LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL – MARGARITA

RUBRIC FOR SONG

ENGLISH 9th

Name: _______________________________________ / Grade: ________ / Score: ______

Teacher: Michelle Ifill / Date: ______________________ / Total amount of points: 30

Needs Improvement
Criteria Excellent (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Poor (2) (1)

Mostly clear
Clear and
pronunciation,
consistent Pronunciation is
occasional errors Pronunciation
pronunciation of errors are difficult to
all words. noticeable, but do Pronunciation errors understand
not significantly are frequent and
detract from the detract from the
Pronunciation speech speech

Speech is Minor hesitations

memorized and or errors in Some hesitations Significant
delivered without delivery, but or errors in hesitations or errors
hesitation or overall well- delivery due to in delivery due to Speaker relies heavily
Memorization errors memorized memory lapses memory lapses on notes or prompts

Some minor Some noticeable

Speech flows hesitations or hesitations or Frequent hesitations
smoothly with no pauses, but pauses that or pauses that
awkward pauses overall fluid detract from the interrupt the flow of Speech is choppy and
Fluency or breaks delivery speech the speech difficult to follow

Appropriate Volume is Volume is too loud Volume is

volume is used Volume varies inconsistent, too or too soft inappropriate and
throughout the slightly, but is loud or too soft at throughout the makes the speech
Volume speech mostly consistent times speech difficult to hear

Articulation is
clear and words
Articulation issues
are pronounced Some minor Articulation issues
are noticeable and
correctly issues with are frequent and
detract from the
articulation, but make the speech Speaker mumbles
speech
overall clear difficult to and articulation is
Diction speech understand very poor

Eye Contact Consistent and Mostly consistent Eye contact is Little to no eye Speaker consistently
appropriate eye eye contact, inconsistent contact is made avoids making eye
contact is occasional breaks and/or contact
maintained inappropriate
throughout the
 Needs Improvement
Criteria Excellent (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Poor (2) (1)

speech