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Speech Speech Rubric Code: DX5B2C5 By josj1981 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

Speech
	Poor 0 pts	Fair 7.5 pts	Good 8.5 pts	Exceptional 10 pts
Hook	Poor Student does not have a hook that is engaging, under 60 seconds, and related to topic.	Fair	Good	Exceptional Hook engages the audience, is under 60 seconds, and is related to the topic.
Volume	Poor Volume is not loud and effects the understanding of the speech.	Fair Volume is loud and clear to the entire audience for half the speech. Volume is audible but difficult to hear.	Good Volume is loud and clear to the entire audience for the majority of the speech.	Exceptional Volume is loud and clear to the entire audience for the entire speech.
Eye Contact	Poor Eye contact is hardly noticeable. No meaningful eye contact made or attempted.	Fair Eye contact is made to all area of the audience, at regular intervals, for half the speech. Eye contact is more glancing up than meaningful eye contact.	Good Eye contact is made to all areas of the audience, at regular intervals, for the majority of the speech. Student attempts to have meaningful eye contact without just glancing up.	Exceptional Eye contact is made to all areas of the audience, at regular intervals, for the entire speech. Eye contact is not simple glancing up, but is meaningful and prolonged.
Posture	Poor Student displays nervous habits throughout the entire speech. The habits displayed are distracting and take away from the speech.	Fair Student displays some nervous habits during the speech. The habits are noticeable but do not take away greatly from the speech.	Good Student avoids swaying, fidgeting and all other nervous habits for the majority of the speech.	Exceptional Student avoids swaying, fidgeting and all other nervous habits for the entire speech. Student leaves the podium.
Tempo	Poor Student speaks at a tempo that effect the meaningfulness of the speech. Speed is out of control.	Fair Student speaks in an appropriate tempt for half the speech. Student tempo is faster than what would be desired for a speech.	Good Student speaks in an appropriate tempo throughout the majority of the speech.	Exceptional Student speaks in an appropriate tempo throughout the entire speech.
Pronunciation	Poor Student does not speak clearly.	Fair Student speaks clearly with exceptional diction for half the speech. Student has moments of being unclear which impact understanding the speech.	Good Student speaks clearly and with exceptional diction for the majority of the speech.	Exceptional Student speaks clearly and with exceptional diction for the entire speech.
Visual Aids	Poor Student does not use visual aids that add meaning to the speech.	Fair Student uses one visual aid that adds meaning to the speech.	Good Student uses 2 visual aids which add to the meaningfulness of the speech.	Exceptional Student uses three visual aids, or more, that add to the meaningfulness of the speech.
Audience Member	Poor Student is not an appropriate audience member.	Fair	Good	Exceptional Student is a perfect audience member.
Time Limit	Poor Speech is under 6 minutes. Speech is under 8 minutes.	Fair Speech is over 12 minutes and had to be stopped by Mr. Joseph.	Good Speech is slightly over 12 minutes.	Exceptional Speech is between 6-12 minutes long. Speech is between 8-12 minutes long.
Content	Poor Content presented to weak and does not give the class an understanding for the topic. Information is disjointed.	Fair Content does not fit the speech in 2 of 3 topic areas. Content is weak and only gives a vague understanding of the topic.	Good Content presented does not fit the speech in 1 of 3 topic areas. Content is not enough to gain superior understanding on the topic.	Exceptional Content is thorough and fits the speech in all topic areas. Information provided is vital for class understanding.
Direct Quoting/Paraphrasing	Poor 2 or more mistakes with direct quoting and paraphrasing.	Fair	Good One mistake is found in direct quoting or paraphrasing.	Exceptional Student provides direct quoting and paraphrasing throughout the entire speech.
Introduction	Poor Includes 1 or less.	Fair Includes 2 of 4	Good Includes 3 of 4.	Exceptional Student includes all 4 parts of introduction. Hook, intro yourself, intro topic areas, transition.
Conclusion	Poor Includes 1 or less.	Fair Includes 2 of 4	Good Includes 3 of 4.	Exceptional Student includes all 4 parts of a conclusion. Reintroduce your topic, reintroduce topic areas, share a fact from each topic area, wrap it up sentence.
Topic and Transitions	Poor Topic and transition sentences are hit or miss, and if they are done they are done poorly.	Fair Student does not use topic and transition sentences fluidly.	Good Student displays topic and transition sentences that address the listener directly such as, "In the next section..."	Exceptional Student displays fluid and seamless topic and transition sentences throughout speech.
Research Document	Poor Document is missing sources	Fair Document has all sources but is not student's neatest effort.	Good	Exceptional All facts in speech are in research document. All facts on document have a reliable source. Document is well organized and neat.
Attire	Poor Student does not dress appropriately.	Fair	Good	Exceptional Student dresses up for speech or dresses in attire that is appropriate for their topic.
Spelling/Grammar/Document setup	Poor Significant mistakes that take away from the meaning of the document.	Fair	Good Document has a few minor mistakes.	Exceptional Document is impeccable.

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