This document contains a rubric for evaluating oral presentations. It assesses students on 6 categories: preparedness, vocabulary use, use of complete sentences, effective use of pauses, staying on topic, and listening to other presentations. For each category, it provides criteria for scores of 1 to 4, with 4 being the highest or best score. For example, a score of 4 in preparedness means the student was completely prepared and had obviously rehearsed, while a 1 means the student did not seem at all prepared to present.

1. ORAL PRESENTATION
CATEGORY
Preparedness
Vocabulary
Uses Complete
Sentences
Pauses
Stays on Topic
Listens to Other
Presentations
4
Student is
completely
prepared and has
obviously
rehearsed.
3
Student seems
pretty prepared
but might have
needed a couple
more rehearsals.
2
The student is
somewhat
prepared, but it
is clear that
rehearsal was
lacking.
Uses vocabulary Uses vocabulary Uses vocabulary
appropriate for
appropriate for
appropriate for
the audience.
the audience.
the audience.
Extends audience Includes 1-2
Does not include
vocabulary by
words that might any vocabulary
defining words
be new to most that might be
that might be
of the audience, new to the
new to most of
but does not
audience.
the audience.
define them.
Always (99-100% Mostly (80-98%) Sometimes (70of time) speaks
speaks in
80%) speaks in
in complete
complete
complete
sentences.
sentences.
sentences.
1
Student does not
seem at all
prepared to
present.
Pauses were
effectively used 2
or more times to
improve meaning
and/or dramatic
impact.
Pauses were
intentionally
used but were
not effective in
improving
meaning or
dramatic impact.
Stays on topic all Stays on topic
Stays on topic
(100%) of the
most (99-90%) of some (89%-75%)
time.
the time.
of the time.
Pauses were not
intentionally
used.
Listens intently.
Does not make
distracting noises
or movements.
Sometimes does
not appear to be
listening and has
distracting noises
or movements.
Pauses were
effectively used
once to improve
meaning and/or
dramatic impact.
Listens intently
but has one
distracting noise
or movement.
Sometimes does
not appear to be
listening but is
not distracting.
Uses several (5
or more) words
or phrases that
are not
understood by
the audience.
Rarely speaks in
complete
sentences.
It was hard to tell
what the topic
was.