Poetry Out Loud Detailed Rubric

In class presentations on 11/26 (A) and 11/25 (B).
Original assignment, dates, and requirements - Here

Students will receive a half sheet rubric in class with teacher notes, for more in depth explanation for grades given, please look below.

In order to receive a 5 on the rubric:
- Introduction : Student introduced their name, poem title, and author to the audience before the recitation of their poem.
- Accuracy: Student needs no prompts for the next line of their poem and does not miss any words while presenting.
- Eye Contact: Student maintains effective eye contact with their audience the entire time.
- Memorization: Student has clearly memorized the poem in its entirety (Academic: Student demonstrates an effort to memorize their poem and uses their copy of the poem minimally to recite.)
- Voice Volume: Student speaks in a loud, clear voice and increased/decreased volume in a way that enhanced the presentation.

2-4: (4 being the minimal offence for each category, 2 being the maximum)
- Introduction: Student does not remember the name of their poem or author or needs to reference their copy of the poem. Or student needs to be prompted to say one of these three requirements.
- Accuracy: Student needs 1-2 prompts for the next line or misses 1-3 words in their poem.
- Eye Contact: Student attempts to maintain eye contact but looks away 1-3 times.
- Memorization: Student has most of the poem memorized, but not in its entirety.
- Voice Volume: Student spoke somewhat loudly and clearly.

1:
- Introduction: Student does not introduce themselves or their author and poem.
- Accuracy: Student skips entire lines of their poem or has to restart multiple times.
- Eye Contact: Student makes no eye contact, either looking entirely at their copy of the poem (Academic) or away from their audience (Honors).
- Memorization: Student does not have their poem memorized.
- Voice Volume: Student did not speak loudly or clearly, it was difficult to understand what the student was saying.

P.O.L. Practice Presentation and Reflection

Part One:
Presentations will be done to your small group. You need to do as much recitation from memory as you can without the help of your poem. Each group member will perform and then their peers will fill out the feedback form. Once a member has presented and the feedback forms have been filled out, talk in your small groups about the feedback given. Do this for each group member.

Once you have completed this, take turns to recite again and try to improve on your feedback.

Part Two:
- Make sure that your poem has been approved by Mrs. Whittington (see StudentVUE).
- Once the teacher directs you to stop practicing and each person in your group has presented, you will collect back your peer feedback forms, look them over, and reflect on your practice presentation.

Here is an additional link to the peer feedback forms.

Poetry Out Loud

Honors: Honors 9th grade students will be required to memorize a 20-25 line poem and present it in class. Students can choose a poem from the POL anthology (linked below), write their own, or choose an outside poem to present. Any poem not from the anthology must be approved by your teacher prior to presentation day. 

Academic: Academic 9th grade students will be required to memorize a 10-25 line poem and present it in class. Students can choose a poem from the POL anthology (linked below), write their own, or choose an outside poem to present. Any poem not from the anthology must be approved by your teacher prior to presentation day.

Grade: Students will be presenting in class to their peers for a summative grade (25pts).
                Grading Rubric

Important Dates:

- Choose a poem to memorize by 11/14 (A) and 11/15 (B)

- Rehearse your memorized poem in class in small groups on 11/20 (A) and 11/21 (B)

- Preform poem in class (Required Summative) on 11/26 (A) and 11/25 (B)

Links:

Poetry Out Loud Anthology Poem Options

Examples:

Can We AutoCorrect Humanity?

Why I Hate School But Love Education
On Girls Lending Pens
Why Am I Not Good Enough?