University of Rhode Island

Spanish 104: Criteria for Evaluating Skits

Comprehensibility                                                                                                                 ______/20

10         Barely comprehensible to anyone but the speaker and/or members of group

13         Somewhat comprehensible to an extremely sympathetic listener and/or some of the class

17         Comprehensible to a sympathetic listener and to the entire class

20         Comprehensible to an unsympathetic listener, and to the entire class

Pace & Flow                                                                                                                        ______/20

10         Speaks haltingly with long silences, presents incomplete thoughts, attempts to read any part of the skit

13         Speaks very slowly with many pauses, presents incomplete ideas, recites short snippets

17         Speaks slowly with some pauses, manages to get all ideas across, speaks in multiple sentences

20         Speaks at a good intermediate pace, uses multiple sentences, communicates all ideas completely

Pronunciation                                                                                                                       ______/20

10         Foreign accent frequently impedes effective communication

13         Foreign accent occasionally impedes effective communication

17         Accent does not impede effective communication

20         Pronunciation contributes to effective communication

Interaction                                                                                                                           ______/10

5          Minimal interaction with group, recites own part with little awareness of what others are saying

6.5        Shows some awareness of what others say, attempts to interact with other group members

8.5        Understands the general message created in the skit, pretends to converse with other group members

10         Understands what each person says throughout entire skit, converses with other members of group

Vocabulary                                                                                                                          ______/10

5          Numerous inappropriate and/or erroneous uses of words, vocabulary too simplistic for current level

6.5        Plenty of inappropriate and/or erroneous words, vocabulary too simplistic for current level

8.5        Most words appropriate and used correctly, uses a variety of words appropriate to current level

10         Exemplary control of vocabulary; uses a variety of words appropriate to current level

Accuracy                                                                                                                              ______/10

5          Little to no ability to accurately use basic forms (subject-verb and adjective-noun agreement, word order, conjugations, manipulates different time frames), no attempt to use more complex forms

6.5        Minimal or very unstable ability to accurately manipulate some basic forms, minimal attempts to incorporate more complex forms into discourse

8.5        Ability to manipulate most basic forms with some accuracy, attempts to incorporate more complex forms into discourse

10         Excellent ability to manipulate all basic forms with some accuracy, incorporates more complex forms into discourse with some accuracy

Content & Creativity                                                                                                             ______/10

5          Barely addresses the proposed topic, contains largely inappropriate or irrelevant information, and/or shows minimal or no creative effort

6.5        Attempts to address the proposed topic, contains some inappropriate or irrelevant information, shows some creative effort

8.5        Addresses the topic, all information is appropriate and relevant, demonstrates creative effort

10         Addresses the topic, all information is appropriate and relevant, entertaining

Total score:  ______/100