Poetry Recitation Rubric
Graded
Item
Content
Expression
Pacing
and
Clarity
Eye Contact
Excellent! You’ve
mastered this part
completely!
Nice Job! After a few
more tries, you’ll be an
expert.
You stated the name &
author (or “author
unkown”). You recited all
of the words exactly as the
author wrote them.
You got almost all of the
words right. One or two
words were missed or
misplaced.
You used wonderful
expression. You used
gestures effectively. The
author of this poem would
be proud of the way you
recited it!
You used expression for
one or two parts of the
poem. Add more to the
other lines, and it will be
perfect.
The poem would sound
much better if you used
expression in your
voice.
Your pace was appropriate There were one or two
(very slow) so everyone
spots that could have
was able to understand.
been slowed for the
audience to understand
Your voice was clear. We the poem better.
could hear you across the
room.
It was a little hard to hear
you at times.
This is an area for you
to practice. You spoke
too fast for the
audience to enjoy this
poem.
You spoke directly to the
audience the entire time.
Each of us felt that you
were speaking to us. You
moved your head naturally
and looked around the
room.
You looked down
while you spoke. Next
time, let the audience
see your eyes, and you
will see our smiles.
You looked out at the
audience, but focused on
one member (often it’s
the teacher). Look
around a bit more next
time.
Good Start! Keep
working on this part so
your skills will
improve.
You missed several of
the words, but we still
understood the
meaning of the poem.
Your voice was too soft
this time. We could not
hear your recitation.