5 Rich and Interesting;
Provides in-depth and accurate understanding of the chapter, its story line and cultural implications
Meets all requirements of the assignment (i.e. summary, new characters, questions, quotes, commentary)
10 - 9
No predictable or avoidable errors
(appropriate to the level) in terms of word choice and grammar
Used attractive visuals
(at the right time) that strongly supported the presentation and explained unknowns terms to the audience
Speaks clearly with appropriate pauses and inflection; very wellrehearsed; little to no reliance on notes; excellent eye contact with the audience
Strong personality; highly original; evokes emotional response from the audience with tone of voice and expression; engages the audience; easy for all to hear
Applies pronunciation rules consistently
4 Very good; provides details of the chapter, the story line and its cultural implications.
Accurate understanding
3
2
Adequate, good; provides some details of the chapter, the story line and its cultural implications
Weak; missing requirements; vague
Meets most of the requirements of the assignment
8 - 7
Meets some of the requirements of the assignment
6 - 5
Meets few of the requirements of the assignment
4 - 3
Few errors (word choice and grammar)
Occasional errors, but comprehensible
Seldom clear; interference from patterns of errors
Used attractive visuals but they were less directly related to the topic. Some unknown vocabulary was explained.
Visuals did not show great pride in workmanship or they were not directly related to the presentation. Few unfamiliar words were explained.
Very sloppy visuals or visuals were not relevant to the topic. Barely any words explained
Speaks with minor hesitation; comprehensible to native speaker; may have read from notes from time to time but maintained good eye contact w/ audience
Speaks with little hesitation; comprehensible to teacher; frequently read from notes with little eye contact
Speaks with some hesitation; difficult to understand and/or mainly read from presentation
Personality and originality apparent; audience is interested in the presentation; no problems hearing the presentation
Personality and originality emerging; audience is less engaged in the presentation; difficulty hearing from time to time
Little evidence of originality; indifferent; did not engage audience; difficult to hear
Applies pronunciation rules often
Applies most pronunciation rules
Applies some basic pronunciation rules
1 Misleading;
No effort to meet requirements
Does not meet requirements of the assignment
2 - 1
Poor, not comprehensible -
So many errors, it’s difficult to comprehend
No visual or semantic support.
Speaks with great hesitation; barely comprehensible and/or read directly from presentation; monotone
Little/ no originality;
Lack of enthusiasm;
Disengaged and disinterested audience
Does not apply basic pronunciation rules