Debate Rubric
Opening
Comments
Arguments
3 points
Opening comments
state your viewpoint
clearly in 30
seconds or less.
Your arguments are
relevant.
2 points
Opening comments
state your
viewpoint.
1 point
Opening comments
do not state your
viewpoint.
Your arguments are
mostly relevant.
Your give no
arguments OR they
are not relevant.
You give no
supporting facts or
examples.
Information
You give a variety
of facts and
examples to support
arguments from
primary and
secondary sources.
You give some
supporting facts and
examples from
primary and
secondary sources
but some of them
may be inaccurate.
Rebuttal
You give specific
examples to
disprove another’s
point successfully.
Creativity
You take the role of
historical
personalities
debating the topic
and consistently
debate the topic in
the terms and verb
tense of the time
period.
Your tone of voice,
use of gestures, and
level of enthusiasm
are convincing to
the audience.
You give specific
examples to
disprove another’s
point but were not
successful.
You take the role of
a historical
personality but do
not consistently
debate the topic in
the terms and verb
tense of the time
period.
You do not attempt
to disprove anyone’s
point OR give no
specific examples
when doing so.
You do not attempt
to take the role of a
historical
personality during
the debate.
Your tone of voice
and use of gestures
helped to convince
the audience.
You did not use
gestures and were
not enthusiastic
about your
viewpoint.
Presentation Style