STORY Talk Rubric

Created by B. Gregory (2011)

Name_______________________________________________________________________ Title and Author of Original STORY ________________________________________________ 4 points

Presentation was articulate, animated and interesting! Presenter stated the title and genre of his/her piece, the story that inspired the new piece, as well as his/her reason for selecting the original work. The piece gave all the important information about the original story. One could tell the story that is being alluded to without reading the title. Presenter made appropriate use of some of the vocabulary from the original work, as well as, at least one exact quote from the story. Presenter made more than one implicit or explicit connection to self, text or world. Word choice (diction), arrangement of words (syntax), and purposeful use of details and images reveal the presenters attitude towards the subject

3 points
Presentation was good. Presenter reason for selecting story made audience interested in the story. A few pieces of the required information were missing.

2 points
Presenter tried to introduce the story. Some of the information required to make it interesting was missing.

1 point
Presentation was not introduced very well and most of the required information was left out. Needs a lot of work.

Introduction and Overall Presentatio n

Key Information

Presenter gave a good synopsis of the story. The information was mostly organized.

Presentation lacked a lot of key information.

Presentation was not organized and it lacked pertinent information. The presenter obviously did not reread the story. The presenters vocabulary was rudimentary and infantile.

Vocabulary

Presenter made appropriate use of some of the vocabulary from the original work.

The presenter used appropriate synonyms for some of the vocabulary from the original work.

Connection

Distinctive Voice

Presenter made one implicit or explicit connection to self, text or world. The presenter attempted to use diction and syntax to create voice, but his/her attitude towards the subject was not readily apparent.

The presenter made faulty connection to self, text or world. The presenter attempted to use diction and syntax to create voice, but his/her attitude towards the subject was not apparent.

The presenter did not connect to the story.

The presenter was inaudible, and his syntax and diction were incomprehensible .

STORY Talk Rubric

Created by B. Gregory (2011)

Title and Genre of New Work ____________________________________________________