POETRY RECITATION

Round 1

Student’s name: ______Teacher #: ______Judge: ______

Target Language (circle one)FRGELATSPHeritage Level (circle one) I II III Adv

4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Pronunciation / Student impressesjudge with consistently correct pronunciation. They demonstrate excellent control over the correct pronunciation of the poem. / Student uses mostly correct pronunciation, though a few errors may occur. They demonstrate competence and exhibit good control over the correct pronunciation of the poem. / Student sometimes uses correct pronunciation, but also makes many errors. Though comprehensible, they exhibit only fair control over the correct pronunciation of the poem. / Student seldom uses correct pronunciation. The presentation may or may not be comprehensible, but they exhibit only weak or poor control over the correct pronunciation of the poem.
Memorization / Student has memorized the poem in its entirety. They are able to recite it in a natural, comfortable manner with no hesitations. / Student is able to recite the entire poem, though they may hesitate occasionally. / Student is able to get through the poem, though they may hesitate frequently. Any student requiring a line prompt from judge should be automatically placed in the “2” or “1” category. / Student does not have the poem memorized and requires multiple line prompts in order to compete the recitation.
Fluency/ Pace / Student impresses judge by demonstrating the natural fluency and pace of the poem and is able to exhibit strong control over this aspect of the presentation. / Student is competent at interpreting the natural fluency and pace of the poem and is able to exhibit good control over this aspect of the presentation. / Student makes some errors in their interpretation of the poem’s fluency and pace, but they overall exhibit fair control over this aspect of their presentation. / Student was only able to exhibit weak or poor control over the poem’s natural fluency and pace.
Intonation/ Expression / Student impresses judge with excellent use of intonation and expression, indicating a deep comprehension of the poem and its content. / Student uses intonation and expression in a competent way, demonstrating good comprehension of the poem and its content. / Student uses intonation and expression effectively, but may make some errors. They demonstrate a basic comprehension of the poem and its content. / Student is mostly unable to use intonation and expression effectively during their presentation, indicating incomplete comprehension of the poem and its content.
Confidence/ Poise / Student impresses judge with excellent confidence and poise throughout the entire presentation. / Student demonstrates adequate confidence and poise throughout most of the presentation. / Student is confident and poised for some of the presentation, but may also demonstrate some doubt or difficulty. / Student is unable to maintain confidence and poise during the presentation.

Pronunciation: ______

Memorization: ______

Fluency/Pace:______

Intonation/Expression: ______

Confidence/ Poise: ______Comments:

Total Score:______