Reader's Theater Rubric

Criteria 5 - Excellent 4 - Good 3 - Satisfactory 2 - Needs Improvement 1 - Unsatisfactory

Fully embodies Mostly embodies Partially embodies Shows limited

character with character with mostly character with some embodiment of character Does not embody
Commitment to Character
consistent voice and consistent voice and consistent voice and with few consistent voice character
mannerisms mannerisms mannerisms and mannerisms

Mostly uses Sometimes uses Does not use

Uses appropriate voice Rarely uses appropriate
appropriate voice appropriate voice appropriate voice
Character Voice modulation and voice modulation and
modulation and modulation and modulation and
inflection consistently inflection
inflection inflection inflection

Articulates and Mostly articulates and Sometimes articulates

Often mumbles or speaks Frequently mumbles or
Enunciation/Articulation enunciates clearly and enunciates clearly and and enunciates clearly
unclearly speaks unclearly
effectively throughout effectively and effectively

Maintains appropriate Sometimes

Mostly maintains Always too soft or too
Volume volume throughout inconsistent with Often too soft or too loud
appropriate volume loud
performance volume

Demonstrates thorough Mostly prepared with Adequately prepared

Appears underprepared Appears completely
Preparedness preparation with some fluency and with occasional
with frequent hesitations unprepared
fluency and confidence confidence hesitations

Appropriately Attempts to use

Effective use of props
incorporates props to props, but their role Shows minimal effort in No or irrelevant use of
to enhance the
Props support the in enhancing the utilizing props, impacting props in the
performance and aid in
performance, but with performance is character identification performance
character identification
some inconsistencies limited