ORAL SUMMARIES OF EXTENSIVE READING/LISTENING
Performance Inventory

Name: _________________________                                                            Date: ___________________

Topic: _________________________

CONTENT Poor       Excellent Comments
  1. The topic of the summary is clear.
 1 2 3 4 5

  1. The speaker summarizes his/her notes effectively and clearly all (100-95%) of the time.

 1 2 3 4 5

  1. The speaker effectively explains content-specific concepts and terms.

 1 2 3 4 5

  1. Main ideas and supporting points are clearly distinguished in the summary, e.g. through discourse markers.

 1 2 3 4 5
  1. The speaker is able to complete the summary in the given time frame (1 minute).
 1 2 3 4 5
DELIVERY/PRONUNCIATION/GRAMMAR            

  1. The presenter always speaks in complete sentences that are easy to understand and follow.

1 2 3 4 5  

  1. The speaker speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) of the time and mispronounces no words.

 1 2 3 4 5  

  1. The speaker projects his/her voice well and speaks fluently, with appropriate pauses.

 1 2 3 4 5  
  1. Stress is always used appropriately to emphasize important points, and sentence intonation is always correct
 1 2 3 4 5  
  1. The presenter uses level-appropriate vocabulary and sentence structure.
 1 2 3 4 5  
TOTAL:          / 50 =          %  =              (grade)

Performance Rubric/Legend

1

The oral summary does not include the targeted items, or summary is incomprehensible.

2

The oral summary begins to include the targeted items, sometimes appropriately but often not.

3

The oral summary includes several targeted items, sometimes inconsistently or inappropriately; oral communication is sometimes unclear because of vocabulary and/or grammar.

4

The oral summary includes almost all targeted items; oral communication is generally clear but not yet fluent; The oral summary meets expected performance.

5

The oral summary includes all targeted items; oral communication is clear and fluent; the oral summary exceeds expected performance.

Items to work on:

Pronunciation of words:

Sentence structure:

Other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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