SPEAKING RUBRIC

CRITERIA NEED IMPROVEMENT GOOD EXCELLENT SCORE

0.25 POINT 1 POINT 2 POINTS

CONTENT ● Information ● Information was limited. ● Extensive information __/2

RESOURCE provided was Have 3-4 sections that provided. Have all
inadequate. Have 2 teacher’s given. Have 1 sections that
sections and are photo of the family teacher’s given. Have
poorly organized. member. 2 photos of the family
Don’t have any ● Sometimes read (1-2 member in her
photo in the times) but have control of resource.
resource. the topic. ● Have an excellent
● Read (3-more explanation and don’t
times) need to read.

GRAMMAR ● Multiple mistakes ● Some mistakes (1-3) that ● Very accurate, __/2
that take away do not interfere with the without mistakes
meaning. meaning. during speaking.

PRONUNCIATION ● Somewhat difficult ● Easy to understand. ● Sounds almost like a __/2

/ to understand. ● Occasional pauses. native speaker.
FLUENCY ● Frequent pauses. ● Natural pattern of
speech.

EYE CONTACT ● Students’ eyes are ● Students’ eyes contact ● Students maintain
/VOICE directed at the with the audience eye contact
reporter and they do through most of the throughout the
not make eye presentation. presentation.
contact with the ● The voice is clear. ● The voice is clear and __/2
audience. Students sometimes confident. Teacher
● The voice is quiet show nerves but the and classmates can
and sometimes teacher can understand listen.
making it less than what is being said.
clear for the
teacher.

TIME ● Speak less than 2 ● Speak more than 2 ● Speak for 2 minutes
minutes and the minutes and the student and the student __/2
student doesn’t knows the topic. controls the topic.
know about the
topic.

EXCEPTIONS
If student speaks in Spanish during the exposition,
you will have -3 points.

Observations:
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