- Username
- Password
forgot?

iRubric: Book Talks rubric

(draft) edit print share Copy to my rubrics Bookmark test run assess... delete Do more...
Book Talks Brief description of your independent reading book in front of the class. Rubric Code: W23B23 By sweiss Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 6-8

Book Talk
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Genre	Poor Needs Improvement- The speaker failed to mention the genre in his/her book talk.	Fair Fair- The speaker mentions the genre of the book but does not give two reasons why.	Good Good- The speaker mentions the genre of the book and gives two reasons describing the genre.
Summary	Poor Needs Improvement- The speaker does not use the plot line to guide his/her summary of the book.	Fair Fair- The speaker mentions only 3 of the elements in the plot line during his/her summary. The summary is not detailed for each element of the plot line.	Good Good- The speaker uses all 5 elements of the plot line in his/her summary. The summary is clear and details are provided for each element of the plot line.
Evaluation/Recommendation	Poor Needs Improvement- The speaker failed to give a evaluation or recommendation of the book.	Fair Fair- The speaker gives an evaluation and recommendation but does not give reasons why or details why.	Good Good- The speaker gives an evaluation and recommendation and two details describing why.
Eye Contact/Body Language	Poor Needs Improvement-The speaker seldom looked at the audience and posture and expression indicated a lack of enthusiasm or effort.	Fair Fair- The speaker looked at the audience occationally and posture was adequate and facing the audience.	Good Good- The speaker looked at the audience most of the time and posture and body language was enthusiastic and gestures enhanced the delivery of the speech.
Voice	Poor Needs Improvement-Speaker's voice was barely above a whisper and the auience had difficulty hearing and understanding much of the time. Timing and pacing distracted from the speech content.	Fair Fair-The speaker's voice could be heard most of the time but timing and pacing felt awkward at times.	Good Good- The speaker's voice could be heard throughout the presentation. Vocal expression, pacing and timing enhanced the delivery of the speech.