Rubric for Storytelling

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Exemplary Accomplished Developing Beginning

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

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