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Poet Speeches

Present information on the poet assigned to student.

Rubric Code: U73247

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8

Poet Speech
	Exemplary (N/A)	Proficient (N/A)	Approaching (N/A)	Developing (N/A)	Beginning (N/A)
Introduction	Exemplary Opens with an interesting fact about poet that catches audiences attention. Includes poets name, date of birth and death, and place of birth.	Proficient Opens with an interesting fact about poet. Includes poets name, date of birth and death, and place of birth.	Approaching Includes poets name, date of birth and death, and place of birth.	Developing Includes poets name, date of birth and death.	Beginning Includes poets name.
Key Facts	Exemplary Presents all key facts about poet, including: background information, awards/honors, and what the poet is currently doing now, if alive, etc.	Proficient Presents key facts about poet, including: background information awards/honors, and what the poet is currently doing now, if alive, etc.	Approaching Presents most key facts about poet, including: background information and what poet is currently doing, if alive.	Developing Presents some key facts about poet, including: facts about childhood and adult life.	Beginning Presents little to no key facts about poet.
Poet's Poems	Exemplary Includes at least four titles of poems written by poet, what subjects the poet chose to write about, themes from poems, identifies figurative language and incldues lines from poems as examples.	Proficient Includes at least four titles of poems written by author, what subjects the poet chose to write about, themes from poems, and identifies figurative language.	Approaching Includes three titles of poems written by poet, what the poet chose to write about, and identifies figurative language.	Developing Includes two titles of poems written by poet and what the poet chose to write about.	Beginning Identifies one title of a poem written by poet and mentions what the poet chose to write about.
Poem Memorized	Exemplary Memorized over 10 lines of a poem. Included title of poem.	Proficient Memorized 10 lines of a poem. Included title of poem.	Approaching Memorized 8 lines of a poem. Poem title included.	Developing Memorized 6 lines of a poem. Poem title included.	Beginning Memorized less than 6 lines of a poem. Poem title not included.
Conclusion	Exemplary Concluded speech with information as to why the poet should be remembered or recognized and why the poet is unique. Includes interesting fact about poet.	Proficient Concluded speech with information as to why the poet should be remembered or recognized and why the poet is unique.	Approaching Concluded speech with information as to why the poet should be remembered or recognized.	Developing Concluded speech with information as to why the poet should be remembered.	Beginning Gave no conclusion.
Overall Presentation	Exemplary Gave exceptional eye contact, took subject seriously, showed interest in subject, was loud and clear. Presentation was over 4 minutes.	Proficient Gave adequate eye contact, took subject seriously, showed interest in subject, was loud and clear. Presentation was 4 minutes.	Approaching Gave some eye contact, took subject seriously, showed some interest in subject, was loud and clear. Presentation was 3 minutes.	Developing Gave little eye contact, showed some interest in subject, was loud and clear. Presentation was 2 minutes.	Beginning Gave little to no eye contact, showed little interest in subject. Present was less than 2 minutes.

Keywords:

Poet Research, Poet Speech

Subjects:

English

Types:

Presentation

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