Spoken Word Poetry Rubric

Hello Grade 8's!  I'm really looking forward to your poetry presentations on Tuesday, May 22.  Make sure you practice and prepare to read a poem of your choice.  Here is the evaluation criteria you decided on.

SPOKEN WORD POETRY

Ms.  Cooper                                                                                                                                                                              English 8

POET:  _____________________                                          Name of Poem:  ________________

SPEAKING	4	3	2	1
Presentation-Delivery	Presentation delivered with more eye contact than not, confidence and enthusiasm	Presentation is delivered with some eye contact, confidence and enthusiasm	Presentation is delivered with little eye contact, confidence and enthusiasm	Presentation is delivered with no eye contact, confidence and enthusiasm
Presentation-Voice	Voice is clearly projected; speaker uses highly effective and expressive intonation; speaker is loud enough and speaks at a good pace appropriate for the poem	Voice is strongly projected, speaker uses somewhat effective and expressive intonation, voice is either too loud or soft, or too fast or slow	Voice is projected, but lacks expressive intonation/voice is unclear and/or pace is inadequate	Voice is poorly projected, lacks expressive intonation/unclear voice and/or inadequate pacing
Body Langugae	Excellent use of facial expressions, gestures or body language	Good use of facial expressions, gestures or body language	Some use of facial expressions, gestures or body language	Little or no attempt to use facial expressions, gestures or body language