Poetry Out Loud - Digital Contest Evaluation Sheet for Judges

INSTRUCTIONS
This worksheet will only work properly if opened in Microsoft Excel. Use this sheet to judge a Poetry Out Loud competition.

The second tab in this Excel worksheet is the "Scoring Rubric Reference." Refer to this at any time while you are judging to hel
Hover on a cell on the "Scoring Rubric Reference" for a description.

The third, fourth, and fifth tabs are where you will input all your scores for each student in each round of competition.
Depending on the level of competition, you will be judging between 1-3 rounds of recitations.
Judges should read each poem that will be recited in competition. A poem URL leading to the Poetry Out Loud website is next
After reading the poem, watch the student recitation video.
Enter your scores for each student in the five scoring columns. Be sure you are entering your scores in the correct row.
Note that you can only enter valid numbers in the scoring columns (no half scores, zeroes, etc).

Continue reading the poems, watching the recitation videos, and scoring the students until you are finished.
Remember to save often so you don't lose any of your work. When you are finished, save and send back to the contest organi
etry Out Loud competition.

e while you are judging to help you determine your score.

round of competition.

etry Out Loud website is next to each poem's name in each scoring round.

ores in the correct row.

are finished.
nd back to the contest organizer.
 Weak Below Average Average Good Excellent

Physical Presence 1 2 3 4 5

Voice and
Articulation 1 2 3 4 5

Dramatic
Appropriateness 1 2 3 4 5

Evidence of
Understanding 1 2 3 4 5

Overall Performance 1 2 3 5 7
HOVER ON CELLS TO READ RUBRIC DESCRIPTIONS
Outstanding

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Student Name Poem Name/Author Poem URL

EXAMPLE ROW "300 Goats" by Naomi Shihab Nye https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/300-goats/

Physical Voice and Dramatic Evidence of Overall
Presence Articulation Appropriateness Understanding Performance

3 3 3 3 5
Student Name Poem Name/Author Poem URL

EXAMPLE ROW "300 Goats" by Naomi Shihab Nye https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/300-goats/

Physical Voice and Dramatic Evidence of Overall
Presence Articulation Appropriateness Understanding Performance

3 3 3 3 5
Student Name Poem Name Poem URL

EXAMPLE ROW "300 Goats" by Naomi Shihab Nye https://www.poetryoutloud.org/poem/300-goats/

Physical Voice and Dramatic Evidence of Overall
Presence Articulation Appropriateness Understanding Performance

3 3 3 3 5