5th Grade Oral Presentation Rubric1 (Needs Work) 2 (Needs Work) 3 (Almost There) 4 (Grade Level)

Non-Verbal Skills

Eye Contact Student reads with no eye contact

Student occasionally uses eye contact, but

still reads most of presentation

Student maintains eye contact with the

audience during most of the presentation

Speech is memorized and

notes are hardly, if at all, used

Posture Slumps or leans during presentation

Sways or fidgets during much of

presentation

Occasionally sways or fidgets, but stands up straight with both feet on the ground most of

the time

Stands up straight, does not fidget/sway

Vocal Skills Enthusiasm Shows absolutely no interest in the topic

Shows some interest in the topic

Shows positive feelings about the topic presented

Demonstrates strong positive feelings about the topic

during the entire presentation

Elocution Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to

hear

Student’s voice is low-medium, incorrectly pronounces some

terms, audience still has some difficulty

hearing presentation

Student’s voice is clear and pronounces most words correctly.

Most audience members can easily

hear the presentation.

Student uses a clear voice and correct,

precise pronunciation of terms so that all

audience members can hear

presentationContent Time Frame Presentation is less

than minimum timePresentation falls

within required time frame (5-10 min.)

Organization Audience cannot understand

presentation because there is no sequence

of information

Audience has some difficulty following

presentation because student jumps around

Students presents information in a logical

sequence which audience can follow

Student has a good hook and presents

information in logical, interesting sequence which

audience can easily follow

Subject Knowledge Student does not appear to have a

grasp of information; cannot answer

questions about subject

Student is comfortable with information, but is only able to answer

simple questions

Student is at ease with information and

answers questions satisfactorily, but

needs to elaborate

Student demonstrates full

knowledge and can answer and elaborate on

most/all questions asked

Visual Aid Visual Visual Aid is absent Visual Aid is not complete, disorganized, needs a more clear focus, hard to follow

Visual Aid contains important information but may be difficult to read at times, student may read from visual aid

Visual Aid is complete, organized with important information. Student is comfortable with using the visual

the majority of the time when speaking, not reading directly from visual the entire time.

4th Grade Oral Presentation Rubric1 (Just Beginning) 2 (Just Beginning) 3 (Almost There) 4 (Grade Level)

Non-Verbal Skills

Eye Contact Student reads with no eye contact

Student occasionally uses eye contact, but

still reads most of presentation

Student maintains eye contact with the

audience during most of the presentation

Speech is memorized and

notes are hardly, if at all, used

Posture Slumps or leans during presentation

Fidgets during much of presentation

Occasionally fidgets, but tries best to stand up straight with both feet on the ground most of the time

Stands up straight, does not fidget

Vocal Skills Enthusiasm Shows no interest in the topic

Shows some interest in the topic

Shows positive feelings about the topic

presented

Demonstrates strong positive feelings about the topic

during the entire presentation

Elocution Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to

hear

Student’s voice is low-medium, incorrectly

pronounces some terms, audience still has some difficulty

hearing presentation

Student’s voice is clear and pronounces most words correctly. Most

audience members can easily hear the presentation.

Student uses a clear voice and correct,

precise pronunciation of terms so that all

audience members can hear

presentationContent Time Frame Presentation is less

than minimum time frame

(4 minutes or less)

5 minutes Presentation falls within required time

frame (6 to 7 minutes)

Does not exceed required time frame.

Good use of time.(8 to 10 minutes)

Organization Audience cannot understand

presentation because there is no sequence

of information

Audience has some difficulty following

presentation because student jumps around

Students presents information in a logical

sequence which audience can follow

Student has a good hook and presents

information in logical, interesting sequence which

audience can easily follow

Subject Knowledge Student does not appear to have a

grasp of information; cannot answer

questions about subject

Student is comfortable with

information, but is only able to answer

simple questions

Student is at ease with information and

answers questions satisfactorily, but

needs to elaborate

Student demonstrates full

knowledge and can answer and elaborate on

most/all questions asked

Visual Aid Visual Visual Aid is absent Visual Aid needs a more clear focus (may be unrelated to topic)

Visual Aid has a clear focus and represents the topic but may be difficult to read/see at times. Student may read from visual aid the majority of the time

Visual Aid has a clear focus, and represents the topic. Student is comfortable w/using aid when speaking, not reading directly from aid the entire time.