Declamation Performance Rubric
Rubric Criteria
Criteria Excellent (5 pts) Good (4 pts) Satisfactory (3 Needs
pts) Improvemen
t (1-2 pts)
Memorizatio Fully memorized; no Mostly Some Heavily
n lapses or prompts memorized; memorization; reliant on
needed. minor lapses. occasional script or
reliance on prompts.
prompts.
Voice Clear, expressive, Good tone Adequate tone; Monotone or
Modulation varied tone; excellent and pacing; limited variation; unclear; poor
pacing and volume. minor issues pacing may be pacing or
with volume uneven. volume.
or
expression.
Facial Strong emotional Good Some expression; Little to no
Expression expression enhances expression; occasionally expression;
the message. supports the matches the does not
message. message. support the
message.
Gestures & Purposeful, natural Appropriate Limited gestures; No gestures
Movement gestures and gestures; movement may or distracting
movement that some be stiff or movement.
enhance delivery. purposeful distracting.
movement.
Emotional Deeply moving; the Emotionally Some emotional Lacks
Impact audience is clearly engaging; connection; emotional
engaged and affected. audience is audience is depth;
attentive. moderately audience is
engaged. disengaged.
Overall Confident, polished, Solid Basic Unprepared
Performance and captivating performance performance; or
performance. with minor meets minimum disengaged
flaws. expectations. performance.
Grand Total:
Scoring Guide
Total Points: 30
Grade Conversion:
• 27–30: Outstanding
• 23–26: 👍 Very Good
• 18–22: ✅ Satisfactory
• Below 18: ⚠️Needs Improvement