Story Telling : Story Time

Teacher Name: Antonio Perez

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Knows the Story The storyteller The storyteller The storyteller The storyteller
knows the story knows the story knows some of could not tell the
well and has pretty well and the story, but did story without
obviously has practiced not appear to using notes.
practiced telling telling the story have practiced.
the story several once or twice. May need notes
times. There is May need notes 3-4 times, and the
no need for notes once or twice, speaker appears
and the speaker but the speaker ill-at-ease.
speaks with is relatively
confidence. confident.
Vocabulary Uses a varied Uses a varied Uses a varied The vocabulary
vocabulary vocabulary that vocabulary that is was not varied
appropriate for is appropriate for occasionally a OR was routinely
the audience, and the audience. little to simple or inappropriate for
also successfully a little too hard the intended
tries to enlarge for the audience. audience.
the audience\\'s
vocabulary.
Sequence Retells story in Retells story in Retells story with Retells story out
correct sequence sequence with 2- several of sequence.
leaving out no 3 omissions. omissions, but
important parts maintains
of story. sequence of those
told.
Originality Type something
here.
Setting Lots of vivid, Some vivid, The audience can The audience has
descriptive descriptive figure out when trouble telling
words are used words are used and where the when and where
to tell the to tell the story took place, the story takes
audience when audience when but there isn\\'t place.
and where the and where the much detail (e.g.,
story takes place. story takes place. once upon a time
in a land far, far
away).
Characters The main The main The main It is hard to tell
characters are characters are characters are who the main
named and named and named. The characters are.
clearly described described audience knows
(through words (through words very little about
and/or actions). and/or actions). the main
The audience The audience has characters.
knows and can a fairly good
describe what idea of what the
the characters characters look
look like and like.
how they
typically behave.
Problem It is very easy It is fairly easy It is fairly easy It is not clear
for the audience for the audience for the audience what problem the
to understand to understand to understand main character(s)
what problem what problem what problem the face.
the main the main main character(s)
character(s) face character(s) face face and but it is
and why it is a and why it is a not clear why it is
problem. problem. a problem.
Solution to The solution to The solution to The solution to No solution was
Problem in Story the problem is the problem is the problem was attempted or it
easy-to- easy-to- a little hard to was impossible to
understand and understand and understand. understand.
is logical. There is somewhat
are no loose logical.
ends.
Audience Storyteller looks Storyteller looks Storyteller looks Storyteller does
Contact at and tells the at and tells the at and tells the not look at or try
story to all story to a few story to 1-2 to involve the
members of the people in the people in the audience.
audience. audience. audience.
Voice Always speaks Usually speaks Usually speaks Speaks too softly
loudly, slowly loudly, slowly loudly and or mumbles. The
and clearly. Is and clearly. Is clearly. Speaks so audience often
easily easily fast sometimes has trouble
understood by all understood by all that audience has understanding.
audience audience trouble
members all the members almost understanding.
time all the time.
Duration The storytelling The storytelling The storytelling The storytelling
lasts 5-7 lasts 4 or 8 lasts 9 minutes. lasts less than 3
minutes. minutes. minutes or more
than 9 minutes.