Student Name: _________________________________________________ Date: _________________ Group: _______

Ms. Meyers English 12

Project #2: Poetry Reading
CATEGORY Poet Laureate (10) Poet cum laude (8) Emerging Poet (5) Beginning Poet (2 or -) Score
Student is well prepared The student seems The student is The student is not
and it is obvious that prepared but the somewhat prepared. It prepared and seems to
1 Preparation he/she rehearsed their presentation may need is evident that the be improvising.
poem thoroughly. more planning. presentation needs
more planning.

The student uses pauses The students uses pauses Some pauses and Pauses were not
and pace effectively to and pacing to pacing improved intentionally used.
communicate meaning communicate meaning meaning and/or Pacing is choppy.
2 Pausing and and/or enhance dramatic and/or enhance dramatic dramatic effect of Delivery is either too
Pacing impact of the poem. impact of the poem. poem. Pauses at ends quick or too slow.
of lines rather than at Stumbles on many
punctuation marks. words.

The student speaks The student speaks The student speaks The student does not
clearly, distinctly, and clearly and distinctly. clearly but is, at times, speak clearly,
with appropriate tone Some minor mistakes in too quiet OR mispronounces many
3 Clarity & and perfect tone and volume OR mispronounces some words, and/or is
Volume pronunciation. Recites emotional emphasis is words OR the emotion inaudible to the
loudly enough for all to uneven. it conveyed often did audience at times.
hear throughout the not fit the content. Spoken in monotone (no
presentation. emotion).
Excellent style of Poem is enhanced by The student made use Excessive gestures and
delivery; all gestures style of delivery; any of some gesture or expressions; over-
4 Dramatic and movements feel gestures, expressions, movement that were emoting; inappropriate
Gestures essential to poem’s and movement are mostly appropriate. tone; OR the student did
success appropriate to poem. not move at all.

Captivating Enjoyable performance Successfully delivers Ineffective or

performance; shows enhances audience’s poem but may lack inappropriate recitation;
5 Overall mastery of recitation experience of the poem; meaningful impact on does disservice to poem;
Performance skills; meets required meets required recitation audience; meets recitation is too short or
recitation length length required recitation too long.
length

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