Monday, March 10, 2014


Speeches will be presented starting Monday 3/17/14
Visual Aids need to be approved by Wednesday 3/12/14

PERSUASIVE SPEECH RUBRIC



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INTRODUCTION
The first few lines of the
speech really got my attention and made me want
to listen.

The first few lines of the
speech got my attention and
I was curious to hear the rest.

The first few lines didn't
really get my attention and I
wasn't sure if I wanted to hear more.

The first few lines of the speech did not get my attention and I did not want to hear more.

CONTENT
The speech focused on one
or two major issues and
described those issues thoroughly.


The speech focused on one
or two major issues, but did
not fully explain them.

The speech focused on more
than two issues and did not fully explain them.

The speech was unclear and did not explain any of the issues thoroughly.

DELIVERY
The speaker spoke in a loud,
clear voice and was expressive.



The speaker was loud and clear, but not very expressive.

The speaker was hard to hear at times and not expressive.

I could not hear or
understand the speaker.

ATTENTION TO AUDIENCE
Argument demonstrates
a clear
understanding
of the potential
audience and anticipates
counterargument



Argument
demonstrates a clear
understanding of the potential audience.

Argument
demonstrates some
understanding of the potential audience.
Argument does not
seem to target any
particular audience.

VISUAL
Visuals are appealing, highly relevant, and add support to the argument.

Visuals are appealing and add support to the argument.
Visuals are related to the topic.
Visuals are not directly
related to the topic.

CONCLUSION
The end of the speech was
exciting and lively.

The end of the speech was
somewhat exciting and
lively.

The end of the speech was not very exciting or lively.

The end of the speech was not exciting or lively at all.

OVERALL
The speech was exciting and
informative and really made
me want to support this position

The speech was informative
and somewhat exciting and
I might support this position

The speech was not very
informative or exciting and I
probably wouldn't support this position


The speech made me not want to support this position



COMMENTS
               



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TOTAL SCORE _____________/28___