Name:
Date:
Title:
Total: ________/100 POINTS
ORAL BOOK REPORT RUBRIC – NONFICTION
SUBJECT
/5
Speaker doesn’t
introduce the subject.
0
Speaker introduces the
subject.
5
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION
/10
Speaker doesn’t
mention any background
information.
0
Speaker shares some
information about the
subject’s background.
5
WHY CHOSEN
/5
Speaker doesn’t
mention why he/she
chose the book.
0
Speaker mentions why he/she
chose the subject with
prompting from the teacher.
3
Speaker mentions why he/she
chose the subject without
prompting from the teacher.
5
SUMMARY
/25
Speaker doesn’t give a
complete summary of
the subject’s life and
includes very few
details.
5
Speaker doesn’t
mention goals or
challenges.
0
Speaker gives partial
summary of the subject’s life
and includes some details
about his/her
accomplishments.
15
Speaker mentions either
goals or challenges.
5
Speaker gives a complete
summary of the subject’s life
including several important
details about his/her
accomplishments.
25
Speaker mentions both goals
and challenges faced by the
main subject.
10
LEARNED
/10
Speaker doesn’t
mention what he/she
learned.
0
Speaker mentions what
he/she learned with few
details.
5
Speaker mentions what
he/she learned with great
detail.
10
REVIEW/RECOMMEND
/3
Speaker doesn’t give a
review or make a
recommendation.
0
Speaker gives a review and
recommendation without a
reason.
1
Speaker gives a review and
recommendation with good
reason.
3
FLUENCY
/4
Speaker is occasionally
distracted, has some
pauses, and is rushed.
1
Speaker is focused, no
pauses, and well-paced.
4
EYE CONTACT
/4
Speaker doesn’t make
eye contact with
audience.
0
Speaker rarely makes eye
contact with audience.
1
Speaker makes eye contact
with the audience most of
the time.
4
VOICE
/4
Difficult to hear
and/or understand
1
Somewhat hard to hear
and/or understand
2
Loud, clear, and easy to
understand
4
PRESENTATION
/25
Book report given
without a creative
presentation.
0
Presentation shared but it
lacks creativity (seems
thrown together carelessly)
15
Creative presentation shared
and delivered well.
25
GOALS & CHALLENGES
/10
Speaker shares detailed
information about the
subject’s background.
10