Student: ____________________________________________________________________________________

12th grade Tableau Vivant rubric – Candide

Content Vocabulary Use of target language Risk-taking and

Creativity

5 5 5 5
The presentation was very The presentation was well Fluency of speech: the The presentation was
easy to understand: very thought-out, and displayed student demonstrated very creative and lively
cohesive, had a beginning, an extensive range of comfort speaking in the captivating the interest
middle and end, and was vocabulary, including target language without of the audience.
very well researched. complex vocabulary, and notes. Very good Very well prepared:
Students demonstrated a idiomatic expressions, pronunciation and ease of Props and costumes.
very high level of beyond the known expression with the use of
understanding of the topic. vocabulary. transitional words.

4 4 4 4
The presentation was easy The presentation displayed Fluency of speech: the The presentation was
to understand: cohesive, had a variety of vocabulary, student showed comfort creative and captivated
a beginning, middle and including some complex speaking in the target the interest of the
end, and was well vocabulary, and idiomatic language without notes. audience.
researched. Students expressions. Good pronunciation and Well prepared: Props
demonstrated a high level of ease of expression with and costumes.
understanding of the topic. some use of transitional
words.

3 3 3 3
The presentation was fairly The presentation displayed Mostly correct: the The presentation was
easy to follow, and had basic vocabulary used student showed some some how creative. It
some hesitation or groping correctly, but lacked of difficulties with fluidity, was delivered correctly
for words. It could have effort to go beyond the pronunciation and syntax. but without getting out
shown more understanding known vocabulary. of the comfort zone and
of the topic discussed in lacking some props and
class and/or more research. costumes.

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The presentation was
difficult to follow and the
delivery was incoherent.
The group demonstrated
lack of understanding of the
topic and expectation.
The presentation lacked use
of the necessary
vocabulary. The student
misused words.
The student showed little
attempt to make
pronunciation efforts.
Significant errors in use
of grammar and/or
vocabulary.
Monotone.
Delivery displayed the
minimum of effort and
energy to get by.
Lack of preparation as
far as props and
costumes.

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