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Fluency 

Story flowed nicely, no dependence on cards

Some dependence on cards, clues

Too much dependence on cards or story did not flow

Story was incompressible due to lack of fluency

Language usage

Used proper grammar throughout entire story

A few grammatical or language errors throughout

Several errors in grammar and/or language usage

Many errors in grammar and/or language usage

Use of media

Props, costumes, or other items greatly enhanced story

Props, costumes added some interest to the story

Props, costumes, or other items added little to the story

No props or costumes were uses, or were very poorly designed

Lesson Plan

Complete plan which matched the story

Plan was missing a few component parts or did not completely match story

Plan was missing  many component parts or did not completely match story

No lesson plan was handed in or was very poorly done

Age appropriateness

Story and/or lesson matched intended age level

Story and/or lesson closely matched intended age level

Story and/or lesson did not match intended age level

No age level was given

Use of voice

Strong voice, included variations for different characters in story

Strong voice, no use of characterization used

Voice strong at times, dropped off occasionally no use of characterization used

Poor use of voice – weak, unclear, no changes for characterization purposes

Length

Story and lesson lasted approximately 20 minutes.  Story was of appropriate length for age level

Story and lesson lasted 15 minutes.  Story was of appropriate length for age level

Story and lesson were 10-15 minutes; time frame was not used for on-task learning

Story and lesson were less than 10 minutes, and/or time frame was not used for on-task learning

Learning Activity

Learning activity matched story and enhanced it

Learning activity mostly matched story and/or some enhancement

Learning activity mostly matched story and/or did not enhance story

Learning activity did not match story 

Learning activity taught a specific objective and was developmentally appropriate

Learning activity taught an objective, but lacked required additional planning

Learning activity showed little preparation or was not appropriate

No learning activity