Oral Presentation Rubric : Persuasion Speech 100 points Teacher: __________________________ Student Name : ___________________________ CATEGORY 6 5 4 3 Topic Selection The topic is persuasive and the speaker makes the topic relevant and interesting to the audience in every phase of the speech: intro, body and conclusion. The topic is persuasive; speaker only partially makes the topic relevant and interesting to audience. The topic is persuasive, but The topic is not persuasive or is nothing is done to make topic inappropriate in scope (either too relevant and interesting to broad or too narrow) audience. Introduction Speaker credibility is established Speaker includes a preview that is clear and follows it throughout the speech. Speaker catches the attention of the audience; thesis is stated. Preview is given, but not necessarily followed throughout the speech. Credibility is not established. Speaker only slightly catches the audience's attention. Thesis is stated, but not clear. No discernible preview included. Speaker does not establish credibility. The speaker has no attention catching device, no understandable thesis, and no preview. Speaker does not establish credibility. Organization The speech clearly follows all the Speech has a logical order, but steps of Monroe's Motivated does not include all the steps of Sequence (Attention; Problem/Need; Monroe's Motivated Sequence. Satisfaction; Visualization; Call to Action). Speech has a somewhat logical order, but does not follow Monroe's Motivated Sequence. The speech has no discernible organization. Body Speech has at least 3 main points (problem, solution, visualization. Key ideas are clearly explained. Clear transitions and internal summaries between points. Speech has at least 3 main points. Key ideas are explained. Some transitions. No internal summaries. Speech has less than 3 main points. Key ideas are explained. No transitions or internal summaries. Key ideas are not explained, or inadequately explained. Less than 3 main points. No transitions or internal summaries Conclusion Conclusion includes restatement of thesis, review of main points and a sense of finality. Conclusion identifies and requests a specific action from the audience. Speaker ends the speech with a conclusion but is missing one of the following: review of main points, restatement of thesis, a sense of finality or call to action. The speaker ends the speech The speaker ends the speech with a conclusion, but does abruptly and without finality. No not review main points, restate discernible call to action. the thesis or have a sense of finality. No call to action. Vocal Delivery Speech is delivered in conversational manner with appropriate volume, vocal variety, rate and enunciation. Speech is free of mispronunciations and verbal pauses are not noticeable. Speech is delivered in conversational manner with appropriate volume, vocal variety, rate and enunciation. Only isolated examples of vocal pauses or mispronunciations. Speech is understandable, but Speaker uses no vocal variety; speaker uses too many vocal speaks in a monotone. Lack of pauses (uhs or ums); words enunciation. Mispronunciations. are used repeatedly (like, you know) words are mispronounced; Lack of enunciation CATEGORY 6 5 4 3 Visual Aid Student uses 3 visual aids (power point, posterboard with images, prop) which makes the presentation better. Student uses 2 visual aids (power point, posterboard with images, prop) which makes the presentation better. Student uses 1 visual aids The student uses no props visual (power point, posterboard with aid or the visual aid is difficult to see. images, prop) which makes the presentation better. Time-Limit Presentation is 5-6 minutes long. Presentation is 4 minutes long. Presentation is 3 minutes long. Presentation is less than 3 minutes OR more than 6 minutes. Eye Contact Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. Establishes eye contact with a few people in the room during the presentation. Sometimes establishes eye contact during the presentation. Does not look at people during the presentation Volume Volume is loud enough to be heard Volume is loud enough to be Volume is loud enough to be by all audience members throughout heard by all audience members heard by all audience the presentation. at least 90% of the time. members at least 80% of the time. Vocabulary Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to most of the audience. Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them. Outline Has written a complete outline including sources Has written a 2/3's of an outline Has written a 1/3 of an outline No outline including sources including sources Notecards Has written a complete outline including sources Has written a 2/3's of an outline Has written a 1/3 of an outline The outline is sloppy, unfinished including some sources including a few sources and includes no sources. Manuscript Has written a complete manuscript Has written a 2/3's of a manuscript Has written a 1/3 of a manuscript The manuscript is sloppy and unfinished. Listens to Other Presentations Listens intently. Does not make distracting noises or movements. Listens intently but has one distracting noise or movement. Sometimes does not appear to be listening but is not distracting. Sometimes does not appear to be listening and has distracting noises or movements. Preparedness Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Student seems pretty prepared The student is somewhat but might have needed a couple prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. more rehearsals. Student does not seem at all prepared to present. Bibliography The bibiliography contains 4-5 sources written in MLA form. The bibiliography contains 3 sources written in MLA form. The bibiliography contains 1 sources written in MLA form. Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members. Uses vocabulary appropriate Uses several (5 or more) words or for the audience. Does not phrases that are not understood by include any vocabulary that the audience. might be new to the audience. The bibiliography contains 2 sources written in MLA form.
