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Puppet On A String

The document provides a rubric to evaluate a performance of a scene where one character manipulates another into doing something they wouldn't normally do. It outlines criteria for approaching expectations, meeting expectations, and fully meeting/exceeding expectations in the areas of requirements, rhetoric and Othello, and extras. Key aspects evaluated include the use of rhetorical appeals, character backstories, task completion, spelling/grammar, and performance elements like props and editing.

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Puppet On A String

The document provides a rubric to evaluate a performance of a scene where one character manipulates another into doing something they wouldn't normally do. It outlines criteria for approaching expectations, meeting expectations, and fully meeting/exceeding expectations in the areas of requirements, rhetoric and Othello, and extras. Key aspects evaluated include the use of rhetorical appeals, character backstories, task completion, spelling/grammar, and performance elements like props and editing.

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Puppet on a String: A Scene of Rhetoric and Manipulation - Rubric

Task: Write and perform a scene in which one character manipulates another character into doing something they normally wouldn’t
do.
Approaching Expectations Meeting Expectations Fully Meeting/ Exceeding
Expectations
- Performance is significantly less - Performance is at least 5 - Performance may be effectively
than 5 minutes long minutes long over 5 minutes
- Less than FOUR rhetorical - FOUR rhetorical appeals or - 5+ rhetorical appeals or
appeals or techniques used techniques used techniques used effectively
- Backstory to characters and - Backstory to characters and - Developed, elaborate, and
context to the scene is thinly context to the scene provided engaging backstory to characters
Requirements developed, vague, or not
provided.
- Task is completed by the end of
the performance -
and context to scene provided.
Task completed
- Unclear whether or not the task - Written components are - Written components are
is completed by the end of the somewhat proofread, with few completely proofread, with little
performance errors in spelling, punctuation, to no errors in spelling,
- Written components have and usage. punctuation, and usage.
distracting errors in spelling,
punctuation, and usage.

- Written explanation of which - Written explanation of which - Insightful explanation of rhetorical


rhetorical appeals or techniques rhetorical appeals or techniques appeals and techniques, linking the
Rhetoric and is incorrect, unclear, or not were used. types of characters created to the
Shakespearean models
provided - Corresponding examples
Othello
- Multiple insightful corresponding
- Insufficient number of provided from Othello in the examples provided from Othello in
corresponding examples form of quotations. the form of quotations.
provided from Othello in the
form of quotations.

- Little to no effective use of - Somewhat effective use of some - Effective use of several elements,
elements including: props, elements, including props, including props, costumes,
costumes, background music, costumes, background music, background music, setting,
setting, editing (video). setting, editing (video) editing (video)
Extras - Performance clearly requires - Performance is acceptable - Performance is practiced and
more practice and preparation, (emotive expression and polished (emotive expression
or performers do not appear to choreographed movement, lines and choreographed movement,
take the work seriously. mostly memorized or lines memorized or skillfully
adequately improvised). improvised).

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