Weekly Poems
Students will be expected to present a poem in front of the class every other week. The poems are typically based on either the weekly spelling skill, or another academic subject. In the past, students have performed poems about various math strategies, electricity, and westward expansion. Please check the Weekly Newsletter to see if your child is responsible to present. Odd and Even-numbered students will not present the same poem!
Rubric
Absent students will be expected to present the day they return to school for full points. No extensions!
Late Assignments may be presented the following school day for a maximum of 15 points.
Students who choose not to present will earn 0/30 points.
Late Assignments may be presented the following school day for a maximum of 15 points.
Students who choose not to present will earn 0/30 points.
Memorization (10 points): Is your presentation fully memorized without the need to be prompted for any part of it?
Fluency/Volume/Inflection (10 points): Do you speak clearly and without pause as though you were having a conversation? Are we able to hear you? Do you present with emotion that makes the audience feel involved and interested?
Eye Contact (5 points): Do you look at the whole audience while presenting (not your teacher)?
Expressions/Movement/Posture (5 points): Do your facial expressions accurately show the emotion of your performance? Do you include purposeful hand motions or props to exaggerate ideas in your presentation? Do you stand tall and still, keeping your hands folded or at your sides?
Total Points: 30
Fluency/Volume/Inflection (10 points): Do you speak clearly and without pause as though you were having a conversation? Are we able to hear you? Do you present with emotion that makes the audience feel involved and interested?
Eye Contact (5 points): Do you look at the whole audience while presenting (not your teacher)?
Expressions/Movement/Posture (5 points): Do your facial expressions accurately show the emotion of your performance? Do you include purposeful hand motions or props to exaggerate ideas in your presentation? Do you stand tall and still, keeping your hands folded or at your sides?
Total Points: 30