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TASK 3: Oral Interpretation Rubric

Students will prepare to read a children's book. The presentation should include an introduction to and a dramatic reading of the selection.

Rubric Code: N2224BX

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Subject: Communication

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Oral Interpretation
	Excellent You worked hard and knocked it out of the park. 4 pts	Good You met the requirements of the assignment. 3 pts	Fair You struggled a bit with this assignment. 2 pts	Poor You likely did not adequately prepare for this assignment. 1 pts
Preparation	Excellent Students are well prepared and it is obvious that they rehearsed the selection thoroughly. Present fluidly. May have memorized the selection. Rarely, if ever, refer to notes.	Good Students are well prepared but the presentation of the piece requires a few more rehearsals. Stumble on a word or two. Seldom refer to notes.	Fair Students are not well prepared and would benefit from many more rehearsals. Occasionally stumble over words.	Poor Students are obviously unprepared for the task. No evidence of any rehearsals. Frequently stumble over words. Don't seem to understand the meaning of the piece.
Physical Presence	Excellent Students employ proper posture and gestures, appear relaxed and confident, and maintain appropriate audience contact.	Good Students employ proper posture and gestures, are relaxed and confident, and maintain appropriate audience contact most of the time or is lacking in one of these elements.	Fair Presentation is lacking in two or more of the criteria.	Poor The students slouch, look uncomfortable and make no effective contact with the audience at all. Tension and nervousness is obvious.
Interpretation	Excellent The students use pauses and pace effectively to communicate meaning and/or enhance dramatic impact of the piece.	Good The students use pauses and pacing to communicate meaning and/or enhance dramatic impact of the piece.	Fair Pauses and pacing were not effective in improving meaning and/or dramatic effect. Pauses at ends of lines rather than at punctuation marks, perhaps. Delivery is in bursts.	Poor Pauses were not intentionally used. Poetry is choppy and “sing-song.” Delivery is either too quick or too slow. Read words with no logical grouping.
Clarity and Expression	Excellent The students speak clearly, distinctly, and with appropriate and varied pitch and tone modulation. Recite loudly enough for all to hear throughout the presentation.	Good The students speak clearly and distinctly. Some minor lapses in pitch, tone and volume OR the emotion conveyed did not always fit the content OR emphasis uneven.	Fair The students speak clearly but is, at times, indistinct, too quiet, and/or pitch was rarely used OR the emotion it conveyed often did not fit the content.	Poor The students do not speak clearly, mispronounces words and is inaudible to the audience. Spoken in monotone.
Vocal Characterization and Facial Expression	Excellent Characters distinguished by clear vocal differences Expressive and reflects moods, characters, action of scene	Good Students make an attempt	Fair Inconsistent	Poor No attempt; Lack vocal characterization and facial expression

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