DEMONSTRATING ACTING SKILLS Performance Standard Dr26B.

G (drama) Perform a character in a scene/play with other actors accordingly: Knowledge: Understand how concentration, imagination, physical action/reaction, listening, and memorization can make acting a character effective. Process: Demonstrate concentration, imagination, physical action/reaction, listening, and memorization in acting a character. Procedures 1. In order to apply skills and knowledge necessary to create and perform in one or more of the arts (26B), students should experience sufficient learning opportunities to develop the following: Demonstrate concentration, physical action/reaction, imagination, listening, and memorization in acting a character. Note: Share the expectations of the criteria with the students before and as they work through the rehearsal process. The type of scenes/play being performed should allow for character interactions. Actors participation in the scene/play should be balanced so that both or all actors have significant performance time during the scene/play. If a play is being performed, more days of rehearsal will be needed but fewer days for assessment. If scenes are being performed, fewer days of rehearsal will be required but more days for assessment will be needed. Use 3 days for in-class rehearsal. Script memorization, costuming, and prop gathering is to be done on their own time (approximately 1 week). 2. 3. Have students review the assessment task and how the rubric will be used to evaluate their performance. For the day of the assessment, arrange for a performance space (e.g., a classroom, small studio, or stage). There should be no distractions in the performance space. Storage area might be needed for simple props, costume and scenic elements. If a play is being performed, more days of rehearsal will be needed but fewer days for assessment. If scenes are being performed, fewer days of rehearsal will be required but more days for assessment will be needed. Provide students time to set up the playing space. Audience should be seated on one side of the performers. Place video camera 15 20 feet from students. Teacher chooses partners. Partners select scene and characters. Student performs a character within an ensemble, play or duet. Evaluate each students performance using the Demonstrating Acting Rubric as follows: Knowledge: Understanding of how concentration, imagination, physical action/reaction, listening, and
memorization can make acting a character effective was demonstrated in the performance/process.

4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Process: Concentration, imagination, physical action/reaction, listening, and memorization skills were demonstrated
completely and competently.

Note: Technical elements are not to be weighed in the assessment.

Examples of Student Work not available

Time Requirements Three days for in-class rehearsal Three to four days for assessment

Resources A play script or collection of scenes A rehearsal and performance space Place to store props and scenic elements Performance space Video tape recorder and tape Demonstrating Acting Skills Rubric

ASSESSMENT Dr26B.G

NAME ______________________________________________________ DATE _____________________________ DEMONSTRATING ACTING SKILLS Exceeds = Meets = 22 - 24 total points 17 - 21 total points Approaches = 12 - 16 total points Begins = 1 - 11 total points KNOWLEDGE/PROCESS
4 Demonstrates concentration, imagination, physical action/reaction, listening, and memorization in acting a character. Concentration Imagination Physical Action Physical Reaction Listening Memorization Totally Engaged in the Puts characters Physical Is truly listening Owns the lines immersed in the magic if, behaviors in reactions have a with both eyes or gives a sense character and in endows setting, the moment sense of being and ears to the of inventing in the style of the props and and propels improvised, other characters the moment. scene. costumes with them by communicated, in the scene. Stage business vocal/physical character and driven by Adjusts lines appears organic. idea and has motivation. character wants. and behaviors to communicated a Very believable what is heard. depth of and congruent to characters the scenes wants and style. behaviors. Maintains focus Understands the All vocal and Most of the Acting is Knows the lines throughout the text of the scene physical actions actors physical listening and the meaning scene. and creatively are intentionally responses are generated. of them. invents vocal encoded to reactions to the Maintains own Eyes, ears, and Knows own bits and physical propel the verbal and characters mind are fully and blocking. behaviors that textual conflict, nonverbal unique vocal engaged in the support the idea subtext, and messages being and physical act. of the character. style. sent to him. expressions. Blocking has the Responses are in Works toward appearance of the moment and the style of the being character natural or scene. generated. believable, may even be congruent to style. Mind seems to Mainly plays the Is not always Physical Plays his text. Lines seem rote wander, begins conflict and may playing what the reactions are and slightly Waits for cue to watch own not manifest character wants. either too fast or disconnected. and speaks the performance or behaviors of a 3too slow or Actions are lines just the Sometimes the that of others. dimensional role inconsistent confusing. way they were meaning is (a stereotyped with the stimuli Loses rehearsed. altered Plays the character). provoking them. uniqueness of blocking as Cues are the his character. blocking. source for May not grasp speaking. Little the scene. adjusting to the moment. Actors eyes Says lines only. May misuse the Physical Plays his text in Seems watch audience. stage. reactions seem a vacuum. unfamiliar with Little detached or the lines and characterization May miss lines Blocking absent. may not have or blocking. is movement is full grasp of communicated. unmotivated. Has difficulty their meaning. staying focused. Stands on stage facing audience. Missing and/or Missing and/or Missing and/or Missing and/or Missing and/or Missing and/or incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect incorrect

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ASSESSMENT Dr26B.G