EVALUATION AND GRADING:

Throughout each semester students WILL be required to present certain work for grade.  This will include written assignments, written critiques, self-evaluations and live performance work.  The THEATRE ARTS evaluation rubric used for the determination of their class grades is as follows:

6=Excellent Focus and Commitment

            Unmistakable connection between the concentration and the performance

            Viewer is engaged with the performer

            Effective connection of idea and technique

            Stage Techniques strong to excellent

            Development and skill shown

            Excellent quality

5=Strong Focus and Commitment

            Close relationship between concentration and the performance

            Concentration is good with thought shown in the work

            Competent connection with the idea

            Technically competent

4=Good Focus and Commitment

            Performance has a sense of concentration

            Stage technique is good

            Some growth and discovery evident

            Overall effect of the performance is good

3=Moderate Focus and Commitment

            The work is some competency levels but could have been developed more

            Performance choices may be too broad and lacking specificity

            Moderate stage techniques are demonstrated

2=Weak Focus and Commitment

            Little development of the idea is present

            Weak execution of necessary stage techniques and skills are evident

            A good start but does not show a depth of investigation and research

1=Poor Focus and Commitment

            No sense of research or investigation

            No competence of stage techniques

            Very poor quality of performance demonstrated

Grading scales and application to the assessment rubric:

6=A+, 5=A, 4=B, 3=C, 2=D, 1=F