To Kill a Mockingbird

Speaking Group Project

• You will act out various scenes of the book with your groups as though we are watching a play.

• You will be graded on your speaking skills, teamwork, and presentation.

• You will receive an individual grade as well as a group grade for this assignment.

The Scenes:

• Mayella’s testimony at the trial

• Tom’s testimony at the trial

The Group Rubric:

1 2 3 4 5

Creativity- You use props and approach your parts with creativity and energy.

Organization- the scene is well organized, and everybody knows where to go.

Flow- the actions and speaking have good flow. Although you don’t have to memorize the words, your should speak with a natural voice.

Speaking- the characters sound realistic and the words are clear with few pronunciation errors.

Total possible points: ___________/20

Individual Rubric

Always

10

Most of the time

8

Often

6

Seldom

4

Very Seldom

2

Team Work- You were an active member of your group. You listened and contribute. You stayed on task and focused on presenting a good project. You did not cause problems or distract your group.

Today in Class:

• You have the rest of today in class and tomorrow to practice your parts for this project.

• I will be here to assist you in understanding your parts.

• Be responsible, have fun, and good luck!!

The groups

• Mayella’s group (pages 59-62): Camilo Beltran, Marianna Bentancur, Maria Alejandra, Manuel Giraldo, Maria Gomez

• Tom’s group (pages 62-66): Maria Camila Jaramillo, Camilo Palacio, Maria Paula Rodriguez, Sara Tobo, Matias Velez