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Debate - Fall 2016

Academic Debate - World Universities Debate Style

Rubric Code: NXA658W

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Subject: Communication

Type: Project

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Debate Delivery
	Poor 2 pts	Average 3 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Extemporaneous Speak naturally from your knowledge of the topic.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Eye Contact, Volume Maintain direct, consistent and comfortable eye contact with audience throughout your presentation. Project your voice at a clear and comfortable volume appropriate for the size of the room/audience.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Pace & Vocal fillers Speak with a varied, dynamic, interesting pace (avoid using a 'sing-song,' predictable rhythmic-pattern). Try to avoid using too many silent pauses between points, avoid fillers such as 'um, ah, uh, like, you know, etc.'	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Nonverbal Communication Use supportive gestures; move with purpose (avoid pacing and distracting movement).	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Professional Maintain a professional (i.e., appropriate), organized, and well-prepared delivery throughout.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Adherence to time limit Keep your speech within the time limit provided.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Debate Content
	Poor 2 pts	Average 3 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Greeting You greet your audience, your peers and the judges in clear and professional way.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Preview of your speech Make sure you make the transition between the greeting/previous speech and the rest of your speech.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Claim Clearly state your persuasive claim according to the position you occupy in the debate.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Main points Your arguments are clear and directly support your main claim. They do not insult or offend the opposing view and are well-balanced.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Examples Provide examples for your main points. Examples may be a research study, a magazine/newspaper/journal article, etc.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
External sources You are using reliable external sources and you clearly introduce them in your speech.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Rebuttal Provide a strong rebuttal that summarizes the main points made before and ends with a strong final remark.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Points of Information You address at least one relevant, clear and concise question or comment during the debate.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Debate Mechanics
	Poor 2 pts	Average 3 pts	Very good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Language Appropriate use of grammar and transitional signals throughout your speech.	Poor	Average	Very good	Excellent
Clarity Speak clearly and concisely and make sure to pronounce the sounds of words correctly.	Poor	Average	Very good	Excellent
Group work
	Poor 2 pts	Average 3 pts	Very Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Team work You visibly interact with your team member and collaborate to accomplish your goal.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Assigned role You prepare in advance for the assigned motion and you perform your team role with energy and enthusiasm.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Understanding of topic Your team shows an adequate understanding of the topic.	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent
Effort & enthusiasm Major effort on your part is in evidence throughout all aspects of the debate (delivery, content, mechanics, and group work).	Poor	Average	Very Good	Excellent

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