Oral Poetry Presentation Rubric

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Know your Poem The speaker The speaker knew The speaker did not The speaker did not
knew the poem the poem quite know the poem know the poem at all.
well, and well, and needed well, and required The speaker required a
required no only minimal much assistance to copy of the poem to
assistance to assistance to complete the complete the
complete the complete the presentation. presentation.
presentation. presentation.
Tone /verbal The student The student Changes in tone of Tone of voice was not
interpretation most effectively attempted a change voice were rarely used to convey
used variations in tone of voice to used OR the emotion.
in volume, tone effectively convey emotion it conveyed
and word emotions. Student often did not fit the
emphasis to successfully read content.
convey the poem with
emotions, feeling.
attitude and
theme of the
poem.
Fluency/phrasing Pauses were Pauses were almost Pauses based on Pauses were not
always always effectively punctuation were intentionally used, and
effectively used used based on intentionally used, bore little to no
based on punctuation, or to but were not relationship to the
punctuation or improve meaning effective in punctuation in the
to improve and/or dramatic improving meaning poem.
meaning and/or impact. or dramatic impact.
dramatic The student either
impact. over-dramatized the
poem or under-
dramatized the
poem.
Volume Volume is loud Volume is loud Volume is loud Volume often too soft
enough to be enough to be heard enough to be heard to be heard by all
heard by all by all audience by all audience audience members.
audience members members at least
members AND throughout the 80% of the time.
variations were presentation but
effective in had little variation.
supporting the
poem’s
message.
Speaks Clearly Speaks clearly Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or can
and distinctly distinctly more than distinctly less than not be understood.
throughout the 80% of the time, 80% of the time.
entire and mispronounces Mispronounces
presentation few words. words with such
and consistency that
mispronounces distracts from the
none of the reading.
words.
Enthusiasm Facial Facial expressions Facial expressions Very little use of facial
expressions and and body language and body language expressions or body
body language sometimes generate are used to try to language. Did not
generate a a strong interest generate generate much interest
strong interest and enthusiasm enthusiasm, but in the poem being
and enthusiasm about the poem in seem somewhat presented.
about the poem others. faked.
in others.
Eye Contact The speaker The speaker made The speaker made The speaker made little
made constant some eye contact very little eye or no eye contact with
eye contact with with some of the contact with the the audience during the
the audience audience during the audience during the presentation.
throughout the presentation. presentation.
presentation.