Poetry Performance Rubric

Category 1. Volume
(# of Points):

4 points Can be heard clearly the whole time.

3 points Can be heard clearly most of the time.

2 points Difficult to hear.

1 point Lassie loves the performance, but the humans in the classroom cannot hear a word. Is convinced the poems lines are written on the ceiling tiles which tile is it?!

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2. Eye Contact
(# of Points): __________

Looks at different people at different times

Looks at the same people the entire time.

Rarely looks at the audience

3. Speed

Never too fast or too slow. Pauses at appropriate places.

Sometimes too fast or too slow. Pauses at a few inappropriate places. Changes vocal and facial expressions, but not in a way that matches the tone of the poem. Has to look down at the poem once or twice

(# of Points):

Often too fast or too Mistakes a poetry slow. performance for either a NASCAR rally or a Pauses at a lot of gathering of three-toed inappropriate sloths places. Rarely changes vocal or facial expressions. Does a spot-on imitation of Ben Stein in Ferris Buellers Day Off ( = Monotone the entire time)

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4. Expression Changes vocal and facial (# of Points): expressions in a way that matches the tone of the __________ poem. 5. Does not have to Memorization look down at the poem
(# of Points): __________

Has to look down at the poem more than twice

Reads the whole poem from the sheet

Total # of Points _________

X 4 (+ 4)

Extra Credit _________

Final Score _________