Rubric for teachers to assess the oral performance of students of 4th ESO, who have been doing a group task of photography to review the contents (grammar and voc.) of the Starter Unit of Interface 4, meanwhile they've also activated their previous knowledge.

1. Performance Rubric: ‘The photographs of your knowledge’
¡Excellent!
4-5 pts
¡Very Good!
3-4 pts
Good.
2-3 pts
Needs improvement....
0-1 pts
Pronunciation Students pronounced 0-2
words incorrectly, with great
effort for correction.
Students pronounced 3-4
words incorrectly, with some
effort for correction.
Students pronounced 5-6
words incorrectly, with some
effort for correction.
Students pronounced 7 or
more words incorrectly, with
little effort for correction.
Use of vocabulary
(classroom objects, word
categories, daily
objects…)
Students used 15 vocabulary
words throughout the skit.
Students used a little less than
15 vocabulary words
throughout the skit.
Students used much less than
15 vocabulary words
throughout the skit.
Students used minimal
vocabulary words throughout
the skit.
Grammar / Use of English
(present simple and
continuous, past simple,
question words,
comparatives and
superlatives…)
Students had less than 3
grammar points used
incorrectly throughout the skit.
Used simple and continuos
tenses and auxiliaries
correctly.
Students had 4- 5 grammar
points used incorrectly
throughout the skit. Used
simple and continuous tenses
and auxiliaries correctly.
Students had 6-7 grammar
points used incorrectly
throughout the skit. Little use
of simple and continuous
tenses and auxiliaries
correctly.
Students had 8 or more
grammar points used
incorrectly throughout the skit.
No simple or continuous tenses
and auxiliaries used correctly.
Fluency
Conversation was of high
quality. Speaking was easily
heard and understood. There is
not any instance of
communication breakdown.
Conversation flowed perfectly
and was organized within
team. Little to no reading of
note card.
Conversation was of good
quality. Speaking was easily
heard and understood. There is
no communication breakdown,
or it is easily solved by a good
interaction between the
students. Conversation flowed
well and was organized within
team. Little to no reading of
note card.
Conversation was of ’ok’
quality. Speaking was hard to
hear and understand. There is
little or no communication
breakdown. Conversation had
pauses and laughter that
caused it to not flow and was
not well organized within team.
Reliant on note card.
Conversation was of poor
quality. Speaking could not be
heard and/or understood.
There is a lot of communication
breakdown. Conversation had
pauses and laughter that
caused it to not flow and was
not well organized within team.
Reliant on note card.
Plot (speech organization
and contents covered) Script has an indepth,
complete logical story with a
beginning, middle and end. All
the contents are included.
Script is a complete logical
story with a beginning, middle
and end. The majority of the
contents required are included.
Script is complete with a few
rough spots: needs more
length. Very few contents
required are included.
Script is incomplete with major
gaps: length is too short. Lots
(or any) of contents required
are not included.Final mark: