In the Poet's Shoes

Poetry Presentation Rubric

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CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Posture Stands up Stands up Sometimes Slouches
and eye straight, straight and stands up and/or does
contact looks establishes straight and not look at
relaxed and eye contact establishes the audience
confident; with the eye contact during the
establishes audience with the presentation
eye contact during the audience
with the presentation during the
audience presentation
during the
presentatio
n
Preparedne Completely Seems Seems Does not
ss prepared somewhat somewhat seem at all
and has prepared, prepared, prepared for
obviously but may but it is clear presentation
rehearsed have needed that
a couple rehearsal
more was lacking
rehearsals
Pitch Pitch was Pitch was Pitch was Pitch was
used often used often, rarely used not used to
to convey but the OR the convey
emotions emotion it emotion it emotion
appropriatel conveyed conveyed
y did not often did not
always fit the fit the
content content
Pauses Pauses Pauses were Pauses were Pauses were
were effectively intentionally not
effectively used once to used, but intentionally
used two or improve were not used
more times meaning effective in
to improve and/or improving
meaning dramatic meaning
 and/or impact and/or
dramatic dramatic
impact impact
Speaks Speaks Speaks Speaks Often
clearly clearly and clearly and clearly and mumbles or
distinctly all distinctly all distinctly cannot be
(95%- (95%-100%) most (85%- understood
100%) of of the time, 94%) of the OR
the time, but time, but mispronounc
and does mispronounc mispronounc es more than
not es no more es no more one word.
mispronoun than one than one
ce any of word word
the words
Volume Volume is Volume is Volume is Volume is
loud loud enough loud enough often too soft
enough to to be heard to be heard to be heard
be heard by by all by all by all
all audience audience audience audience
members members at members at members
during the least 90% of least 80% of
entire the time the time
presentatio
n
Enthusiasm Facial Facial Facial Very little
expressions expressions expressions use of facial
and body and body and body expressions
language language language are or body
generate a sometimes used to try to language;
strong generate a generate does not
interest and strong enthusiasm, generate
enthusiasm interest and but seem much
about the enthusiasm somewhat interest in
topic about the faked topic
topic
Listens to Listens Listens Sometimes Sometimes
other intently; intently, but does not does not
presentatio does not makes one appear to be appear to be
ns make distracting listening, but listening, and
distracting noise or is not makes
noises or movement distracting distracting
movements noises or
movements