homework

Guidelines for Final Oral Presentations

Purpose: To give you a forum in which to share your work with the class and to help prepare you for future public speaking tasks.

Topic: Your definition of poetry

Audience: Your audience will be made up of the class and your instructor. We should be an empathetic audience, as each of us must confront the same task.

Requirements: Your presentation should last for at least 3 minutes, during which you should clearly state your definition of poetry for the class, share a recitation of your example poem (if applicable), and provide the audience with a conclusion. (The recitation portion doesn’t necessarily have to be YOU reciting the poem; you are welcome to share a YouTube clip or other audio of the poem being read.)

Name:______________________________

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Scoring Rubric for Final Oral Presentations:

Basic Requirements / Content

Meets length requirement 0 1 2 3 4 5

Clearly stated definition of poetry 0 1 2 3 4 5

Recitation of poem (if applicable) 0 1 2 3 4 5

Offers engaging and effective introduction 0 1 2 3 4 5

Interesting and effective conclusion 0 1 2 3 4 5

Delivery

Maintains appropriate eye contact 1 2 3 4 5

and body language

Tone of voice and speed of delivery are effective 1 2 3 4 5

No or minimal verbal fillers 1 2 3 4 5

(i.e. “um,” “like,” “you know”)

Visual aid (if any) complements argument rather than

distracting from it 1 2 3 4 5

Audience Conduct

Present and attentive 1 2 3 4 5

on days you weren’t presenting

Total Score________/50_