Speaking Assessment

Subject: Language Arts

Grade Level: 10th

SOL standard(s):
10.1 The student will participate in, collaborate in, and report on small-group learning activities.
d) Choose vocabulary, language, and tone appropriate to the topic, audience, and
purpose.

WIDA standard(s): Standard 2-The Language of Language Arts

WIDA level:
Level 2 – Intensive

Purpose/Objectives:
Content
• The student will be able to retell a story using a sequence of pictures.
• The student will be able to share about what, when, and where something happened.

Language
• The student will be able to describe steps in a process from a picture.

Directions and assessment items:

Comic Story Retelling

You will make up a story according to the picture below. You will share your story
aloud with the class. Remember to include a beginning, middle, and end. Also, you
must use at least 4 vocabulary words from word bank, you many also use a
dictionary. Don’t forget to include the four W’s- Who, What, When, and Where.
For each picture, you must have at least one complete sentence. Prepare your story
on a Google Doc or piece of paper and be ready to share to the class!
 Word Bank

Boat Bumpy Discover

Fish Rough Wave
Man Calm Swim
Paddle Smooth Journey
Fisherman Explore Problem

Test-taker creates/retells story and orally presents it to the class

The following rubric will be applied to your presentation.

3 points 2 points 1 points 0 points

Vocabulary 4 or more 3-2 2-1 vocabulary 1-0 vocabulary
vocabulary vocabulary words are words are
words are words are used implemented
used used

Pronunciation Very good or Some errors Many Incomprehensible

perfect in pronunciations or no response.
pronunciation pronunciation errors.
but speech is Speech is
still easy to difficult to
understand understand.

Length Response is Response is Response is No response is

complete. almost somewhat given
One sentence complete, less complete.
or more. than a
sentence
Context Students Students Some of the Students
responses are response is students response is not
relevant to almost response is relevant to the
the picture relevant to relevant to visual. Response
and told in a the picture the visual. does follow
chronological and mostly in Some of the order. Only uses
order. Uses order. Uses story has one or none-
all 4 -Who, 3- Who, chronological Who, What,
What, When, What, When, order. Uses 2 When, and
and Where. and Where. of the Who, Where
What, When,
and Where

Total number of points ____/ 12

Scoring: The students will be graded on a 4-point grading scale. The total number of points is
12.