Fluency Building Poetry Presentation Rubric

Name: Date:
Category 4 3 2 1
Total Points:
Grade:

Posture
and
eye
contact
Stands up straight,
relaxed and confiden
and; establishes eye
contact with
audience during
presentation
Stands up straight
and establishes eye
contact with
audience during
presentation
Seems
uncomfortable but
attempts to
establish eye
contact with
audience during
presentation
Slouches and/or
does not look at the
audience during
the presentation


Preparedness


Pitch


Pauses

Speaks
Clearly


Volume


Enthusiasm

Listens To
Other
Presentations
Competely 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
Pitch was used
often to convey
emotions
appropriately
Pitch was used
occasionally to
convey emotion
Pitch was rarely
used OR the
emotions it
conveyed often did
not fit the content
Pitch was not used
to convey emotion
Pauses were
effectively used to
improve meaning
and/or dramatic
impact
Pauses were
sometimes used to
improve meaning
and/or dramatic
impact
Pauses were used
but were not
effective in
improving meaning
and/or dramatic
impact
Pauses were not
used to improve
meaning and/or
dramatic impact
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all of the
time
Speaks clearly and
distinctly most of
the time
Speaks clearly and
distinctly some of
the time
Often mumbles or
cannot be
understood
Volume is loud
enough to be heard
by all audience
members during the
entire presentation
Volume is loud
enough to be heard
by all audience
members most of
the time
Volume is loud
enough to be heard
by all audience
members some of
the time
Volume is often too
soft to be heard by
all audience
members
Facial expressions
and body language
show a strong
interest and
enthusiasm about
the topic
Facial expressions
and body language
sometimes show a
strong interest and
enthusiasm about
the topic
Little use of facial
expressions and
body language to
show interest and
enthusiasm
Did not use facial
expressions or body
language to show
interest and
enthusiasm
Listens respectively
and does not make
distracting noises or
movements
Listens respectively
but makes
distracting noises or
movements
Sometimes does not
appear to be
listening but is not
distracting
Does not appear to
be listening and
makes distracting
noises or
movements
Points
Earned