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Oral Interpretation

Impromptu Speech

Students will deliver a monologue or section of a piece of literature that is 4-6 minutes in length.

Rubric Code: NBXW95

By amcintyr

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Personal Introduction Speech
	Excellent (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Needs Work (N/A)
Introduction	Excellent Speaker introduces self, selection, source, author, and sets up the speech effectively.	Good Speaker introduces self, selection, source, and author.	Fair Speaker introduces self but fails to incorporate another piece of the intro.	Needs Work Speaker does no introduction to piece at all.
Nonverbal	Excellent Displays confidence, and maintains eye contact throughout.	Good Mostly confident and inconsistent eye contact.	Fair Some nerves and often looks at source material.	Needs Work Distracting nervousness and little eye contact.
Voice	Excellent Speaker has excellent vocal expression.	Good Speaker has generally effective vocal expression.	Fair Speaker is sometimes expressive, but occasionally ignores their voice.	Needs Work Speaker's message is hindered by vocal inexpressiveness.
Content	Excellent Excellent interpretation of the literature.	Good Strong interpretation of the literature.	Fair Weak interpretation of the literature.	Needs Work No interpretation of the literature visible.
Accuracy	Excellent Speaker recites speech word for word.	Good Speaker makes few errors in recitation.	Fair Speaker makes a handful of errors in recitation.	Needs Work Speaker forgets large portions of the speech.
Audience	Excellent Speaker engages audience throughout.	Good Speaker interests the audience throughout.	Fair Speaker interests the audience occasionally.	Needs Work Speaker is not engaging.
Conclusion	Excellent Speaker has excellent ending to the piece.	Good Speaker has strong ending.	Fair Speaker attempts to wrap up the speech but stops at an awkward spot.	Needs Work No attempt to wrap up speech.
Preparation	Excellent Speech displays excellent preparation.	Good Speech displays good preparation.	Fair Speech does not display good preparation.	Needs Work Speech displays no preparation.
Time	Excellent Met 4-6 minute speech requirement.	Good	Fair	Needs Work Fell short of 4 minutes.