Name: ______________________________

Poem Title: __________________________

Author: ______________________________
Open Mic: Oral Presentation Rubric

Poetry Presentations will take place on February 15th, 2015. Recited poems have a 15 line minimum and you
need to be prepared to explain the theme of the poem and how it might relate to your life. 50% of your grade is
based on the recitation and the other 50% is from your analysis of the poem.

Name of Poem:
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1 Comments:
Volume Volume is loud Volume is loud Volume is loud Volume often too soft
enough to be heard enough to be heard enough to be heard to be heard by all
by all audience by all audience by all audience audience members.
members throughout members at least members at least
the presentation. 90% of the time. 80% of the time.

Accuracy Student verbalizes Student verbalizes a Student skips a few Student forgets all
every word in the majority of the words of the words in the the lines or phrases
poem and does not in the poem and poem and forgets in the poem.
skip lines or phrases. does not skip lines or lines or phrases.
phrases.

Speaks Clearly Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or
distinctly all (100- distinctly all (100- distinctly most ( 94- can not be
95%) the time, and 95%) the time, but 85%) of the time. understood OR
mispronounces no mispronounces one Mispronounces no mispronounces more
words. word. more than one word. than one word.

Preparedness Student is completely Student seems pretty The student is Student does not
prepared and has prepared but might somewhat prepared, seem at all prepared
obviously rehearsed. have needed a but it is clear that to present.
couple more rehearsal was
rehearsals. lacking.

Enthusiasm Facial expressions Facial expressions Facial expressions Very little use of
and body language and body language and body language facial expressions or
generate a strong sometimes generate are used to try to body language. Did
interest and a strong interest and generate not generate much
enthusiasm about enthusiasm about enthusiasm, but interest in topic being
the topic in others. the topic in others. seem somewhat presented.
faked.

Rate of Speech Read with Read with Speed of reading Rate of speech
appropriate speed so appropriate speed to allowed for interfered with most
that audience allow for clear understanding by of the audience's
members could understanding by only some of the understanding of the
clearly understand most of the audience audience members poem most of the
the poem. Rate of throughout the poem. some of the time. time.
speech was slowed
or sped up to match
tone of poem.