Element of Inflection

Pitch:
Variety in vocal highs
and
lows enhances the
listeners
understanding of the
passage.
Volume:
Variety in volume
enhances the
listeners understanding of
the passage.
Tempo:
Appropriate pacing (fast
or
slow) enhances the
listeners
understanding of the
passage.
Phrasing:
Pausing at appropriate
points
and emphasizing key
words and
phrases enhances the
listeners

Proficient

Emerging

understanding of the
passage.

Inflection and Enunciation Worksheet

Evaluate your partners enunciation, and write a brief note to explain your
evaluation.
Enunciation:
Enunciation is
Enunciation is
Mumbling or
Clearly pronounces

precise and greatly

clear and effective

indistinct

the words to

enhances the

throughout the

pronunciation

enhance

listeners

reading.

hinders

the listeners

understanding of

the listeners

understanding of

the

ability

the

passage

to understand the

passage.
Notes:

passage.