Persuasive Speech Grading Rubric 6f524z

Oral Presentation Grading Rubric Persuasive Speech

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1

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Advanced

Proficient

Basic

Below Basic

Exceeds Expectations

Meets Expectations

Below Expectations

Fails to Meet Expectations

The speech focuses on a specific, original topic. Information is relevant, engaging and 100% accurate. Details go well beyond obvious common-sense facts to provide insightful, interesting examples and explanations. Ideas are organized in a logical way and are easy to follow along with. Verbal cues are used to help the audience follow ideas and understand organization. Speaker addresses ETHOS, PATHOS, and LOGOS equally by coming across as reasonable, unbiased, and trustworty; effectively appealing to the audiences emotions through examples or images; and using reason and logic in the form of facts, statistics, and effective logical argument.

The speech has a clear topic, but the topic could be more focused. Ample information is presented, but some of it is obvious and not necessarily engaging, and some may not be 100% accurate. Ideas are organized in a simple, straight-forward way. Verbal cues that would help the audience follow ideas are not built in to the presentation.

The topic is either very unfocused or the speech veers off topic at times. Serveral pieces of innacurate information are presented. Not enough details and examples are included. Some ideas are organized ineffectively, such as telling details out of chronological order. Ideas are difficult for the audience to follow along with.

The speech lacks a clear topic. Details tend to ramble, or no details are given at all. Much (if not most or all) of the information is questionable or clearly innacurate. The speaker has made no effort to organize ideas in a logical way. Information is presented as a randomlyorganized list of details.

Speaker addresses ETHOS, PATHOS, and LOGOS but not equally--perhaps focusing too much on emotions and not enough on logic, for example. Not enough is done to sound unbiased and reasonable. Emotional appeals could be more effect or more appropriate.

Speaker does not equally address ETHOS, PATHOS, and LOGOS, focusing far too much on one and not nearly enough on others. The speaker's biases are very clear, which makes him/her seem less trustworthy. Appeals to emotion are easily defeated by poor logical argument.

Speaker makes little effort to address ETHOS, PATHOS, or LOGOS, showing a lack of understanding of persuasive strategies. Little attempt is made to effectively appeal to the audience. Obvious logical fallacies turn the audience against the speaker's argument.

Presenter speaks clearly and confidently without unnecessary pauses, showing command of formal English and building rapport with the audience. The speaker effectively uses a combination of reading from note cards or an outline, speaking from memory, or appropriately improvising so the speech sounds fluent and natural. Effort is made to make eye with audience throughout the speech. Vocal expression is engaging.

Presenter speaks clearly and with appropriate volume and does not make major mistakes with formal language conventions. Verbal tics ("Um" or "Like") and unnecessary pauses sometimes distract from the presentation. Note cards or an outline are used, but the speaker simply reads most of the time. The speaker reads fluently and doesn't stumble over lines. Speaker occasionally makes eye with audience.

Presenter does not speak clearly enough (perhaps too fast or slow, or too quiet.) Presenter does not use formal English conventions fluently. Verbal tics distract from the presentation often. The speaker reads the speech from a printed sheet of paper. Reading isn't always fluent and doesn't sound wellrehearsed. Speaker rarely looks up at the audience. Vocal expression is monotone.

Presentation is difficult to follow along with because presenter mumbles or rambles. Verbal tics are constantly distracting, and speaker shows no command of formal English. The speaker either reads from a sheet of paper or "wings" it ineffectively. The speaker stumbles over phrases and often gets lost, making it clear that he or she did not practice. Speaker makes no eye with audience.

If required, appropriate, original visuals are used throughout the presentation to help the audience connect with the ideas.

If required, appropriate visuals are included in several parts of the presentation.

If required, a few simple, overly-obvious visuals Visuals are either not present or don't go along are included in only a few parts of the with the ideas at all (or possibly distract from presentation. the speaker's ideas.)

Speech stays within allotted time limit.

Speech stays close to allotted time limit (1-2 minutes over or under.)

Speech goes well over or under allotted time (half or twice as long.)

Speaker pays no attention to time limit. Presentation is likely VERY short.