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6. Standard: ​Applies speech strategies for a variety of purposes and audiences
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Beginning
Uses gestures, posture, eye
contact and body language to
enhance the power and effect
of the speech.
Establishes appropriate tone,
rate, and pitch according to
audience, occasion, and/or
purpose.
Uses consistent gestures and
eye contact. Demonstrates
good posture habits.
Uses appropriate volume;
words are easily understood.
Task specific rubric
Advanced
Proficient
Developing
Beginning
Expression and
Volume
Reads with varied
volume and
expression. The
reader sounds as if
talking to a friend
with voice matching
the interpretation of
the passage.
Reads with
appropriate volume
and expression.
Reads with adequate
volume and expression.
Occasionally too quiet or
monotone, but still
captures author’s
essence.
Needs more practice
as audience had to
struggle to hear or
followi reader’s
intent.
Phrasing
Reads with excellent
phrasing; adheres to
punctuation, stress
and intonation.
Reasonable stress
and intonation.
Occasional
choppiness but not
distracting at all
for listener.
Usually reads in three of
four word phrases.
Occasionally misreads
punctuation.
Reads word by word
in monotone voice.
Not practiced.
Smoothness
Reads smoothly Clearly practiced.
Read with
occasional
choppiness, but
mostly fluid and
enjoyable to listen
to.
Reads the extended
pauses or hesitations but
still enjoyable for
listeners.
Frequent hesitations.
Not practiced.
Pace
Reads at a
conversational and
fluid pace throughout
the piece.
Reads fast and slow
throughout.
Variety matches
author’s intent.
Reads slowly or quickly
but does not inhibits
listener’s attention.
Reads too slowly or
too quickly to keep
audience’s attention