Listening Rubric
Active Listening Rubric
CRITERIA Novice 1 Nearing Proficiency 2 Proficient 3 Advanced 4
Not looking at the Does not look alert/tired/may Look alert most of the Facing/making eye contact
speaker/head turned away sleep -walking/roaming in time -facing the with speaker -sitting
-very tired/ sleeping/ eyes class -looking up occasionally speaker most of the straight at the speaker
Body closed -listening to music – -listening to music -staring off time -moving in chair
Position/Eyes food and drink are into space -no music not tired -
(15%) distracting- nodding to speaker
Playing games, music or Focused on doodling not Taking some notes - Taking notes
something -drawing listening -eating something - not playing with
Hands (15%) pictures that do not playing with something things
increase understanding
The student is able to The student is able to The student is able to
The student is unable to summarize every few summarize every few summarize every few
Summarize what state main ideas and does sentences by stating main sentences by stating sentences by stating main
the speaker is nothing to help themselves ideas if prompted by the main ideas. Takes ideas 80% of the time.
saying (20%) do so teacher notes if this is helpful Takes notes if this is
helpful
The student is unable to The student links what they The student links The student links what
link what they are hearing are hearing to prior knowledge what they are hearing they are hearing to prior
Make connections/ to any prior knowledge in in the subject and/or to prior knowledge in knowledge in the subject
Ask Questions the subject or assimilate assimilates knowledge from the subject and/or and/or assimilates
(20%) knowledge from another other areas with teacher help. assimilates knowledge knowledge from other areas
subject from other subjects 80% of the time
Fails: does not hand in Assignment may not be Hands in assignment Hands in /prepared to
Outcome(30%) assignment or hands in handed in on time and/or on time with most of hand in work on time with
assignment that is missing assignment is missing critical the criteria met appropriate criteria meets
most of criteria criteria a high standard
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Listening Activity
Noting Details
Instructions: One student will serve as the speaker and the other students will serve as the audience, the
audience will note the important details. Then, the teacher will check their output after the speech of the
student.
Speaking Activity
Persuasive Speech
Instructions: The teacher will tell the students that they are going to make a persuasive speech. After that,
they will be given time to practice their piece and read it in front of their class.
Speaking Activity
Persuasive Speech Rubric
Criteria Not Present (1) Attempted (2) Average (3) Excellent (4)
Attention getter is present, but Attention-getter gets the audience Attention getter grabs the
Attention Getter No attention getter is used limited involved audience and creates information
hunger
The speaker makes no attempt to The speaker gives a somewhat The speaker establishes a clear The speaker clearly discloses a
share a personal connection to the vague reason for why they are connection between him and connection between him or
Speaker Credibility topic connected to this topic herself, but does give a reason for herself and the topic gives a
why they personally care about reason for why they personally
the topic care about the topic
Vocal delivery: Volume, Rate Speaker cannot be heard or Speaker is somewhat audible, Speaker is mostly audible, uses Speaker is easy to understand and
and Other understood uses little vocal variety, is some vocal variety, and only uses vocal variety in a way that
monotone, or speak too slowly or occasionally speaks too quickly clearly enhances the speech
quickly or slowly
Extemporaneous and Students show no enthusiasm or Students relies heavily on outline Student explains outline Student is very conversational,
Enthusiastic attempts to engage the audience and shows little enthusiasm or adequately and shows some visibly excited about the speech
energy excitement about speech topic topic, and clearly engages the
audience
Speaker reads entire speech from Speaker frequently reads from Speaker occasionally refers to Speaker maintains eye contact
Eye Contact manuscript and makes little to no notes and make occasional eye notes and make some eye contact with all parts of room and only
eye contact with audience contact with class with various members of the occasionally glances at note cards
audience
No clear thesis statement is A noticeable thesis statement is An acceptable thesis is presented A strong thesis sets the tone and
Content: Thesis present, and has no unity, present, but might be vague or in a complete sentence and direction for the speech, is
(has unity, coherence & coherence & emphasis stated as an incomplete sentence clearly indicates the central idea expressed in a complete
emphasis) or question and somewhat uses of the speech to the audience and declarative sentence, and is both
unity, coherence and emphasis has unity and coherence clear and creative
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