ORAL ASSESSMENT RUBRICS

RUBRIC FOR PREPARED SPEECH (20 marks)

CRITERIA MARKS

MARKS (20) 4 MARKS 3 MARKS 2 MARKS 1 MARK

Preparation Outstanding preparation Reasonable preparation More preparation

Good preparation and
and excellent and knowledge on topic. needed and limited
knowledge on topic.
knowledge. knowledge of the topic.
 Content
(Proper information and Impressive work. Sufficient work done. Some evidence of Poor evidence
research and use of prior research is done.
knowledge)
Voice projection and
posture (fluency, clear Outstanding confident Adequate confidence Finds it difficult to speak
voice, tone, pauses, eye Good speaking skills. and insufficient use of
speaker. and tends to shy away.
contact and gestures (body gestures.
language)
Use of notes and visual or
other aids/ cue cards etc. Outstanding use of aids. Good use of aids Limited use of aids No attempt

Audience awareness Engages very well with

the audience. Excellent Appropriate rapport with Adequate rapport with Little audience rapport
rapport. the audience. audience.

RUBRIC FOR PREPARED SPEECH (20 MARKS)

CRITERIA
Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
MARKS (20) 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2
Content and Planning Well planned and very Good planning and fairly Very little evidence of No evidence of planning
informative. informative. planning and somewhat and therefore
informative. uninformative.

Language Usage Evidence of good Sufficient language Insufficient language Inadequate language
language usage. control. control. control.
7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2
Register Appropriate register and Appropriate register and Lapses in register and Inappropriate register
Use of Voice Enunciation good voice projection. fairly clear enunciation. enunciation. and poor enunciation.
Good enunciation.

4 3 2 1
 Audience Awareness Good use of gestures Appropriate use of Fairly appropriate use Inappropriate use of
Cue cards and supporting aids and engages well with gestures and some of gestures and some gestures and very
audience. audience rapport. Uses audience rapport. Key little audience rapport.
Uses key cards and key cards and cards and supporting Key cards and
supporting aids supporting aids well. aids ineffectively supporting aids
effectively. used. ineffectively used.

RUBRIC FOR CONVERSATION (20 MARKS)

Criteria
Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
Marks (20) 6-5 4-3 2 1
Language Language usage (vocabulary) Few minor difficulties arose Grammatical errors led to Grammatical errors
usage was used effectively. Uses the from not using the language many minor difficulties or severely hampered
best vocabulary for the
(vocabulary) conventions. Uses vocabulary one major breakdown in communication. Uses
audience.
Defines words that might be appropriate for the audience communication. Uses several words or phrases
but does not define new vocabulary appropriate but that are inappropriate and
new to most of the audience. does not include any new
words. not understood by the
words. audience.
6-5 4-3 2 1
 Fluency and Excellent pronunciation with They may have been a few They may have been many
Good pronunciation with all
pronunciation all words perfectly articulated. long
words well-articulated. long
Volume, pacing and gestures pauses. Speaks clearly but pauses. Frequently
(gestures, pace) Appropriate volume, voice,
contribute maximally to the mispronounces new word. mumbles or
tone and pacing. Gestures
Some eye contact and good
conversation. supported the overall mispronounces several key
voice, volume and pacing.
conversation. Some words. Presenter was
clearly
4 3 appropriate gestures that2 unprepared to present.1
Comprehension Fully understands what is said Understands most of what is Understands some of what Does not understand what
and give appropriate said and respond is is
responses appropriately said and respond said. Needs paraphrasing
4 3 2 or1
Communication Pronunciation was clear and No serious problems arouse, Some communication Pronunciation, inflection,
inflection and expression were but better pronunciation, problems arouse due to and/ or Expression
used to enhance could have made unclear pronunciation or confused communication.
communication. Learners communication more efficient expression.
Learners may have been Learners may have been
sounded confident. very difficult to hear.
difficult to hear.

Teacher’s
Comments:

RUBRIC FOR UNPREPARED SPEAKING (20 MARKS)

CRITERIA OUTSTANDING MERITORIOUS SUBSTANTIAL ADEQUATE MODERATE ELEMENTARY NOT

ACHIEVED
8-10 7 6 5 4 3 0-2
CONTENT Able to select Able to select Able to select Able to select Able to select Able to select Unable to select
information and information and enough appropriate some minimal appropriate
10 organise it in a organise it in a Information and information but information but information information.
logical manner. fairly logical organise it. cannot always presents it in an which is Speaks off the
Speaks on the manner. Speaks Speaks on the organise it. unorganised unorganised. topic.
topic without on the topic with topic with only Speaks manner. Speaks off the
minor occasional occasionally off Sometimes topic
lapses
lapses lapses the topic. speaks off the
topic
PRESENTATION Use of tone and Use of tone and Use of tone and Use of tone and Use of tone and Use of, tone and Use of tone and
Tone, body body language body language body language is body language body language body language body language
language and is fully is appropriate. mostly is appropriate. is partially is mostly is inappropriate
audience appropriate. Very good appropriate. Communication appropriate. inappropriate Resulting in no
contact Excellent communication Communication with the Communication resulting in little communication
communication with the with the audience / with the communication with audience /
10 with the audience / audience / teacher is audience / with audience / teacher.
audience / teacher is teacher is moderately teacher is teacher.
teacher is maintained moderately maintained. erratic.
maintained. maintained

UNPREPARED SPEECH, GROUP/FORUM DISCUSSION, DEBATE, STORYTELLING RUBRIC (20 MARKS)

CRITERIA MARKS
 8-10 6-7 5 3-4 0-2

LANGUAGE AND Outstanding Very good language Good to adequate Inadequate language Poor and inadequate
USE OF VOICE language use use language use. Use. language use.
Excellent register Very good register Good to adequate Weak voice Very weak to no voice
Excellent voice Very good voice register projection Poor projection
Projection projection Very Good to adequate presentation Unacceptable
Excellent good voice projection. presentation
enunciation enunciation Good to adequate
enunciation
5 4 3 2 0-1
CONTENT AND Excellent well Very good planning Good to adequate Very little evidence of No evidence of
PLANNING planned and informative Very planning and fairy planning planning and
Excellent content interesting informative. Unconvincingly uninformative
and highly Relatively informative
informative interesting with few
gaps in delivery
5 4 3 2 0-1
AUDIENCE Excellent use of Good use of Appropriate use of Some audience Inappropriate use of
AWARENESS, gestures and body gestures and body gestures and body rapport gestures and Gestures.
SUPPORTING language. language language. little audience rapport Virtually no audience
Engages very well Engages with Supporting aids rapport Supporting
AIDS Audience.
with audience. Uses Some supporting aidsIneffectively. aids lacking or
supporting aids very Uses supporting aids used.
ineffectively used.
effectively Effectively.
RUBRIC FOR PREPARED READING (20 MARKS)

Criteria MARKS
4 Marks 3-2 Marks 1 Mark
Preparation Excellent choice of material Satisfactory preparation in Need support in preparation
and preparation selecting material

Posture (up straight / book Confident showing all correct Good but needs some Reader is unsure and need
handling) posture improvement support

Pronunciation/ Punctuation Read fluently with excellent Reader can improve fluency, Reader struggles to read with
/ Fluency pronunciation attempts to pronounce fluency and correct
difficult words correctly pronunciation

Word Recognition Excellent word recognition Satisfactory word recognition Reader needs support to
recognise words/ reader
requires the use of reading
prompts

Expression (voice Reads with outstanding Some expression used. No expression used.
projection/ volume) expression using his / her Voice/ volume too loud/ soft Reader is unsure/ hesitant
voice to engage the audience
 RUBRIC: PREPARED READING – (20 MARKS)

CRITERIA MARKS
5 4 3 2 1
Understanding of Demonstrates complete Answers questions or Answers questions or Limited understanding Struggles to answer
text read understanding of the text summarises main summarises central of the text read any question or
indicated by more than provide the gist of the
read by answering all points making one points, makes two
two incorrect answers text read
questions correctly or error. errors or inability to
showing complete summarise main ideas
understanding of
main/supporting ideas
Eye contact Eye contact with Maintains good eye Some lapses in Hardly ever looks at Does not look at
audience is sustained contact with audience making eye contact Audience. audience
throughout the reading with audience
Tone, pace, • Reads aloud with • Reads aloud with Reads with suitable Struggles to use apt Reads in
appropriate tone appropriate tone tone and pacing. tone and pacing. monotone and
• Reads with correct • Reads with staccato style
pacing correct Audible most of the Does not maintain Inaudible
• Adjusts tempo and pacing time audibility throughout
pacing in keeping • Correct tempo
with content of text the reading.
and pacing is
• Clearly audible used
throughout the • Clearly audible
reading throughout the
reading
Reading with • Reads fluently • Reads fluently Reads fluently Reads with some Struggles to reads
fluency and • Clear expression • Proper most of the level fluently
correct and proper phrasing time Some of fluently Incorrect phrasing
phrasing sustained • Reads to suit Struggles with Poor
pronunciation incorrect
throughout the purpose and phrasing pronunciation
• Reads to suit the audience phrasing
Mostly Pronounces many
purpose and • Clear
audience pronunciation pronounces words incorrectly
• Clear pronunciation • No distortion in words
• No distortion in meaning correctly
meaning
RUBRIC FOR ROLE PLAY (20 MARKS)

CRITERIA LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1

MARKS (20) 6-5 4-3 2 1
ACCURACY AND Point of view, arguments Point of view, arguments Point of view, arguments Point of view, arguments
BELIEVABILITY and solutions proposed and solutions proposed and solutions proposed and solutions proposed
OF ROLE were always realistic and were usually realistic and were often realistic and in were rarely realistic and
consistently in character. in character. character. in character.
4 3 2 1
CLARITY OF Speech is always clear Speech is usually clear Speech is often clear and Speech is rarely clear
SPEECH and easy to understand. and easy to understand. easy to understand. and easy to understand.

4 3 2 1
EXPRESSION AND Always expresses Usually expresses Often expresses Rarely expresses
BODY emotions through voice, emotions through voice, emotions through voice, emotions through voice,
LANGUAGE facial expression and facial expression and facial expression and facial expression and
gestures. gestures. gestures. gestures.
6-5 4-3 2 1
KNOWLEDGE Can clearly explains Can usually explain Can often explain one Cannot explain any ways
GAINED several ways in which several ways in which way in which his/her in which his/her character
his/her character” saw” his/her character is character is portrayed. is prtrayed.
things differently than portrayed.
other characters and can
explain why.
RUBRIC FOR THE DIALOGUE (ORAL) - (20 MARKS)

RUBRIC FOR
DIALOGUE CRITERIA LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1
MARKS (20) 6-5 4-3 2 1
FACTUAL Four or more facts are Three facts are included Two facts are included One fact is included in
INFORMATION AND included in the in the dialogue. in the dialogue. Two the dialogue.
ACCURACY dialogue. Three facts are facts are accurate. One fact is accurate.
All facts are accurate. accurate.

5-4 3 3 1
ORGANIZATION All information is well Information is well Information is well Information is poorly
organized in a logical organized with one organized with two organized with more
order. minor error. errors. than two errors.
5-4 3 2 1
MESSAGE The message to the The message to the The message to the The message to the
listener is clear and listener is clear. listener is somehow listener is unclear.
strong. clear.
4 3 2 1
PRESENTATION The dialogue is The dialogue is The dialogue is The dialogue is not
presented in a clear presented in a clear presented in a clear clearly presented. Little
voice. The presenters voice. The presenters voice. The presenters eye contact was made
made consistent eye made some eye made little eye contact with the audience.
contact with the contact with the with the audience.
audience. audience.
 RUBRIC FOR THE BOOK REVIEW (10 MARKS)

CRITERIA MARKS
3 2 1
Plot Summary Reviewer does a great job of: Reviewer offers: Reviewer offers:
(What the story is • leaving the reader in • a little too much or too little plot • way too much or too little plot
about) suspense about conflict summary summary
resolutions (how the story ends) • a fair portrait of what the novel is • the ending of the story (giving
3 MARKS • giving a clear, interesting about the reader no reason to read this
portrait of the novel’s story. novel).
3 2 1
Opinion/ Reviewer does a great job of: Reviewer: Reviewer:
Commentary • offering his or her opinion • offers his or her opinion on • offers his or her opinion on
on many of the book’s aspects. some of the book’s aspects. very little of the book’s aspects.
3 MARKS • giving clear and specific • gives some reasons behind his • does not give reasons behind
reasons behind their opinions. or her opinions. their opinions
• writing a specific • writes a general
recommendation to readers recommendation to readers or
excludes a recommendation.
 2 1
Requirements/ Reviewer organizes his or her Reviewer organizes his or her paper to
Organization paper to include: • underlined partially include the:
title • underlined title
• author under the title • author under the title
2 MARKS
• rating (stars) under the • rating (stars) under the author
author • writes entirely about the novel’s
• a well-organized plot literal plot.
summary with opinions of the
novel
2 1
Language Structure & Writer’s word and phrase choice Writer’s word and phrase choice is
Conventions is impressive, and the sentence average, and the sentence structure
structure is complex and well is acceptable.
2 MARKS varied. 3-4 errors throughout
0-2 errors throughout