A1 BEGINNER LEVEL

RUBRICS
 Formal Speaking Rubric Name​​________________________________ ​Topic _​ _______________________________
Exemplary Proficient Progressing Not Meeting Standards
(Refined) (Accomplished) (Developing) (Beginning)
___ Points ___ Points ___ Points ___ Points
Grammar Excellent use of verb tenses, Very few errors in use of verb Several errors in verb tenses, Many errors in verb tenses,
word order, subject-verb tenses, word order, subject-verb word order, subject-verb word order, subject-verb
agreement, adjective agreement, adjective agreement, agreement, adjective agreement, agreement, adjective
agreement, articles. articles. articles. agreement, articles.

Vocabulary Uses appropriate vocabulary. Generally uses appropriate Few vocabulary words used. Few Lacking expanded vocabulary.
Always expands thoughts with vocabulary. Often expands expanded thoughts. Lacking rich Meaning is often confused.
details. Accurate and rich word thoughts with details. Generally language. Word choice is
choice. uses rich word choice. confused.

Pronunciation Excellent pronunciation with Good pronunciation with a few Average pronunciation with No effort to pronounce words
very few if any errors. errors. Good effort. several errors. Ok effort. correctly or very poor
Authentic accent. pronunciation.

Fluidity Minimal hesitation; flows well. Some hesitation; generally flows Frequent hesitation; adequately Non-communicative; lacking in
Strong evidence of preparation. well. Evidence of preparation. flows. Some evidence of flow. Minimal evidence of
Very polished presentation. Polished presentation. preparation. Shows signs of preparation. Presentation
needing more practice. lacked practice.

Comprehension Completely comprehensible. Comprehensible. Few errors Somewhat incomprehensible. Incomprehensible. Vocabulary
Appropriate language used to made, but​ do​ not interfere with Language distorted. usage errors block
clearly convey main idea. comprehension. Inappropriate vocabulary understanding. Uses ​native
obscures messages at times. Uses language.
some ​native language.
Content Fully addresses and completes Appropriately addresses and Addresses and completes the Partially addresses and/or
the task. Topic is completes the task. Topic is task. Topic is developed and completes the task. Topic is
well-developed and interesting nicely developed and interesting somewhat interesting to the somewhat developed and of
to the listener. to the listener. listener. minimal interest to the
listener.

Comments​​:

RUBRIC
​Final Score ​__________

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Name:​​ ______________________________________ F​ inal Score ​___ /___
Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate High Intermediate Novice
Speaking Criteria Low SCORE /5
5 4 3 1
2
Vocabulary ● I can use expanded ● I can sometimes expand ● I can mostly use ● I struggle to use expected
● I can use expected vocabulary.
How well can I use vocabulary to vocabulary and ideas. expected vocabulary.
vocabulary. ● I missed many responses
communicate ideas. ● I included most of the ● I missed 2-3 responses
current and past ● I missed 1-2 responses
● I included all the required required responses or or tasks. or tasks.
vocabulary? or tasks.
responses or tasks. tasks.
Teacher comments:
Comprehensibility ● I can be understood only
● I can mostly be ● I can be understood with
How well can I ● I can easily be understood. ● I can be understood. with great effort.
understood. difficulty.
communicate my ● No hesitations ● Minimal hesitations ● Unacceptable amount of
● Some hesitations ● Frequent hesitations
thoughts and ideas? hesitation
Teacher comments:
● I make minimal or no ● Errors in grammar and
● Errors in grammar and
errors in verb endings / word order do not ● Errors in grammar and ● Errors in grammar and
Language Control word order sometimes
word order that prevent prevent word order often prevent word order prevent
prevent
How well do I use the communication. communication. communication. communication.
communication.
language? ● Accurate word choice. I ● Occasional word choice ● Frequent word choice ● Unable to use appropriate
● Some word choice
can talk around words I do errors when using errors. words.
errors
not know. words I do not know.
Teacher comments:
Pronunciation ● Occasionally prevents ● Frequently prevents
● Rarely prevents ● Prevents communication
● Enhances communication communication communication
How well am I communication ● Pronunciation
● Pronunciation mimics ● Pronunciation ● Pronunciation often
understood? ● Mostly mimics English consistently resembles
English sounds/phonetics. sometimes resembles resembles native
sounds/phonetics. native language.
native language. language.
Teacher comments:

RUBRIC
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Name ________________________________ Topic ____________________ Final Score_______

Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate High Intermediate Novice
Speaking Criteria Low
5 4 3 1
2
● I consistently use
● I can use a variety ● I can use familiar
● I can use extensive words ● I can use limited
of words and words and phrases
vocabulary to /expressions to words/phrases for
Vocabulary phrases on a range on familiar tasks,
communicate ideas on a communicate common
How well can I use of familiar topics. topics, and
wide range of topics and ideas on a wide objects/actions.
current and past ● I can give more activities.
within a topic. range of topics. ● My vocabulary is
vocabulary? details and ● I can elaborate a
● I can use culturally ● I can use expanded repetitive.
elaborate on a little.
appropriate expressions. vocabulary within
topic.
a topic.
Comprehensibility ● I can be understood
● I can easily be ● I can be ● I can mostly be ● I can be understood
How well can I only with great effort.
understood. understood. understood. with difficulty.
communicate my ● Unacceptable
● Limited or no hesitation ● Minimal hesitation ● Some hesitation ● Frequent hesitation
thoughts and ideas? hesitations
● My errors in ● My errors in
● I make minimal or no ● My errors in ● My errors in grammar
Language Control grammar and word grammar and word
errors in grammar / word grammar and word and word order
How well do I use the order do not order sometimes
order that prevent order often prevent prevent
language? prevent prevent
communication. communication. communication.
communication. communication.
● Occasionally
● Prevents
● Rarely prevents prevents ● Frequently prevents
Pronunciation ● Enhances communication
communication communication communication
How well am I communication ● Pronunciation
● Pronunciation ● Pronunciation ● Pronunciation often
understood? ● Authentic native English consistently
resembles native sometimes resembles native
accent resembles native
English speaker resembles native language
language
language
Teacher comments:

Name ________________________________ Topic ____________________ Final Score_______

Name ________________________________ Topic ____________________ Final Score_______
Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate High Intermediate Novice
Speaking criteria Low
5 4 3 1
Intermediate
2
Advanced Intermediate High Intermediate Novice
Speaking Criteria ● I consistently use Low
5 4 ● I can use3 a variety ● I can use 1
● I can use extensive words 2 familiar ● I can use limited
of words and words and phrases
vocabulary to ● I/expressions
consistentlyto use words/phrases for
Vocabulary ● Iphrases
can useona variety
a range ● Ioncan use familiar
familiar tasks,
● Icommunicate
can use extensive
ideas on a words
communicate ● Icommon
can use limited
How well can I use of words
familiarand
topics. words
topics, and
and phrases
vocabulary
wide range toof topics and /expressions
ideas on a wide to words/phrases
objects/actions.for
Vocabulary
current and past ● phrases
I can giveonmore
a range on familiar tasks,
activities.
communicate
within a topic.ideas on a communicate
range of topics. ● common
My vocabulary is
How well can I use
vocabulary? of familiar
details andtopics. ● topics, and
I can elaborate a
current and past ● wide range
I can use of topics and
culturally ● ideas on aexpanded
I can use wide
● elaborate
I can give more activities.
objects/actions.
repetitive.
on a little.
within a topic.
appropriate expressions. range of topics.
vocabulary within ● My vocabulary is
vocabulary? details and
topic. ● I can elaborate a
● I can use culturally ● aI can use expanded
topic. repetitive.
elaborate on a little.
appropriate expressions. vocabulary within ● I can be understood
Comprehensibility topic.
How well can I ● I can easily be ● I acan
topic.
be ● I can mostly be ● I can be understood only with great
Comprehensibility understood. understood. ● Ieffort.
can be understood
communicate my ● I can easily be ● I can be ● understood.
I can mostly be ● with
I can difficulty.
be understood
How well can I ● Limited or no hesitation ● Minimal hesitation ● Some hesitation ● Frequent hesitation ● only with great effort.
Unacceptable
thoughts and ideas? understood. understood. understood. with difficulty.
communicate my ● Unacceptable
hesitations
● Limited or no hesitation ● Minimal hesitation ● Some hesitation ● Frequent hesitation
thoughts and ideas? ● My errors in ● My errors in hesitations
● I make minimal or no ● My errors in ● My errors in grammar
Language Control ● My errorsand
grammar in word ● My errorsand
grammar in word
● Ierrors
makein minimal
grammaror no
/ word ● My errorsand
grammar in word ● My
anderrors in grammar
word order
Language
How well doControl
I use the grammar and word
order do not grammar and word
order sometimes
errors in grammar
order that prevent / word grammar and
order often word
prevent and word order
prevent
How well do I use the
language? order do not
prevent order sometimes
prevent
order that prevent
communication. order often prevent
communication. prevent
communication.
language? prevent
communication. prevent
communication.
communication. communication. communication.
communication. communication.
● Occasionally
● Prevents
● Rarely prevents ● Occasionally
prevents ● Frequently prevents
Pronunciation ● Enhances ● Prevents
communication
● Rarely prevents
communication prevents
communication ● Frequently prevents
communication
Pronunciation
How well am I ● Enhances
communication ● communication
Pronunciation
● communication
Pronunciation ● communication
Pronunciation ● communication
Pronunciation often ● Pronunciation
How well am I
understood? ● communication
Authentic native English consistently
● Pronunciation
resembles native ● Pronunciation
sometimes ● Pronunciation often
resembles native
understood? ● Authentic
accent native English consistently
resembles native
resembles native
English speaker sometimes
resembles native resembles
language native
accent resembles native
language
English speaker resembles
language native language
language
Teacher comments: language
Teacher comments:

RUBRIC R-3
Name ________________________________ Topic ____________________ Final Score_______

Intermediate
 Name _____________________ Presentation/Speaking Rubric Total Points________

Not Meeting
Exemplary Proficient Progressing
Standards
Task Completion Superior
Name _____________________ completion Adequate completion
Presentation/Speaking Rubric Basic completion of Minimal
Total Points________completion
of the task, content of the task, content the task, content of the task, content
appropriate, message appropriate, message mostly appropriate, unrelated
Not Meeting to task
Exemplary Proficient Progressing
was understood was mostly message was Standards
and/or overall
Task Completion Superior completion Adequate understood
completion somewhat
Basic confusing
completion of Minimalmessage was
completion
of the task, content of the task, content the task, content ofincomprehensible
the task, content
Fluidity and Practice appropriate,
Speech was message
fluid, appropriate,
Speech was fluid message
with mostly
Speech appropriate,
was a little unrelated
Speech was to on
taskthe
was understood
practiced and only was mostly
a minor stumble message
choppy was and/or of
fly/lots overall
pauses
polished understood somewhat confusing message was
incomprehensible
Fluidity and Practice
Pronunciation Speech
Good was fluid,
effort to Speech was fluid and
Pronunciation with Speech was a little
Pronunciation and Speech was on the
No attempt to
practicednative
simulate and only a minor stumble
intonation do not choppyimpair
intonation fly/lots
simulate of pauses
native
polishedand
intonation interfere with comprehension intonation and
pronunciation comprehension pronunciation
Pronunciation
Variety/Grammar Good effort
Superior to
elaboration Pronunciation
Adequate and
elaboration Pronunciation
Basic elaboration andof No attempt
Minimal to
elaboration
ofsimulate
the topicnative
and/or intonation
of the topicdo not
and/or intonation impair
the topic and/or simulate
of the topic native
and/or
intonation
attempt and
to use new, interfere
attempt withnew
to use comprehension
attempt to use new intonation
minimal or andno
pronunciation
more complex comprehension
language in context language but out of pronunciation
attempt to use new
Variety/Grammar Superior
languageelaboration
in context Adequate elaboration Basic elaboration
context of Minimal elaboration
language
of the topic and/or of the topic and/or the topic and/or of the topic and/or
attempt to use new, attempt to use new attempt to use new minimal or no
Name _____________________ more complex language in context
Presentation/Speaking Rubric language but out of attempt to use new
Total Points________
language in context context language
Not Meeting
Exemplary Proficient Progressing
Standards
Name _____________________
Task Completion Superior completion Presentation/Speaking
Adequate completion RubricBasic completion ofTotalMinimal Points________
completion
of the task, content of the task, content the task, content of the task, content
appropriate, message appropriate, message mostly appropriate, Not Meeting
unrelated to task
Exemplary Proficient Progressing
was understood was mostly message was Standards
and/or overall
Task Completion Superior completion Adequate completion
understood Basic
somewhatcompletion
confusingof Minimal completion
message was
of the task, content of the task, content the task, content ofincomprehensible
the task, content
Fluidity and Practice appropriate,
Speech was message
fluid, appropriate,
Speech was fluid message
with mostly
Speech appropriate,
was a little unrelated
Speech was to on
taskthe
was understood
practiced and was mostly
only a minor stumble message
choppy was and/or overall
fly/lots of pauses
polished understood somewhat confusing message was
incomprehensible
Fluidity and
PronunciationPractice Speech was fluid,
Good effort to Speech was fluid
Pronunciation and with Speech was a little
Pronunciation and Speech was on the
No attempt to
practiced and
simulate native only a minor stumble
intonation do not choppy
intonation impair fly/lots of pauses
simulate native
polishedand
intonation interfere with comprehension intonation and
pronunciation comprehension pronunciation
Pronunciation
Variety/Grammar Superioreffort
Good to
elaboration Pronunciation and
Adequate elaboration Pronunciation andof
Basic elaboration No attempt
Minimal to
elaboration
simulate native
of the topic and/or intonation do not
of the topic and/or intonation impair
the topic and/or simulate native
of the topic and/or
intonation
attempt and
to use new, interfere
attempt withnew
to use comprehension
attempt to use new intonation and
minimal or no
pronunciation
more complex comprehension
language in context language but out of pronunciation
attempt to use new
Variety/Grammar Superior
languageelaboration
in context Adequate elaboration Basic elaboration
context of Minimal elaboration
language
of the topic and/or of the topic and/or the topic and/or of the topic and/or
attempt to use new, attempt to use new attempt to use new minimal or no
more complex language in context language but out of attempt to use new
language in context context language

R-4 RUBRIC
 prepared for the skit. needed. needed.

Name :_________________ Skit Project Rubric Total Score: _______

4 Skit Project Rubric
Name :_________________ 3 2 _______
Total Score: 1
You had no more than 2 You had no more You had no more You had more
4
pronunciation errors. 3
than 5 2
than 8 1
than 10
Pronunciation
You had no more than 2 pronunciation
You had no more pronunciation
You had no more pronunciation
You had more
pronunciation errors. errors.
than 5 errors.
than 8 errors.
than 10
Pronunciation
You spoke grammatically You had between
pronunciation You had between
pronunciation You had more
pronunciation
Grammar correct with only a few 4 anderrors.
7 grammar 10 grammar than errors.
8 and errors. 10 errors in
You spokeerrors.
grammatically errors.
You had between You haderrors.
between grammar.
You had more
Grammar correct with only a few 4 and 7 grammar 8 and 10 grammar than 10 errors in
You usederrors.
at least 5 new You used at least
errors. You used at least 3 You grammar.
errors. used 2 or less
Use of new vocab words when 4 vocab words. vocab words. of the new vocab
speaking.
You used at least 5 new You used at least You used at least 3 You used words.
2 or less
Vocabulary
Use of new vocab words when 4 vocab words. vocab words. of the new vocab
You used your time well,
speaking. You used your Time could have You words.
did not use
Vocabulary you covered all time well, been better spent your time well
Effort
Younecessary
used yourtopics
timeandwell, covered
You usedmost
your and/or
Time a couple
could have and/or
You didyou missed
not use
ideasyou
andcovered
did a fantastic
all topics
timeand ideas,
well, been topics were
better spent many
your topics and
time well
Effort
jobnecessary
presenting in front
topics and of and did a nice
covered mostjob missing.
and/or More
a couple ideas. Much
and/or more
you missed
ideasclass. Youawere
and did fantastic presenting.
topics and ideas, preparation
topics were preparation
many topics and
jobprepared for in
presenting thefront
skit.of and did a nice job needed.
missing. More ideas.needed.
Much more
class. You were presenting. preparation preparation
prepared for the skit. needed. needed.

Name :_________________ Skit Project Rubric Total Score: _______

4 3 2 1
You had no more than 2 You had no more You had no more You had more
Pronunciation pronunciation errors. than 5 than 8 than 10
pronunciation pronunciation pronunciation
errors. errors. errors.
You spoke grammatically You had between You had between You had more
Grammar correct with only a few 4 and 7 grammar 8 and 10 grammar than 10 errors in
errors. errors. errors. grammar.

You used at least 5 new You used at least You used at least 3 You used 2 or less
Use of new vocab words when 4 vocab words. vocab words. of the new vocab
speaking. words.
Vocabulary
You used your time well, You used your Time could have You did not use
Effort you covered all time well, been better spent your time well
necessary topics and covered most and/or a couple and/or you missed
ideas and did a fantastic topics and ideas, topics were many topics and
job presenting in front of and did a nice job missing. More ideas. Much more
class. You were presenting. preparation preparation
prepared for the skit. needed. needed.

RUBRIC R-5
 Student Name: _____________________________________
Speaking/Presentation Topic __________________
Comments:
Pronunciation 1 3 5 _________________________________

Fluidity/Practice 1 3 5 _________________________________

All in English/Effort 1 3 5 _________________________________

All Information Given 1 3 5 _________________________________

Student Name: _____________________________________

Speaking/Presentation Topic __________________
Comments:
Pronunciation 1 3 5 _________________________________

Fluidity/Practice 1 3 5 _________________________________

All in English/Effort 1 3 5 _________________________________

All Information Given 1 3 5 _________________________________

Student Name: _____________________________________

Speaking/Presentation Topic __________________
Comments:
Pronunciation 1 3 5 _________________________________

Fluidity/Practice 1 3 5 _________________________________

All in English/Effort 1 3 5 _________________________________

All Information Given 1 3 5 _________________________________

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