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Persuasive Speech

This rubric is designed to score your ability to persuade your class about the topic of your choice. Your success will depend on your speaking skills, your incorporation of ethos, pathos, and logos that you have learned as well as the presentation of your research and your ability to support your argument.

Rubric Code: G2WB4C8

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Subject: (General)

Type: Exam

Grade Levels: 9-12

Persuasive Speech
	Outstanding 4 pts	Advanced 3 pts	Average 2 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Introduction Attention Step	Outstanding Uses a creative attention grabber that strongly relates to the audience, states a clear thesis statement, previews major points, and provides a smooth transition into the body of the speech.	Advanced Uses an attention grabber that relates to the audience, states thesis statement, previews some major points, and provides a transition into the body of the speech.	Average Attempts an attention grabber that tries to relates to the audience, states an unclear thesis statement, limited or unclear preview of major points, and has a rocky transition into the body of the speech.	Needs Improvement Introduction was not present; speaker started with the body of his/her speech.
Body Need Step	Outstanding Statement of what the audience needs to do is clear. An illustration is given and the ramifications of not acting are pointed out to the audience.	Advanced Statement of what the audience needs to do is somewhat clear. An illustration is given but the audience has not been shown why this topic is important to them.	Average Statement of need is vague and speaker does not give the audience an idea of how this applies to them.	Needs Improvement Need step is not present or unclear.
Body Satisfaction Step	Outstanding The speaker makes a statement of solution and makes it clear what attitude they want the audience to adopt. The solution to the issue is explained and actual examples of how this proposal has worked are shown. The speaker anticipates objections to the proposal and shows why the proposal would overcome those objections.	Advanced The speaker somewhat makes a statement of solution and somewhat makes it clear what attitude they want the audience to adopt. The solution to the issue is explained, but actual examples of how this proposal has worked may be lacking. The speaker doesn't effectively anticipate objections to the proposal.	Average The speaker makes a vague statement of solution and leaves the audience unclear on what attitude to adopt. The solution to the issue is not explained and no actual examples of how this proposal has worked are shown. The speaker does not anticipate objections to the proposal.	Needs Improvement Satisfaction step is not present or unclear.
Body Visualization Step	Outstanding The speaker restates the proposed solution with realistic conditions. The speaker uses at least two of the following: Negative visualization Positive visualization Contrast positives and negatives	Advanced The speaker somewhat restates the proposed solution and uses at least one of the following: Negative visualization Positive visualization Contrast positives and negatives	Average The speaker is not effective in having the audience visualize what will happen if they do or don't adopt the solution to the issue.	Needs Improvement The visualization step is not present.
Conclusion Action Step	Outstanding Does an excellent job of restating the purpose, and summarizing the major points; it connects with the audience; the speaker calls the audience to take action; the speaker ends with a lasting closing statement that leaves the audience satisfied and gives them something to remember.	Advanced Restates the purpose, and summarizing the major points; it mostly connects with the audience; the speaker attempts to calls the audience to take action; the speaker ends with a interesting closing statement.	Average Does not restate the purpose or summarize the major points; there is a limited connection with the audience; the speaker does not call the audience to take action; the speaker ends with a bland closing statement that leaves the audience wanting more.	Needs Improvement The conclusion was not present; the speaker ended by stating something like, "that's it; that's the end."
Body	Outstanding Depth of content reflects knowledge and understanding of topic. Main points adequately substantiated with timely, relevant and sufficient support. Provided accurate and detailed explanation of key concepts.	Advanced Content reflects knowledge and understanding of topic. Main points have adequate support. Provided sufficient explanation of key concepts.	Average Provides some support for main points, but needed to elaborate further with explanations, examples, descriptions, etc. Support is relevant, but not timely.	Needs Improvement Provides irrelevant or no support. Explanations of concepts are inaccurate or incomplete. Listeners gain little knowledge form presentation.
Persuasive Structure/Technique	Outstanding Does an excellent job of covering the material/answering possible questions; uses a mature level of presentation skills; uses a logical argument; appeals to audience (needs); uses all appeals of reason. Ethos Pathos Logos	Advanced Presents sound arguments to support major claim. Arguments are supported with sufficient, relevant and valid evidence. Uses two of the three appeals to reason. Ethos Pathos Logos	Average Arguments lack relevant and valid evidence. Information is incorrect and/or outdated. Uses one of the the three appeals of reason or confuses the meaning of appeals. Ethos Pathos Logos	Needs Improvement The speaker was not persuasive and did not present a mature logical argument.Doesn't include any of the appeals of reason. Ethos Pathos Logos
Delivery	Outstanding The speaker was enthusiastic and passionate about the topic; kept eye contact; used clear, enunciated language; used a good rate of speed; body language was effective and not distracting. Speech is well-rehearsed.	Advanced The speaker was interested about the topic; mostly keeps eye contact; used clear language; mostly used a good rate of speed; body language was mostly effective and not distracting. Speech is rehearsed.	Average The speaker seemed uninterested in the topic; continuously lost eye contact; used simple and bland language; inconsistently used a good rate of speed; body language was distracting. Speech has limited rehearsal.	Needs Improvement The speaker fumbled through the speech; the speech seemed unrehearsed and as if the speaker was just presenting anything that he/she could think of just to give a speech.
Time	Outstanding Within the allotted time frame of 5-7 minutes.	Advanced Thirty seconds above or below time limit	Average 45 seconds above or below the time limit	Needs Improvement 1 minute above or below time limit

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