ORAL EXPRESSION RUBRIC - DEBATES
CRITERIA
EXCELLENT (10)
GOOD (9-8)
ENOUGH (7-6)
REGULAR (5-4)
INADEQUATE (3-0)
CONTENT
All the presented
ideas are directly
related to the subject.
Also they are
presented clearly and
objectively. These are
not repeated and
have no gaps.
Almost all the present
ideas are directly
related to the subject.
Also they are
presented clearly and
objectively. These are
not repeated and have
no gaps.
A good amount of
presented ideas
are directly related
to the subject.
These should be
presented clearly
and objectively.
Some ideas are
repeated.
The presented
ideas have little
relation with the
topic, are poorly
defined. They are
not clear and are
not presented
objectively. Many
ideas are
repeated.
The presented ideas
do not have any
relation with the
topic.
COHERENCE
All the details present
logical relation and
there are no
contradictions or
opposition among
them.
The details present
Almost all the details
enough logical
present logical relation.
relation.
The details have
little logical
relation.
The details do not
present any logical
relation and there
are contradictions
and oppositions.
CLARITY
The debater is able to
pronounce and
modulate all the
words correctly.
Few words are
pronounced and
modulated
correctly.
The speech has no
sense.
PERSUASION
The debater
convinces by using
reasoning and
expressing feelings.
Almost all words are
pronounced and
modulated correctly.
The debater almost
always convinces by
using reasoning and
expressing feelings.
A good amount of
words are
pronounced and
modulated
correctly.
The debater
sometimes
convinces by using
reasoning and
expressing
feelings.
The debater
The debater has no
almost never
power of
convinces by using
persuasion. There is
reasoning and
no transmission of
expressing
feelings.
feelings.
TOTAL
SCORE
ORAL EXPRESSION RUBRIC - DEBATES
The transition of
ideas are
acceptable.
The debater has
problems to
express the ideas
with facility and
spontaneity.
The debater has
serious problems to
express the ideas
with facility and
spontaneity. The
transition of ideas
are poor are none.
A good accent,
inflection, intonation
and speech-sound
quality are frequently
present.
A good accent,
inflection,
intonation and
speech-sound
quality are
sometimes
present.
A good accent,
inflection,
intonation and
speech-sound
quality are rarely
present.
A good accent,
inflection, intonation
and speech-sound
quality are never
present.
ARGUMENTS
The debater justifies
or refuses
consistently. The
arguments are solid
and strong.
The debater justifies of
refuses well. The
arguments are valid.
The debater
justifies or refuses
sufficiently.
The debater
justifies or refuses
the minimum.
The arguments or
refutations are not
valid.
RESPECT
It exists consideration
for others. There is
no harm and offense.
In most of the speech,
it exists consideration
for others. There is no
harm and offense.
The consideration
for others in
indifferent.
It exists little
consideration for
others.
Tempers flare. It
exists disputes and
rivalries.
COOPERATION
The debater works as
a team, is solidary
with members of his
own group and puts
the best of himself for
the good of all.
The debater almost
always works as a
team.
The debater is
sometimes
solidary with the
members of his
group.
It is difficult for the
debater to work as
a team.
The debater does
not work as a team.
PATIENCE
The debater
tolerates, endures a
situation without
experiencing anxiety.
In most of the time, the
debater tolerates,
endures a situation
without experiencing
anxiety.
The debater
sometimes
experiments
anxiety.
The debater
almost always
experiments
anxiety.
The debater loses
the control.
FLUENCY
The debater
expresses the ideas
with facility and
spontaneity flowing in
the transition of
ideas.
The debater mostly
expresses the ideas
with facility and
spontaneity flowing in
the transition of ideas.
DICTION
A good accent,
inflection, intonation
and speech-sound
quality are always
present.
ORAL EXPRESSION RUBRIC - DEBATES
SCORE CHART
GROUP 1
100 – 91
This profile is of an excellent debater.
EXCELLENT
Arguments are coherent and clear.
90 – 71
The debater is good but it does not exist spontaneity in the transition of ides.
GOOD
70 – 51
In this profile the debater is netiher good nor bad.
ENOUGH
Arguments are not strong enough to get the attention.
50 – 31
This is almost the lowest profile having serious problems with the expression
REGULAR
of appropriate content and values.
30 – 0
The debater does not show any respect or tolerance for other’s opinions. The
INADEQUATE
speech in incoherent.
GROUP 2