RUBRICS FOR JAZZ CHANTS

Category

MOVEMENT

CHARACTER

DICTION

TONE
QUALITY

PROJECTION

Excellent
4
Student
expresses
emotion by
using
appropriate
gestures, body
movements,
and facial
expression
Students
communicate
expressively,
illuminating the
life and world
of the chant.

Very Good
3
Student
expresses
emotion by
using some
gestures, body
movements,
and facial
expressions

Good
2
Student
attempts to use
gesture, body
movement, and
facial
expression

Poor
1
Student uses
limited or
inappropriate
gesture, body
movement, and
facial
expression

Student
communicates
clearly,
expressing the
life
and world of
the
chant.
Student
Student
articulates
articulates the
clearly and the
words
text of the chant somewhat
is
clearly and the
understandable. chant can be
understood
most of the
time.
Chanting with
Chanting,
appropriate
though with
fullness of tone poor breath
support.
Chanting at
Chanting with
appropriate
appropriate
volume
volume yet not
(audible)
shouted with
independently.
prompting from
teacher
The
The
composition
composition
was creative,
was somewhat
clean/easy to
creative and

Student
attempts to
express the life
and world of
the chant, But
execution is
weak.

Student uses
limited or
inappropriate
acting
technique to
Create chant.

Student is
sometimes
articulating the
words, but the
chant is often
not discernable.

No clue as to
what the
student is
chanting

Mumbling,
speaking,
shouting

Will not chant

Chanting
without
confidence.
Poor breath
support.

Will not chant

The
composition
was very basic
and somewhat

The
composition
was not
complete, and

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PERFORMAN
CE

Total

read, and
included all
required
elements. The
melody fit well
with the
message.

legible. Most of
the required
elements were
included. The
message were
rhythmically
awkward in a
few places.

legible to read.
At least half of
the required
elements were
included. No
fluidity in
melody and
message.

very difficult to
read. Under half
of the required
elements were
included.
Project will
need to be
revised

RUBRICS FOR INTERPRETATIVE STORRYTELLING

Criteria
Content

Knows the
Story

Voice

Character

Audience
Contact

Total

Exemplary
5
Complete
information,
accurate and
appropriate
details.
Knows the
story well; has
obviously
practiced telling
the story; does
not use any
guide cards or
idiot boards
Always sings
and speaks
loudly, slowly,
and clearly
Correct
pronunciation

Accomplished
4
Main points are
covered but
lack some
detail.

Developing
3
Some main
points and
details are
missing.

Beginning
2
Main points are
not complete and
are greatly
lacking

Knows the
story pretty
well; with
practice; fairly
confident with
the use of some
guide cards or
idiot boards
Usually sings
and speaks
loudly, slowly,
and clearly
Correct
pronunciation

Knows some
parts of the
story; relies on
guide cards or
idiot boards

Does not know

the story and
completely relies
on guide cards or
idiot boards

Sings and Speaks

too softly or too
rapidly; mumbles
Incorrect
pronunciation

Students
communicate
expressively,
illuminating the
life and world
of the character.

Student
communicates
clearly,
expressing the
life
and world of
the character.
Storyteller
looks at a few
people in the
audience;
involves only a
few with
questions

May sing and

speak too softly
or too rapidly;
mumbles
occasionally
Incorrect
pronunciation
of some words
Student
attempts to
express the life
and world of
the chant, But
execution is
weak.
Story told to
only 1 to 2
people in the
audience; little
audience
involvement

Storyteller
looks at all the
audience;
involves them
with questions

Student uses
limited or
inappropriate
acting technique
to Create
character.
Storyteller does
not look at
audience; no
attempt to
involve audience
with questions