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Scoring Guide for Whining |
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Score |
Purpose |
Audience |
Quality |
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6 |
The purpose of
the whine is to get a group response.
The target of the whine responds immediately to the full intention of the whine. The whine may have multiple purposes or targets. |
There is full
audience participation.
Your audience extends beyond the boundaries of the initial whine. |
The whine was
seemingly endless, possibly carrying on for days.
The pitch of the whine oscillated through the entire frequency range, beyond human hearing, causing neighborhood dogs to howl. Full volume, audible over a jet engine at full throttle |
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5 |
The purpose of
the whine is clear.
There is a clear target of the whine. The goal of the whine is achieved. |
Everybody in the
area noticed your whine.
Many people participated in the whine. |
Duration of the
whine is enough to engage audience.
Pitch is high, like fingernails on a chalkboard. Whine is audible over classroom noise. |
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4 |
There is a
purpose to the whine.
The whine achieves its goal from the target through sympathy, guilt or frustration. |
Most of the
people turned to hear your whine.
Some people joined your whine. |
Whine lasts five
seconds or more.
The pitch of the whine varies. The whine can be heard over the teacher’s voice. |
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3 |
There is a
purpose to the whine, but it failed to achieve its goal.
The whine may establish some sympathy for the whiner. |
Your whine was
noticed by some people.
One or two people joined your whine. |
The whine is
heard but fades out.
The pitch is flat and lifeless. |
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2 |
The whine
doesn’t seem to have a purpose.
The whine gets little attention from the target. |
A few people joined your whine, but nobody really paid attention to it. | The whine is barely audible. |
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1 |
There is no
purpose of the whine.
The whine is not directed at a target. |
Nobody noticed, nobody cared. | The whine is little more than a whimper. |
Source: Tillamook School District
May 1997
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