HARVEST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Poetry Recitation
Preliminary round – mass participation at Class level

Group A: PP1 A, PP1 B

Group B: PP2, PP3

Group C: PP4A, PP4B, PP5, PP6

Date: 21st August (Monday)

Venue: Primary Block

Time: Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 for Group A and Group B

Lesson 7 and Lesson 8 for Group C.

Judges: Ms. Shweta Aggarwal, Ms. Priyanka Nair, Ms. Sapandeep Kaur, Ms. Arvind Hazuria

(House Masters to select the participants for Inter-House poetry recitation, based on this
competition)

General Instructions:

 Time limit: minimum of 1 minute to maximum of 2 minutes

 There is an open choice for the poem. It should be school appropriate (no song lyrics)
 No weightage would be given for the props.

Judgement Criteria:

 Preparation
 Memorization
 Physical Presence
 Pausing and Pacing
 Clarity and Expression
 Rubrics
Poetry Excellent Good Fair Weak
Recitation 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts
Preparation Student is well prepared Student is well prepared Student is not well Student is obviously
and it is obvious that but the presentation of the prepared and would unprepared for the
she/he rehearsed poem requires a few more benefit from many task. No evidence of
her/his poem rehearsals. more rehearsals. any rehearsals.
thoroughly.

Memorization The student has The student has The student has The student has not
memorized the entire memorized entire poem memorized entire memorized the poem.
poem and is able to and is able to present with poem and is able to
present it without error. just one error from which present, however
he/she recovers. makes three+ errors
and doesn't recover.

Physical Student employs proper Student employs proper Presentation is lacking The student slouches,
Presence posture and gestures, is posture and gestures, is in two or more of the looks uncomfortable
relaxed and confident, relaxed and confident, and criteria. and makes no effective
and maintains maintains appropriate contact with the
appropriate audience audience contact most of audience at all. Tension
contact. the time or is lacking in and nervousness is
one of these elements. obvious.

Pausing and The student uses pauses The student uses pauses Pauses and pacing were Pauses were not
Pacing and pace effectively to and pacing to not effective in intentionally used.
communicate meaning communicate meaning improving meaning Poetry is choppy and
and/or enhance and/or enhance dramatic and/or dramatic effect. “sing-song.” Delivery is
dramatic impact of the impact of the poem. Pauses at ends of lines either too quick or too
poem. rather than at slow. Reads words with
punctuation marks. no logical grouping.
Delivery is in bursts.

Clarity and The student speaks The student speaks clearly The student speaks The student does not
Expression clearly, distinctly, and and distinctly. Some minor clearly but is, at times, speak clearly,
with appropriate and lapses in pitch, tone and indistinct, too quiet, mispronounces words
varied pitch and tone volume OR the emotion and/or pitch was rarely and is inaudible to the
modulation. Recites conveyed did not always fit used OR the emotion it audience. Spoken in
loudly enough for all to the content OR emphasis conveyed often did not monotone.
hear throughout the uneven. fit the content.
presentation.
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Judgement Sheet
Poetry Recitation (August 2017)
Class: __________
S. No. Name Preparation Memorization Physical Pausing Clarity and
Presence and Pacing Expression

Name of the Judge: __________________________

Signature: _________________________________
Date: _____________________________________