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Title : Communication Rubric—Elementary and Middle School Description : A rubric in student language written for elementary and middle school students to self-assess their communication skills. Keywords : Opinions, listening, speaking, discussing, audience, presentation Instructions : Use this rubric to think about your communication skills. Categories Grade Level : 6-8 Subject : Type of Assessment : Communication 4 3 2 1 Speaking Content: Introduction When I present, I begin When I present, I begin When I present, I try to I do not begin my with an introduction that by introducing the topic. introduce the topic, but presentation by informs my audience of my introduction may introducing my topic. my presentation’s theme leave my audience and engages my confused about my audience. presentation’s topic. Speaking Content: Speaking Content: Body When I present, I I provide details and I provide some details I do not provide any provide details and supporting information and supporting details or supporting supporting information that clarify the main information that clarify information to clarify that clarify the main ideas. some of the main ideas. the main ideas. ideas and elaborate on thoughts, ideas, and opinions. Speaking Content: Conclusion I conclude my I conclude my I conclude my I do not end my presentation in a presentation by presentation in a generic presentation with a memorable way to reinforcing my way conclusion. reinforce my presentation’s theme. presentation’s theme. Speaking: Voice and Mannerisms When I present, I speak When I present, I When I present, I When I present, I speak naturally with poise, enunciate clearly and sometimes use a voice inaudibly, enunciate precision, animation, speak audibly, avoid too soft for listeners to poorly, mispronounce and proper volume. I clumsy pauses and comfortably hear and words, distract listeners effectively use fillers, maintain eye understand, use fillers with fillers such as “uh” nonverbal cues, such as contact with my such as “uh” and “um”, or “um”, pause facial expressions, listeners, and use have difficulty awkwardly, frequently 4 gestures, posture, and proximity. 3 2 1 gestures and facial maintaining eye contact, look down to avoid eye expressions to keep the and forget to use contact, and use audience engaged. nonverbal cues. distracting gestures and other nonverbal cues. Speaking: Audience Awareness I recognize and I recognize different I try to take into account I do not consider effectively vary my types of audiences and different types of different types of speaking based on vary my speaking to audiences, but I am not audiences. audience characteristics, meet their needs. effective in varying my such as group size, speaking to meet their gender, and age. needs. Speaking: Purpose I vary my word choice, I vary my speaking I try to vary my I do not consider the tone, animation, according to the speaking according to purpose for my gestures, pauses, and purpose, such as to the purpose, but I have speaking. opinions according to inform, persuade, or difficulty sounding the purpose of my entertain. credible. speaking, such as to inform, persuade, or entertain. Speaking: Audio or Visual Aids I effectively use a I use audio or visual I try to use audio and I do not use audio or variety of audio and aids to enhance my visual aids, but they visual aids, or if I use visual aids to enhance message. may not enhance my them, they distract the my message. message. audience from my message. Listening: Body Language I listen attentively by I usually listen I try to listen to the I do not listen facing the speaker, attentively, face the speaker but my attention attentively, I create making eye contact, and speaker, make eye sometimes wanders, I disruptions, and I paraphrasing what is contact, and paraphrase frequently break eye cannot recall what is said. what is said. contact, or I have said. difficulty recalling what is said. Listening: Questions I ask and respond to I ask and respond to I rarely ask questions I do not ask or answer questions effectively questions appropriately. and make limited questions. and appropriately about responses to questions presentations. asked of me. Listening: Interpretation I identify and interpret I identify and interpret I try to identify and I can not identify or multiple messages and some messages and interpret messages and interpret messages and purposes intended by purposes intended by purposes intended by purposes intended by the speaker. I can: the speaker. I can: the speaker, but I have the speaker. • Summarize the main • Summarize main ideas trouble understanding 4 3 ideas thoroughly and clearly and accurately precisely • Distinguish between • Distinguish between fact and opinion fact and opinion • Draw appropriate • Identify supported and conclusions unsupported statements • Recognize persuasive appeals • Draw sound, thoughtful conclusions with supporting details • Follow the speaker’s reasoning I identify and interpret multiple messages and purposes intended by the speaker. I can: • Summarize the main ideas thoroughly and precisely • Distinguish between fact and opinion • Identify supported and unsupported statements • Recognize persuasive appeals • Draw sound, thoughtful conclusions with supporting details • Follow the speaker’s reasoning Listening: Following Instructions I accurately follow I restate and carry out instructions that require multistep oral action over an extended instructions. I ask period of time. I ask questions to clarify questions to clarify instructions. instructions and directions. Discussing: Body Language I pay attention when I pay attention when others are speaking by others are speaking by maintaining eye contact; maintaining eye contact listening with openness, and giving some interest, and awareness; appropriate verbal and and giving appropriate nonverbal cues. 2 some pieces. I can: • Summarize some of the main ideas • Sometimes distinguish between facts and opinions • Draw basic conclusions 1 I have trouble carrying I need to hear oral out multistep oral instructions repeatedly instructions. before I can carry them out. I usually pay attention when others are speaking, but sometimes, I interrupt or give inappropriate nonverbal cues, such as rolling my eyes, I seldom pay attention when others are speaking, or I create disruptions. 4 3 verbal and nonverbal cues. Discussing: Participation I contribute by I contribute by responding directly and connecting to what thoughtfully to others’ others say and by ideas and opinions; sharing my thoughts, actively and opinions, and ideas. consistently sharing my thoughts, opinions, and ideas; and sometimes leading the group by asking higher-level questions or by drawing others out. Discussing: Critical Thinking I look for points of I seriously consider all agreement in all points points of view in a of view, even those I discussion. disagree with, and I question all opinions critically, even those I agree with. 2 yawning, or looking away. 1 I occasionally contribute by connecting to what others say, but often I am hesitant to share my thoughts, opinions, and ideas. I seldom make an effort to connect to what others say, and I rarely share my thoughts, opinions, or ideas, or I only share when prompted to do so. I consider some points of view in a discussion, but I may accept opinions I agree with or reject opinions I do not agree with without much thought. I rarely think seriously about viewpoints that I do not agree with in a discussion.