Novice-mid:

Presentational
Rubric

DOES MY AUDIENCE
UNDERSTAND ME?

THE STUDENT EXCEEDS

EXPECTATIONS
4

THE STUDENT MEETS

EXPECTATIONS: STRONG
3

The audience
understands me
without difficulty
when I talk about
my hero.

The audience
understands me
when I talk about
my hero. I may
have some
hesitations or
unnatural pauses.

The audience
understands me
most of the time
when I talk about
my hero. I may
have some
hesitations or
unnatural pauses.

I am mostly correct
when producing
simple sentences
on my hero.

I am mostly correct
with memorized
language on my
hero.

My presentation is
rich in appropriate
vocabulary on my
hero.

I am sometimes
correct with
memorized
language on my
hero.

I use gestures,
visuals, eye
contact, and tone
of voice to maintain
audiences
attention.

(COMPREHENSIBILITY)

HOW WELL DO I USE THE

SPANISH LANGUAGE?
(LANGUAGE CONTROL &
VOCABULARY USE)

HOW WELL DO I IMPACT

MY AUDIENCE?
(IMPACT)

My vocabulary
reveals basic
information on my
hero.

I use many
gestures, visuals,
and eye contact to
maintain
audiences
attention. My tone
of voice is
acceptable.

THE STUDENT MEETS

EXPECTATIONS: MINIMAL
2

My vocabulary
reveals basic
information on my
hero.

I use some
gestures, visuals,
and eye contact to
maintain
audiences
attention. My tone
of voice is
acceptable.

THE STUDENT
DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS
1

I am not clearly
understood when
I talk about my
hero. I have
frequent
hesitations and
unnatural pauses.

I am correct only at
the word level on
my hero.

My vocabulary is
limited and/or
repetitive on my
hero.

I make no effort to
maintain
audiences
attention.

HOW WELL DO I ORGANIZE

MY PRESENTATION?

Reasons my person
is a hero are
supported with
many examples.

Reasons my person
is a hero are
supported with
some examples.

My hero
presentation has a
beginning, middle,
and end.

I present
information
randomly on my
hero.

My presentation is
well-organized.

My presentation is
mostly-organized.

My presentation is
some-what
organized.

My presenta-tion is
not organized.

I use a variety of
memorized
phrases, sentences,
& questions to talk
about my hero. I
reunite what I have
memorized to
make new
sentences &
questions.

I use several
memorized
phrases, sentences,
& questions to talk
about my hero.

I use some
memorized
phrases, sentences,
& questions to talk
about my hero

I use a limited
number of
memorized
phrases, sentences,
& questions to talk
about my hero.

(COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES)

HOW WELL DO I
COMMUNICATE?
(LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS &
TEXT TYPE)