Name: _____________________

“The Lady or the Tiger” Storyboard & Presentation Assignment

Goal: To become familiar with the narrative (story) structure. Task: Individually or in pairs, complete a storyboard of 6 frames outlining the 6 major plot events (see plot diagram) of “The Lady or the Tiger”:

1. Introduction 2. Inciting incident 3. Rising action 4. Climax 5. Falling action 6. Conclusion

Each plot event will be one frame in your storyboard, drawn on a blank sheet of paper including:

☐ A coloured illustration of the event ☐ A caption of ~50 words with one example of imagery describing the event and the characters involved

Presentation: a dramatic reading of your captions as you present your storyboard to the class. Choose a fitting soundtrack (instrumental) to be played during your presentation. Presentation Rubric:

100 95 90 85 80 75 72 67/60 55 50 40 30 <30

Criteria Exemplary Proficient Developing Beginning Presentation Elocution Body Language

-Volume, pace and intonation are deliberate, engaging and effective -Eye contact is maintained consistently and effectively, gestures/movements are fluid and add emphasis and feeling to the delivery

-Volume, pace and intonation are mostly engaging and effective -Eye contact is present and mostly effective, gestures/movements add emphasis to the delivery

-Volume, pace and intonation are sometimes effective, may lack expressiveness; too quiet/fast, may distract the audience -Eye contact is attempted but inconsistent, gestures/movements add little emphasis to the delivery

-Volume, pace and intonation are ineffective, audience may have difficulty understanding material being presented -Eye contact is not present, gestures/movements may be inappropriate and distracting

EXEMPLARY PROFICIENT DEVELOPING BEGINNING INSUFFICIENT H M L H M L H M L H M L