Preparation Excellent Good Fair Weak Preparation Excellent Good Fair Weak

Student is well Student is well Student is not well Student is Student is well Student is well Student is not well Student is
prepared and it is prepared but the prepared and obviously prepared and it is prepared but the prepared and obviously
obvious that she presentation of the would benefit from unprepared for the obvious that she presentation of the would benefit from unprepared for the
rehearsed her poem requires a few many more task. No evidence rehearsed her poem requires a few many more task. No evidence
poem thoroughly. more rehearsals. rehearsals. of any rehearsals. poem thoroughly. more rehearsals. rehearsals. of any rehearsals.
Excellent Good Fair Weak Memorization Excellent Good Fair Weak
Memorization
The student has The student has The student has The student has The student has The student has The student has The student has
memorized the memorized entire memorized entire not memorized the memorized the memorized entire memorized entire not memorized the
entire poem and is poem and is able to poem and is able to poem. entire poem and is poem and is able to poem and is able to poem.
able to present it present with just one present, however able to present it present with just one present, however
without error. error from which makes three+ without error. error from which makes three+
h/she recovers. errors and doesn't h/she recovers. errors and doesn't
recover. recover.
Physical Excellent Good Fair Weak Physical Excellent Good Fair Weak
Presence Presence
Student employs Student employs Presentation is The student Student employs Student employs Presentation is The student
proper posture and proper posture and lacking in two or slouches, looks proper posture and proper posture and lacking in two or slouches, looks
gestures, is relaxed gestures, is relaxed more of the uncomfortable and gestures, is relaxed gestures, is relaxed more of the uncomfortable and
and confident, and and confident, and criteria. makes no effective and confident, and and confident, and criteria. makes no effective
maintains maintains appropriate contact with the maintains maintains appropriate contact with the
appropriate audience contact most audience at all. appropriate audience contact most audience at all.
audience contact. of the time or is Tension and audience contact. of the time or is Tension and
lacking in one of nervousness is lacking in one of nervousness is
these elements. obvious. these elements. obvious.
Pausing and Excellent Good Fair Weak Pausing and Excellent Good Fair Weak
Pacing Pacing
The student uses The students use Pauses and pacing Pauses were not The student uses The students use Pauses and pacing Pauses were not
pauses and pace pauses and pacing to were not effective intentionally used. pauses and pace pauses and pacing to were not effective intentionally used.
effectively to communicate in improving Poetry is choppy effectively to communicate in improving Poetry is choppy
communicate meaning and/or meaning and/or and sing-song. communicate meaning and/or meaning and/or and sing-song.
meaning and/or enhance dramatic dramatic effect. Delivery is either meaning and/or enhance dramatic dramatic effect. Delivery is either
enhance dramatic impact of the poem. Pauses at ends of too quick or too enhance dramatic impact of the poem. Pauses at ends of too quick or too
impact of the lines rather than at slow. Reads words impact of the lines rather than at slow. Reads words
poem. punctuation marks. with no logical poem. punctuation marks. with no logical
Delivery is in grouping. Delivery is in grouping.
bursts. bursts.
Clarity and Excellent Good Fair Weak Clarity and Excellent Good Fair Weak
Expression Expression
The student speaks The student speaks The student speaks The student does The student speaks The student speaks The student speaks The student does
clearly, distinctly, clearly and distinctly. clearly but is, at not speak clearly, clearly, distinctly, clearly and distinctly. clearly but is, at not speak clearly,
and with Some minor lapses in times, indistinct, mispronounces and with Some minor lapses in times, indistinct, mispronounces
appropriate and pitch, tone and too quiet, and/or words and is appropriate and pitch, tone and too quiet, and/or words and is
varied pitch and volume OR the pitch was rarely inaudible to the varied pitch and volume OR the pitch was rarely inaudible to the
tone modulation. emotion conveyed did used OR the audience. Spoken tone modulation. emotion conveyed did used OR the audience. Spoken
Recites loudly not always fit the emotion it in monotone. Recites loudly not always fit the emotion it in monotone.
enough for all to content OR emphasis conveyed often did enough for all to content OR emphasis conveyed often did
hear throughout the uneven. not fit the content. hear throughout the uneven. not fit the content.
presentation. presentation.