Poetry
Oral Presentation Rubric

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Posture and eye contact	Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident; establishes eye contact with the audience during the presentation	Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with the audience during the presentation	Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact with the audience during the presentation	Slouches and/or does not look at the audience during the presentation
Preparedness	Completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed	Seems somewhat prepared, but may have needed a couple more rehearsals	Seems somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking	Does not seem at all prepared for presentation
Voice	Volume, pitch, and pauses were used effectively to convey emotions appropriately	Volume, pitch,  and pauses were used effectively, but the emotion they conveyed did not always fit the content	Volume, pitch,  and pauses were rarely used OR the emotion they conveyed often did not fit the content	Volume, pitch,  and pauses were not used to convey emotion
Speaks clearly	Speaks clearly and distinctly all (95%-100%) of the time, and does not mispronounce any of the words	Speaks clearly and distinctly all (95%-100%) of the time, but mispronounces no more than one word	Speaks clearly and distinctly most (85%-94%) of the time, but mispronounces no more than one word	Often mumbles or cannot be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.
Enthusiasm	Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic	Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic	Facial expressions and body language are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked	Very little use of facial expressions or body language; does not generate much interest in topic