Don Bosco School (Salesian Sisters), Inc.

3500 V. Mapa Ext. Sta. Mesa, Manila

PAASCU Accredited Level II / ESC - Certified
A.Y. 2024 – 2025

READERS’ THEATER
CONTEST RULES AND MECHANICS:
 The competition is open to grade 9 students only.
 All members must have a role and participate in the presentation.
 The delivery is inclusive of the entrance and exit shall be between 5-7 minutes.
 The participants may use props or any material to support the character they’re portraying.
 Mechanically or instrumental sound effects are not allowed. However, vocally emitted noises and
sound effects created by the performers are permissible.

Criteria 4 3 2 1
Students display Students display Students display Students display
ideas, emotions, ideas, emotions, ideas, emotions, ideas, emotions,
Concept and and messages that and messages and messages and messages
content are clear and easily that are clear and that are that are unclear to
understood by the understood by somewhat clear the audience.
audience. the audience. to the audience.
Demonstrates Demonstrates Occasionally Little verbal or
variety in volume, variety in volume, demonstrates vocal use and the
tone, pitch, and tone, pitch, and variety in one or expressions are
voice quality voice quality; the two of the monotone or
Vocal/Verbal appropriate to the expressions are criteria; the difficult to hear.
Expression characters being interesting and expressions are
portrayed; the understandable. mostly
expressions understandable.
enhance
character/situation.
Impressive and Good variety of Non-verbal Non-verbal
Use of Non-
effective use of non-verbal strategies are strategies are
Verbal
various non-verbal strategies used used, but not barely used.
Strategies
strategies. competently. sustained.
Students work with Students work Students work Students do not
the group to clearly with the group to with the group work well with the
communicate the communicate the and rarely group and do not
Cooperation ideas and feelings of ideas and communicate the communicate the
the characters. feelings of the ideas and ideas and feelings
characters. feelings of the of the characters.
characters.
Performance is alive Performance Performance is Performance is
Overall and exhibits shows mostly consistent inconsistent.
Performance spontaneity. spontaneity and and relatively
style. smooth.

Grade Level and Section: ____________________________________ Date: ________________

 Don Bosco School (Salesian Sisters), Inc.
3500 V. Mapa Ext. Sta. Mesa, Manila
PAASCU Accredited Level II / ESC - Certified
A.Y. 2024 – 2025

READERS’ THEATER
Criteria 4 3 2 1
Students display Students display Students display Students display
ideas, emotions, ideas, emotions, ideas, emotions, ideas, emotions,
Concept and and messages that and messages and messages and messages
content are clear and easily that are clear and that are that are unclear to
understood by the understood by somewhat clear the audience.
audience. the audience. to the audience.
Demonstrates Demonstrates Occasionally Little verbal or
variety in volume, variety in volume, demonstrates vocal use and the
tone, pitch, and tone, pitch, and variety in one or expressions are
voice quality voice quality; the two of the monotone or
Vocal/Verbal appropriate to the expressions are criteria; the difficult to hear.
Expression characters being interesting and expressions are
portrayed; the understandable. mostly
expressions understandable.
enhance
character/situation.
Impressive and Good variety of Non-verbal Non-verbal
Use of Non-
effective use of non-verbal strategies are strategies are
Verbal
various non-verbal strategies used used, but not barely used.
Strategies
strategies. competently. sustained.
Students work with Students work Students work Students do not
the group to clearly with the group to with the group work well with the
communicate the communicate the and rarely group and do not
Cooperation ideas and feelings of ideas and communicate the communicate the
the characters. feelings of the ideas and ideas and feelings
characters. feelings of the of the characters.
characters.
Performance is alive Performance Performance is Performance is
Overall and exhibits shows mostly consistent inconsistent.
Performance spontaneity. spontaneity and and relatively
style. smooth.

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