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Book Report:  Verbal Assessment
Performance Indicators				Name:		Date:
Criteria		Beginning 1	Developing 2		Established 3	Well Established
NON-VERBAL LANGUAGE	General Appearance	Little care given to appearance	Some care given to appearance		Care given to appearance	Great care given to appearance
	Stance	Has difficulty with stance & facing audience	Has some balance		Balanced stance, faces audience	Well balanced stance, faces audience well
	Eye Contact	Does not scan or use eye contact	Sometimes scans or uses eye contact		Scans & maintains eye contact	Consistently scans & maintains eye contact
	Facial Expression	Uses little or no facial expression	Uses some facial expression		Uses facial expression appropriately	Uses facial expression consistently & appropriately
	Notes*	Reads notes	Sometimes refers to and uses appropriately		Refers to and uses appropriately	Refers to and uses consistently & appropriately
	Gesture	Uses gesture inappropriately	Sometimes uses gesture appropriately		Uses gesture  appropriately	Uses gesture consistently & appropriately
SPOKEN LANGUAGE	Volume	Voice was often difficult to hear	Voice was sometimes difficult to hear		Voice was mostly audible	Voices clearly reaches the audience
	Clarity	Doesn’t really use clear enunciation	Sometimes uses clear enunciation		Mostly uses clear enunciation	Consistently uses clear enunciation
	Stress	Doesn’t really use vocal emphasis	Sometimes uses vocal emphasis		Mostly uses vocal emphasis	Consistently uses vocal emphasis
	Pace	Doesn’t really control the speed of delivery	Sometimes controls the speed of delivery		Mostly controls the speed of delivery	Consistently controls the speed of delivery
	Pause	Didn’t really use pause for effect & emphasis	Sometimes uses pause for effect & emphasis		Mostly uses pause for effect & emphasis	Consistently uses pause for effect & emphasis
Audience Awareness		Displayed low impact, attention & contact	Sometimes displayed impact, attention & contact		Mostly displayed impact, attention & contact	Displayed high impact, attention & contact
Overall Achievement		Not Really Appropriate & Effective	Minimally Appropriate & Effective		Appropriate & Effective	Highly Appropriate & Effective

(* Not a necessary requirement)

Story Attributes Analysis - Verbal Book Report Student Name:     ________________________________________                                                      Book:    ________________________________________

CATEGORY	1	2	3	4
Setting	The audience has trouble telling when and where the story takes place.	The audience can figure out when and where the story took place, but there isn't much detail (e.g., once upon a time in a land far, far away).	Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story takes place.	Lots of vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story takes place.
Characters	It is hard to tell who the main characters are.	The main characters are named. The audience knows very little about the main characters.	The main characters are named and described. The audience has a fairly good idea of what the characters were like.	The main characters are named and clearly described. The audience knows and can describe what the characters look like and how they typically behave.
Problem	It is not clear what problem the main character(s) face.	It is fairly easy for the audience to understand what problem the main character(s) face and but it is not clear why it is a problem.	It is fairly easy for the audience to understand what problem the main character(s) face and why it is a problem	It is very easy for the audience to understand what problem the main character(s) face and why it is a problem
Solution to Problem in Story	No solution was attempted or it was impossible to understand.	The solution to the problem was a little hard to understand.	The solution to the problem is easy-to-understand and is somewhat logical.	The solution to the problem is easy-to-understand and is logical. There are no loose ends
Accuracy of Retelling A Story	The storyteller forgets major points of the story s/he is retelling.	The storyteller includes all major points of the story s/he is retelling.	The storyteller includes all major points and 1-2 details of the story s/he is retelling.	The storyteller includes all major points and several details of the story s/he is retelling.
Written Copy *	The student turns in an incomplete copy of the story.	The student turns in an complete copy of the book report, but the format was not correct.	The student turns in a complete copy of the book report in the correct format.	The student turns in an attractive and complete copy of the book report in the correct format.
Subject matter*	Little detail.	Some detail.	Relevant detail.	Highly detailed.
Student Recommendation	No recommendation.	No justification for recommendation.	Adequate justification for recommendation.	Convincing, reasonable justification for recommendation.
Overall Result	Not really Appropriate and Effective	Minimally Appropriate and Effective	Appropriate and Effective	Highly Appropriate and Effective

                                                                    (* Not A Necessary Requirement for this Assignment)

WOW!

W.O.W.

Worker of the Week!

Congratulations to…

Ryan J.  

For:

·       Showing great consistency and high caliber achievement levels in all areas of study.    

·       His very focused learning this week.

·       Contributing to ‘Among The Impostors’ class discussions with accurate theories and reasoning.

·       Always thinking critically and carefully about his ideas before writing them down.  

·       Understanding most of the triangle unit of study and the system of classification.  

·       Always showing a growth mindset and not giving up easily during a learning challenge.    

·       Working well to understand concepts Canadian Industry – from imports & exports to les Coureur de Bois (woodland runners).

·       Working hard to improve his basketball skills & rules.

·       An amazing snowboarder (layering technique in art).

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Your book for the book report should be read by today.

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