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Pecha Kucha Informative Speech with powerpoint slides. Rubric Code: NCXWBA By shlears Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Assessment Grade Levels: 6-8

DELIVERY
	Distinguished 5 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Expanding 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Below Basic 1 pts	Missing 0 pts
Eye Contact 5 pts	Distinguished You used your notes as cues, not crutches which added to your credibility and audience involvement. Your eye contact was sustained in all areas of the room through the entire speech.	Proficient You used your notes as cues, not crutches which added to your credibility and audience involvement. You eye contact was sustained in most areas of the room.	Expanding You relied on your notes about half of the time. You are beginning to incorporate eye contact, but could still use more.	Basic You relied on your notes about half of the time. You are beginning to incorporate eye contact, but could still use more.	Below Basic You appeared to be reading off your notes a significant part of the time and/or had little or no eye contact.	Missing
Vocal Quality 5 pts	Distinguished Your voice was conversational and powerful throughout the speech that captivated the audience in your message; your voice was effectively varied; in volume and tone.	Proficient Your voice was pleasant and powerful which helped engage the audience in your message; your voice was loud enough to hear easily; you used your volume and tone, to enhance your message.	Expanding You need to put a bit more energy in your voice and/or use a more conversational tone; Your vocal technique was somewhat effective, but you could use your voice to further enhance your message by improving volume and tone.	Basic You need to put more energy in your voice. It was somewhat difficult for the audience to remain engaged in your speech; You were too quiet for your message to be effective. Continue to work on enhancing your volume and tone.	Below Basic You’re too quiet for the audience to understand you. You lacked energy in your voice.	Missing
Vocal Technique 5 pts	Distinguished Crystal clear articulation and pronunciation throughout your speech.	Proficient Crystal clear articulation and pronunciation throughout your speech.	Expanding Crystal clear articulation and pronunciation throughout your speech.	Basic Words not articulated and pronunciation unclear.	Below Basic Words not articulated and pronunciation unclear.	Missing
Flow/Pacing 5 pts	Distinguished Your speech was fluid making it especially engaging. You effectively used pauses and pacing to further emphasize your points.	Proficient Your speech included smooth flowing language without any filler words. Pace was appropriate.	Expanding Your speech had mostly smooth flowing language, with a few filler words or unintended pauses OR You were too fast or slow at times.	Basic Your speech had somewhat smooth flowing language with filler words AND you were too fast or too slow.	Below Basic Your speech had many filler words or phrases, and/or you paused inappropriately. Pace made it hard to understand.	Missing
Body Language 5 pts	Distinguished You looked comfortable, using your hands, body and facial expressions naturally and effectively, without distractions. Gestures used enhanced the message and its meaning.	Proficient You looked comfortable, using your hands, body and facial expressions naturally and effectively, without distracting from your message.	Expanding You had solid posture, but were lacking gestures. Work on adding movement to your speech.	Basic You had very few gestures, body motions, or facial expression; OR your posture and gestures were distracting and/or unnatural.	Below Basic You had no gestures, body motions, or facial expressions; your posture and lack of gestures were distracting and/or unnatural. You need to be more animated.	Missing
Content
	Distinguished 5 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Expanding 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Below Basic 1 pts	Missing 0 pts
Introduction 5 pts	Distinguished You had a surprising attention-getter and a clear preview and thesis statement that led us smoothly into the speech. All 3 elements were present.	Proficient You had an attention-getter and a clear preview and thesis statement that led us into the speech. All 3 elements were present.	Expanding You had a generic attention-getter OR your preview or thesis statement needed to be clearer.	Basic You had a generic attention-getter OR your preview or thesis statement needed to be clearer.	Below Basic You had a weak attention-getter or missing. Your preview or thesis statement needed to be clearer. Missing elements.	Missing
Body Organization 5 pts	Distinguished Your sophisticated organizational pattern and transitions made your speech easy to follow.	Proficient Your organizational pattern and transitions made your speech easy to follow.	Expanding Your speech was mostly organized (topic sentence, supporting details, follow-up, and closing line). Improve transition statements so the speech is easier to follow and more sophisticated.	Basic Your speech was somewhat organized. Missing elements (topic sentence, supporting details, follow-up, and closing line) and/or transition statements were attempted but unsuccessful.	Below Basic There was little organization or use of transitions in this speech, making it difficult to follow and understand. Missing important sentences. (Topic, supporting details, closing line, closing, transition.)	Missing
Body Detail 5 pts	Distinguished Your use of supporting details greatly enhanced the overall speech. Strong, specific research was used to support your topic.	Proficient Your use of supporting details enhanced the overall speech. Specific research was used to support your topic.	Expanding Your use of supporting details inconsistently supported your topic. Strengthen research used as support.	Basic Your use of supporting details somewhat supported your topic. Strengthen research used as support.	Below Basic Supporting details were lacking or irrelevant to the speech.	Missing
Conclusion 5 pts	Distinguished Your conclusion emphasized your main point(s) and drew your speech to a close effectively or memorably.	Proficient Your conclusion summarized your main point(s) and drew your speech to a close.	Expanding Your conclusion summarized your main point(s) but didn’t draw your speech to a close.	Basic Your conclusion partially or unclearly summarized your main point(s) and/or did not draw your speech to a close.	Below Basic You need to bring your speech to a close by summarizing or reminding us of your main points.	Missing
In-text citations 5 pts	Distinguished Direct quotes and/or paraphrased info greatly enhance the speech. All sources are correctly cited.	Proficient Used direct quotes and/or paraphrased info correctly, citing all sources. You avoid plagiarism.	Expanding Most direct quotes and/or paraphrased info are used correctly and cited. You avoid plagiarism.	Basic Some direct quotes and/or paraphrased info are used correctly and cited properly. Some phrases too closely resemble your source without proper citation.	Below Basic You did not cite your direct quotes or paraphrased info properly. Plagiarism is evident.	Missing
Language/Conventions 5 pts	Distinguished You used formal, colorful language in the speech with no errors. You include literary devices like simile and metaphor.	Proficient You used formal, colorful language in the speech with only minor errors.	Expanding You used formal language in the speech with a few errors.	Basic Your errors detracted from your message.	Below Basic You did not use formal language in the speech and had many distracting errors.	Missing
Visual
	Distinguished 5 pts	Proficient 4 pts	Expanding 3 pts	Basic 2 pts	Below Basic 1 pts	Missing 0 pts
Quality-Pictures 5 pts	Distinguished Pictures are high quality, esp. eye-catching and enhance speech. Any captions enhance the image and are easy to read.	Proficient Pictures are quality, eye-catching and relate to content. Any words fit well, are written correctly, and are easy to well.	Expanding Most pictures are quality but do not enhance the speech. Text is present that doesn't enhance.	Basic Few pictures are eye-catching. Low quality. Text is poor quality.	Below Basic Pictures and text are not eye-catching, quality or appropriate.	Missing
Works Cited 5 pts	Distinguished Information and pictures are properly cited and easy to read.	Proficient	Expanding Information and pictures are mostly properly cited.	Basic	Below Basic Information and pictures are not properly cited.	Missing Works Cited Missing
Timing 5 pts	Distinguished The speech was well planned. Timing was flawless. WOW!	Proficient Timing was well planned and flowed naturally. Slides worked well with the content of the speech. (Within 5 seconds of 4 minutes)	Expanding Most timing was spot-on, though some dead air time or rushed paragraphs. (On the last slide, but more than 5 Seconds)	Basic Some problems with timing made the presentation hard to follow or awkward. (More than one, but fewer than two slides off)	Below Basic Poor timing. The presenter did not seem prepared. (More than two slides off)	Missing

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