Presentation Rubric

Category

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Unsatisfactory

Pronunciation

Speaking with no mistakes in pronunciation.

Speaking with several mistakes in pronunciation.

Speaking with incorrect pronunciation, but at the same time understandable.

Speaking with incorrect pronunciation and incomprehensibly.

Vocabulary

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to most of the audience.

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them.

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Does not include any vocabulary that might be new to the audience.

Uses several (5 or more) words or phrases that are not understood by the audience.

Comprehension

Student is able to accurately answer almost all questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Student is able to accurately answer most questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Student is able to accurately answer a few questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Student is unable to accurately answer questions posed by classmates about the topic.

Volume

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation.

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90% of the time.

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time.

Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members.

Fluency

Students were able to communicate clearly with no difficulty.

Students were able to ask and answer the questions with little difficulty.

Student took a long time to ask and respond to questions.

Student was unable to ask or respond to questions.

Grammar

All sentences in speech are grammatically correct.

75 % of speech are grammatically correct.

50% of speech are grammatically correct.

Less than 50 % of speech are grammatically correct.