English 2

RUBRICS FOR POEM RECITATION

10 8 6 4
Mastery Excellent Good Fair Weak
The student has The student has The student has The student has not
memorized the memorized entire memorized entire memorized the
entire poem and is poem and is able to poem and is able to poem.
able to present it present with just present, however
without error. one error from makes three+
which h/she errors and doesn't
recovers. recover.

Clarity and Excellent Good Fair Weak

Expression
The student speaks The student speaks The student speaks The student does
clearly, distinctly, clearly and clearly but is, at not speak clearly,
and with distinctly. Some times, indistinct, mispronounces
appropriate and minor lapses in too quiet, and/or words and is
varied pitch and pitch, tone and pitch was rarely inaudible to the
tone modulation. volume OR the used OR the audience. Spoken in
Recites loudly emotion conveyed emotion it monotone.
enough for all to did not always fit conveyed often did
hear throughout the the content OR not fit the content.
presentation. emphasis uneven.

Interpretation Excellent Good Fair Weak

(including
physical Student employs Student employs Presentation is The student
proper posture and proper posture and lacking in two or slouches, looks
presence, pacing,
gestures, is relaxed gestures, is relaxed more of the uncomfortable and
and pausing) and confident, and and confident, and criteria. makes no effective
maintains maintains Pauses and pacing contact with the
appropriate appropriate were not effective audience at all.
audience contact. audience contact in improving Tension and
The student uses most of the time or meaning and/or nervousness is
pauses and pace is lacking in one of dramatic effect. obvious.
effectively to these elements. Pauses at ends of
communicate The students uses lines rather than at
meaning and/or pauses and pacing punctuation marks.
enhance dramatic to communicate Delivery is in
impact of the meaning and/or bursts.
poem. enhance dramatic
impact of the
poem.

Prepared by Sheila M. Allong