens, and thus is not able to react in accordance with the character. Audience have a slight hint of the character played, but it is not obvious.	Learner has total understanding of the character. Learner is always in character. Learner evokes emotion from the audience Learner is able to react to a sudden situation in a way that the character would. The audience is aware of the character the learner is playing.
Tone of voice	Learner has variation in his/her tone while not being able not to speak accordingly. The learner might tend to stutter, showing nervousness Learner has enunciation issues like stuttering, mumbling etc.	Learner has variation in his/her tone while speaking according to the emotion. Has variation but does not make it lively enough. Learner might sometimes stutter but sometimes speak in a confident tone	Learner always changes his/her tone while speaking according to the emotion and character Learner speaks in a very confident tone. Learner applies enunciation in speech.

My Personal Target: My personal target is to achieve at least all grade “2” in the rubric, all work my best to ensure I reach a grade “3” in at least 2 aspects of the drama