Speech Grading Information
Grade
%
Points
Standard
Scale
A+
100
10
4
A
95
9.5
3.5
A-
90
B
85
B-
80
C
75
9
8.5
8
7.5
Requirements
100% eye contact /No need for Note cards / 5+ sources
referenced within speech / Developed and questioning thesis /
(more than 2 different and distinct visual aids) Suitable topic
95% eye contact / Note cards used as reference only/ 5+
sources referenced within speech / Developed and effective
thesis / (more than 2 different and distinct visual aids) Suitable
topic
3
90% eye contact / Note cards used sporadically/ 5 sources
referenced within speech / Well developed and clear thesis /
( 2 different and distinct visual aids) Suitable topic
2.5
80% eye contact / Note cards used consistently/ 4 sources
referenced within speech /Clear, developing thesis /
( 2 different visual aids) Suitable topic
2
70% eye contact / Read sporadically from paper / 3 sources
referenced within speech / thesis clear / (1 good visual aid)
Suitable topic
1.5
60% eye contact /Not completely read from paper/ 2 sources
referenced within speech / Thesis ok / (1 ok visual aid)
Suitable topic
50% eye contact /Not completely read from paper/ 1 sources
referenced within speech / Thesis difficult to determine/
(1 ok visual aid) Suitable topic
C-
70
7
1
D-
60
6
0.5
F
Fail
50
0
5
0
0
0
40% eye contact / read from paper/ No sources referenced
within speech / Thesis unclear / (1 ok visual aid) Suitable topic
Little to no eye contact / No thesis / No source / No visual aid
Suitable topic
No Speech
21st Century Employability/Responsibility Score
Score
%
requirement
5
4.5
4
100
90
80
3.5
3
70
60
2.5
50
0
0
On Time/good listener/good attendance/All work in
1 day late/good listener/good attendance/All work in
2 days late/good listener/good attendance/All work in
3 days late/good listener/good attendance/all work in
1 week late/good listener/good attendance/all work in
over a week late/good listener/good attendance/some
missing work
Does not participate-performance or class/A lot of missing
work
Proficient
This is a participation class,
your attendance is required.
You are expected to listen to
others to learn and critique.
Should you choose to not do any 1 of the 4 major speeches or any of the group projects, you will
fail this class. Two of the four speeches must contain visual aids. (Either the Historical or the
Book Review and the Final Inform/Persuade speech)