Student Council Elections 2015 Speech &
Poster Guidelines
Speeches and posters will be presented to a panel of teachers from various grade levels. The
teachers will use the following rubrics to score your speech and your campaign poster. Officers will
be decided by the panel of teachers and the scores that are earned on each element. The
recommendations that you received from your teachers will also be taken into consideration.
Good Luck!
Speech Rubric
Introduction
Content
Deliver
Conclusion
4
The speech
began with a
clear picture of
what makes you a
good leader and
got the attention
of the audience in
a way that was
unique.
The body of the
speech describes
in detail how you
have contributed
to student council
as related to our 5
guiding principles
this year and the
impact that you
have made.
The speaker
spoke in a loud,
clear voice and
was expressive
and enthusiastic.
The conclusion
clearly describes
a plan of how you
will make
changes that
relate to our 5
guiding principles
next year and
impact West Wing
School
3
The speech
began with what
makes you a good
leader, but did
not catch the
attention of the
audience in a
unique way.
2
The speech
lacked what
makes you a good
leader and didn’t
catch the
attention of the
audience
1
The speech didn’t
have an
introduction at all.
The body of the
speech describes
what you have
done for student
council as related
to our 5 guiding
principles, but
lacks a
connection to the
impact that you
have had this
year.
The speaker was
loud and clear,
but didn’t show
enthusiasm and
expression.
The conclusion
describes a plan
of how you will
impact West
Wing, but does
not have a
connection to our
5 guiding
principles.
The speech lacks
the contribution
that you made to
student council
and there is no
mention of the
impact to student
council as related
to our 5 guiding
principles that
you had this year.
The speech
doesn’t have a
body at all.
The speaker was
hard to hear at
times and was not
expressive or
enthusiastic.
The speech lacks
a conclusion that
describes how
you will change
student council
and is not aligned
to our 5 guiding
principles.
The audience
could not hear or
understand the
speaker.
The speech
abruptly stops
and has no
conclusion.
Please remember to practice your speech many times so that you only have to look down at your
notes occasionally during your speech. Memorizing the entire speech is not mandatory, but you
should know your speech well enough to make good eye contact with the audience.
Poster Rubric
4
Organization
3
You've Got My
Vote!
Creative, eye-catching
layout with a dominant
slogan and the right
amount of information
(not too much to read or
too little to be
convincing) with a
balance between text
and graphics. Info is
easy to follow
Information
You've Got My
Vote!
Student produces an
innovative poster which
clearly and effectively
communicates opinions
and information. The
campaign is effective in
its argument.
Poster Planning
and Preparation
You've Got My
Vote!
Student identifies two
creative and innovative
solutions to the artistic
problem of combining
pictures to create a
campaign poster.
Word Choice and
Conventions
Great Plan! Still
Deciding
Well balanced
organization of layout.
Poster has appropriate
amount of information
(balance between text
and graphics). Info is
easy to follow.
Great Plan! Still
Deciding
Student produces an
effective poster which
clearly communicates
opinions and
information. The
campaign is somewhat
effective but could be
more so.
Great Plan! Still
Deciding
Student identifies two
effective solutions to the
artistic problem of
combining pictures to
create a campaign
poster. Student makes
changes, using teacher
feedback, to improve
final product.
You've Got My
Vote!
Great Plan! Still
Deciding
No spelling, punctuation
or grammar errors. The
words are unique,
clever, and exciting to
read.
1 or 2 spelling,
punctuation or grammar
errors. The words are
appropriate and clear.
2
I'm Not Convinced
1
Satisfactory
organization of layout.
The poster is workable
but sometimes the
information does not
flow.
There is limited evidence
of organization of layout.
The campaign poster is
disorganized, loses
focus, or may be hard to
follow.
I'm Not Convinced
Student produces a
simple poster that
communicates opinions
and information with
some effectiveness. The
campaign plan is
confusing, silly, or
unrealistic.
I'm Not Convinced
Student identifies two
solutions to the artistic
problem of combining
pictures to create a
campaign poster.
Student makes a few
changes to the template,
using teacher feedback,
to improve the final
product.
Hmmm....
Hmmm....
Student produces a
poster that
communicates opinions
and information with
limited effectiveness.
The campaign plan is
unclear and no
persuasive strategies
were used.
Hmmm....
Student identifies a
solution to the artistic
problem of combining
pictures to create a
campaign poster.
Student does not use
teacher feedback to
improve the final
product.
I'm Not Convinced
Hmmm....
A few spelling,
punctuation or grammar
errors. Word choices do
not enhance the
persuasiveness of the
campaign poster. Words
are forgettable or bland.
Several spelling,
punctuation or grammar
errors. Word choices
are incorrect in the way
the words are used, do
not make sense, or are
inappropriate for the
topic.