Let’s Talk Modals

Dialogue Script and Performance Rubrics

Criteria Poor (2) Fair (3) Good (4) Excellent (5)

Content Student is unable to use Student was able to use Student was able to correctly Student was able to correctly
modals. Dialogue has modals in sentences but use modals in sentences. use modals in sentences.
many grammar and has errors. Dialogue has Dialogue has very few Dialogue has no grammar
vocabulary errors. some grammar and grammar and vocabulary and vocabulary errors.
vocabulary errors. errors.

Fluency Student is unable to speak Student speaks and reads Student mostly speaks and Students always speak and
or read through the haltingly with long pauses. reads fluently with few read fluently with very few
dialogue. hesitations. hesitations.

Pronunciation Student is unintelligible. Pronunciation is not at all Most words are pronounced Pronunciation is clear and
Nothing can be clear and only some parts clearly and most parts are distinct all of the time and all
understood. can be understood. understood. parts are clearly understood.

Volume Student could not be Volumes is not always loud Student usually speaks loud Student speaks loud enough
heard and makes no enough. Student can enough to be heard. to be heard easily.
attempt to speak up. sometimes not be heard.