RUBRICS

INSTRUCTIONS: Your teacher will use these charts to evaluate your Writing and Speaking
performance. Read the comments to see why your teacher gave you that score in your
activities.

WRITING RUBRIC
Evaluation criteria Inadequate Developing Skilled Proficient Exceptional
Writer fails to Writer presents Writer is able to Writer logically Writer has no
communicate the information, but the organize information, sequences problems to
Coherence message. lack of organization ideas and events by information, ideas logically sequence
causes problems in using basic and events with information, ideas
communication. connectors. minor problems. and events.
Errors predominate Some structures are Writer makes 3 or 4 Writer makes 1 or 2 Writer makes no
and distort the accurate, but errors errors and some errors and a few errors in grammar
Accuracy meaning. predominate. slips. New grammar slips. New grammar only slips. New
New grammar not New grammar not applied with some applied with some grammar applied
attempted. attempted. slips. slips. with no problems.
Writer makes so Writer makes many Writer makes 3-4 Writer has minor Writer makes no
many mistakes that it mistakes. mistakes but slips. Understanding mistakes.
Spelling
is not possible to Understanding is understanding is not is not affected.
understand the task. affected. affected.
Writer does not Writer sometimes Writer consistently Writer always Writer applies
attempt to use capitalizes beginning capitalizes beginnings capitalizes beginnings capitalization rules
capitalization rules. of sentences but of sentences, proper of sentences, proper correctly.
Capitalization & Punctuation is not never proper names. names. names but made 1-2 Writer fully uses
Punctuation even attempted. Punctuation is Writer has good mistakes. punctuation.
limited and may control of Writer fully uses
cause problems in punctuation. punctuation with
communication. minor slips.
Writer can only use a Writer only uses Writer uses an Writer uses a variety Writer uses a wide
few isolated words. basic vocabulary adequate range of of word choice to range of vocabulary
which may be used vocabulary for the make writing fluently and flexibly
Use of Vocabulary repetitively or which task. New vocabulary interesting. New to convey precise
may be inappropriate is used with some vocabulary is meanings. New
for the task inaccuracy. attempted vocabulary is
successfully. applied.
 ORAL PRODUCTION (SPEAKING) RUBRIC
Evaluation criteria Inadequate Developing Skilled Proficient Exceptional
Speaker hesitates too Speaker talks with Speaker talks with Speaker talks Speaker talks
often which often some hesitation, some hesitation, but smoothly with little fluently and
Fluency interferes with which often it does not usually hesitation that does confidently.
communication. interferes with interfere with not interfere with
communication. communication communication.
Errors predominate Some structures are Speaker makes 3 or 4 Speaker makes 1 or 2 Student makes no
and distort the accurate, but errors errors and some errors and a few errors in grammar
Accuracy meaning. predominate. slips. New grammar slips. New grammar only slips. New
New grammar not New grammar not applied with some applied with some grammar applied
attempted. attempted. slips. slips. with no problems.
Frequent problems Pronunciation and Pronunciation and Pronunciation and Pronunciation and
with pronunciation intonation errors. intonation are intonation are almost intonation are
and intonation make Sometimes make it usually always very always
Pronunciation &
it really difficult to difficult to clear/accurate with a clear/accurate. clear/accurate
Intonation
understand the understand the few problem areas. and/or very similar
student. student. to a native
speakers.
No eye contact, reads Faces audience, but Faces audience, Faces audience, head Always expresses
from cue cards, minimal eye contact, stands still, head up, up, and eye contact. emotion through
nervous body some reading from eye contact, cue Rarely reads from voice, facial
Body language
language. cue cards. cards used as prompt cue cards. expression, and
only. gestures.

Purpose is not clear; Tries to Stays on task most of Stays on task and Communicates
needs a lot of help communicate, but the time and communicates effectively and
communicating; sometimes does not communicate; effectively; almost meaningful; always
Discourse
usually does not respond generally responds always responds responds
management
respond appropriately or appropriately and appropriately and appropriately and
appropriately or clearly. sometimes tries to keeps trying to interaction is
clearly. develop interaction. develop interaction. better.
Speaker can only use Speaker only uses Speaker uses an Student uses a Student uses a
a few isolated words limited or basic adequate range of variety of word wide range of
and very basic vocabulary and vocabulary for the choice to make vocabulary fluently
expressions. expressions which task. New vocabulary conversation and flexibly to
Vocabulary may be used is used with some interesting. New convey precise
repetitively or which inaccuracy or with vocabulary and meanings. New
may be inappropriate some error in word expressions are vocabulary and
for the task. choice. attempted expressions are
successfully. applied.