Name: _______________________________ Speech of ...



Name: ______________________________________ October, 2011

6B- _____ Speaking: Speech of Introduction — Grade Rubric

Directions: Use the ratings below to get a sense of your overall strengths and weaknesses. Your final grade is based on your overall speech, not just on your individual ratings for each standard. This means that I don’t simply add up your ratings to arrive at your final grade.

|Standards |Ratings: 1 — 4 |

| |(see key below) |

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|Poise |Energy is calm and clean, without showing nervousness. | |

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|Gesture |Facial expressions & body language show a sincere interest in and an appropriate | |

|& |enthusiasm for the topic. | |

|Enthusiasm | | |

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|Volume |Voice is loud enough to be heard easily but is not too loud. | |

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|Pitch |Pitch (sound) & tone (vocal attitude toward your speech) are emotionally appropriate. | |

|& |Voice has natural (not overly-practiced) energy, enthusiasm, and inflection (rise and | |

|Tone |fall). | |

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|Clarity |Pronunciation is as clear and easy to understand as possible. | |

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|Pace |Pace is appropriate: is not too fast and not too slow; and is steady. | |

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|Eye Contact |Eye contact reaches everyone in the room in a regular, calm, and controlled way. | |

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|Preparedness |Delivery and content show signs of good rehearsal and planning without sounding | |

| |memorized, avoiding “umm’s” and gaps. | |

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|Content |Speech provides plenty of interesting details and stories; is logically organized, | |

|& |including an effective capture and close; does not sound like a list; and uses | |

|Organization |transitions to connect ideas. | |

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|Wording |Wording is smooth, interesting, and appropriate. | |

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|Time |1:00 – 3:00 minutes: ____________ | |

|Scoring Key |

|1 = Needs Improvement |

|2 = Some Weaknesses |

|3 = Good |

|4 = Excellent |

Final Grade: _________ / 100

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