Evaluation
** MEDIA EVALUATION **
The ADVANCED Learner (4)
The student:
* consistently speaks with appropriate volume and diction.
* delivers content clearly and in an organized way.
* adjusts content for audience and time constraints.
* maintains rapport with audience through eye contact and confident body
language.
* demonstrates an in-depth understanding of topic.
* presents visual displays that are neat, clear, and easily understood.
The PROFICIENT Learner (3)
The student:
* usually speaks with appropriate volume and diction.
* delivers content in a way that is easily understood.
* adjusts content for audience and recognizes time constraints.
* usually maintains eye contact and confident body language.
* demonstrates understanding of topic.
* presents visual displays that are appropriate to the content.
The CAPABLE Learner (2)
The student:
* speaks with appropriate volume and diction when prompted.
* delivers content in a way that lacks clarity or organization.
* presents content with little adjustment for the audience or time.
* avoids eye contact and/or seems ill at ease.
* demonstrates limited understanding of topic.
* presents visual displays that are messy, unclear, or hard to understand.
The NOVICE Learner (1)
The student:
* speaks too softly or with poor diction so that message is not understood.
* delivers content in a way that lacks both clarity and organization.
* presents content that is too easy or difficult for audience, or speech
runs too long.
* appears extremely ill at ease and makes no eye contact with audience.
* demonstrates little or no understanding of topic.
* presents visuals that contain errors or are difficult to read.
** COMPOSITION EVALUATION **
The ADVANCED Learner (4)
The student:
* consistently organizes a coherent composition with clear focus and
supporting ideas.
* consistently uses a variety of strategies to develop and organize ideas.
* consistently includes well-chosen details.
* consistently varies style and presentation for audience and purpose.
* consistently applies knowledge of English grammar structure, usage, and
mechanics.
* revises writing continually to improve logical organization and word
choice.
* consistently generates open-ended questions and summarizes information.
The PROFICIENT Learner (3)
The student:
* usually organizes a coherent composition with clear focus and supporting
ideas.
* usually uses a variety of strategies to develop and organize ideas.
* usually includes adequate details.
* usually varies style and presentation for audience and purpose.
* usually applies knowledge of English grammar structure, usage, and
mechanics.
* sometimes revises writing to improve logical organization and word choice.
* frequently generates open-ended questions and summarizes information.
The CAPABLE Learner (2)
The student:
* sometimes organizes a coherent composition with clear focus and supporting
ideas with guidance.
* uses a limited number of strategies to develop and organize ideas.
* sometimes includes adequate details.
* can vary style and presentation for audience and purpose with guidance.
* applies a limited knowledge of English grammar structure, usage, and
mechanics.
* with guidance can revise writing to improve logical organization and word
choice.
* with guidance can generate open-ended questions and summarize information.
The NOVICE Learner (1)
The student:
* rarely organizes a coherent composition with or without guidance.
* uses strategies to develop and organize ideas with guidance.
* includes adequate details when prompted.
* rarely varies style and presentation for audience or purpose.
* needs guidance to apply English grammar, structure, usage, and mechanics.
* makes minimal revisions to improve organization or word choice.
* rarely generates open-ended questions or summarizes information with or
without guidance.
