English 3313 Student's name: _______________________

EVALUATION OF SCENE EXPERIENCE

(for those doing acting scenes or memorization)

OBJECTIVE ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE

High/excellent Middle/average Low/weak

Place of performance: class or office ___ ___ ___

Adherence to assigned date ___ ___ ___

Total number of lines recited: ______ ___ ___ ___

(Minimum requirement: scene in class = 30; monologue in class = 30; recitation in office = 45)

Accuracy of memorization ___ ___ ___

Number of errors noted: ____

SUBJECTIVE ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE

Appropriate speed of delivery ___ ___ ___

Tone of confidence in delivery ___ ___ ___

Communication of meaning through delivery ___ ___ ___

Communication of emotion through delivery ___ ___ ___

Use of gestures and actions implied by script ___ ___ ___

Use of costume, props implied by script (opt.)___ ___ ___

Interaction with acting partner ___ ___ ___

REACTION PAPER

No later than one week after you complete your performance or recitation, submit about one-half to one typed, double-spaced page describing your experience in acting in the scene and/or memorizing lines. Comment on such things as the amount of time you spent on the project, the degree of difficulty you experienced in completing the assignment, what you learned from the experience, how your understanding of the scene or lines has changed, how the performance differed from your rehearsals, how I could improve the assignment, and how you could have improved your performance.

Adherence to date for submission of reaction___ ___ ___

Adherence to assigned length of reaction ___ ___ ___

Identification of what you learned ___ ___ ___

Overall quality of reaction paper ___ ___ ___

OVERALL ASSESSMENT

FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT ___ ___ ___

GRADE FOR ASSIGNMENT: ____ points out of possible