Drama Group Performance Assessment Student Name_______________________ Year Level _____ Room Number _______________ Date____________ Australian Curriculum Skills to be assessed: Students cooperate to devise, interpret and perform drama - Cooperation: Students are able to cooperate with others in a group to present a short skit Voice and Movement: You will use a clear voice, expression and gestures/movement in the space to make your character/role believable. Setting: It will be clear from the way you move and your dialogue what the situation or setting of the skit is. Character/Role: Each person must have a clear character with a clear role. The dialogue used will show a clear understanding of your character and role. It will be clear what the status of your character is. Audience Skills: They will be able to listen to other’s performances quietly and respectfully. D C Cooperation Unable to work successfully Successfully created a script in a in a group and be part of a group and performed it to an performance. audience. Voice Projection Voice is not clear or expressive. It is hard to understand what is being said or the meaning. Voice is clear and there is some expression which helps explain the meaning of the words. Gestures/Movement Gestures and movement in the space are non-existent or don’t fit the role Understanding of Character/Role and Australian Federation Dialogue shows a limited understanding of the history of Federation. Gestures and movement make the character/role somewhat believable and are sustained for most of the performance. Dialogue shows a general understanding of the history of Federation. Audience Participation Interrupts often during the performance Listens attentively for most of the performance Comments: B Worked well in a group, sharing ideas, taking turns and staying on task. A Worked very well in a group, sharing ideas, taking turns, staying on task and encouraging other group members to do the same. Voice is clear, expressive and Voice is very clear, expressive and understandable enhances the understandable and enhances the meaning of the words. It suits meaning of the words. The status of the status of the character. the character is sustained throughout with the voice. Gestures and movement enhance Gestures and movement enhance the the character/role, are believable character, role and setting, are and sustained for the entire sustained throughout the performance performance. and engage the audience. Dialogue shows a very good Dialogue shows a rich understanding of understanding of the History of the history of Federation and includes Federation throughout the material that was inferred from performance. research. Listens attentively for the entire Listens attentively for the entire performance performance, reacts to the performance and acknowledges the performers at the end. Notes for Assessment of Group Drama Performance Students who talk, move around or make negative comments during performance Year Level______ Room Number_____ Students who give analysis of performance Other notes Date____________