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iRubric: Persuasive Speech Grading Rubric

iRubric: Persuasive Speech Grading Rubric

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Persuasive Speech Grading Rubric Persuasive Speech Grading Rubric This rubric sets criteria for grading the Persuasive Speech presentations. Rubric Code: PXBCC6A By karey77 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

General
	Exceptional 10 pts (N/A)	Skilled 8 pts (N/A)	Proficient 6 pts (N/A)	Developing 4 pts (N/A)
Vocal Presentation	Exceptional Student's vocal presentation went beyond basic functionality to include uses of vocal variety and language use that created an engaging performance.	Skilled Student spoke clearly, articulated well, loud enough for everyone in audience to hear, slowly enough so that audience could understand and did not use any unnecessary pauses or mispronounced words.	Proficient Student has a basically clear vocal presentation, with a few areas of mispronunciation, excessive use of filler words, rapid rate of speech, volume issues, etc..	Developing Student was very hard to hear, had very poor articulation, spoke much too quickly, took unnecessary pauses, etc. Vocal presentation made it very hard to understand the information being communicated.
Physical Presentation	Exceptional Student integrated posture, gestures, and other nonverbal behaviors so that they completed and enhanced the speech.	Skilled Student had good posture and use other nonverbal behaviors, but could have been more refined.	Proficient Student unnecessary movement.	Developing Student had lot of extra movement. Their physical presentation distracted from their speech.
Eye Contact	Exceptional Student maintained good contact with the audience throughout the speech.	Skilled Student maintained decent eye contact with entire room during the speech.	Proficient Student had moments of eye contact with the audience, but spent parts of the speech focused on the note cards or slides.	Developing Student read directly from the slides or notes, maintaining very little contact with the audience during the presentation.
Introduction
	Exceptional 10 pts (N/A)	Skilled 8 pts (N/A)	Proficient 6 pts (N/A)	Developing 4 pts (N/A)
Engaged Audience	Exceptional Student actively engaged the audience with a well practiced and delivered attention getter.	Skilled Student used a story, hypothetical, rhetorical question, or other technique to attempt to attain the interest of the audience.	Proficient Student attempted to engage audience interest, but the effort was incomplete, disorganized, or was negated by poor delivery.	Developing Student did not use any techniques to engage audience interest, or the attempt was made in an incoherent and disorganized fashion.
Thesis/Topic	Exceptional Student clearly stated the topic of the speech in a creative, innovative, or other interesting way.	Skilled Student clearly stated the topic of the speech.	Proficient Student stated the topic of the speech, but it was unclear or misleading.	Developing Student did not state the topic of the speech.
Body
	Exceptional 10 pts (N/A)	Skilled 8 pts (N/A)	Proficient 6 pts (N/A)	Developing 4 pts (N/A)
Organization/Demonstration	Exceptional Student used imagination and creativity in persuading the audience members, using a well practiced approach with any visual aids integrated smoothly.	Skilled Speech contained compelling persuasive arguments. Any visual aids were logical and done smoothly. It was obvious the presentation had been practiced.	Proficient The information itself was clear, but needed more persuasive arguments. Any demonstration elements were not well coordinated with the speech. Student needed more practice.	Developing Speech had no background information, and no conclusion. There was little to no persuasive arguments. Any visual aids did not coordinate with the presentation at all.
Citations	Exceptional All information used in the speech was correctly cited.	Skilled Student correctly used at least three citations.	Proficient Student used less than three citations properly.	Developing Student did not use any citations in the speech.
Slides or Note Cards	Exceptional Student use of note cards or slides was appropriate and executed well.	Skilled Student use of note cards or slides was appropriate, but should have looked up more and/or practiced with them a few more times.	Proficient Student relied heavily on the note cards or slides, becoming lost or confused and needing long pauses to reorient himself/herself.	Developing Student came unprepared with no form of notes.
Conclusion
	Exceptional 10 pts (N/A)	Skilled 8 pts (N/A)	Proficient 6 pts (N/A)	Developing 4 pts (N/A)
Signal the end	Exceptional Student used creativity beyond "In conclusion" to effectively signal the audience that he/she was concluding the speech.	Skilled Student used verbal cues or delivery styles to signal the end of the speech before concluding.	Proficient Student used verbal cues or delivery styles to signal the end of the speech, but either did not transition to the conclusion or ended abruptly.	Developing Student did not use any verbal cues or delivery styles to signal the end of the speech.
Reinforced Central Idea	Exceptional Student used an appropriate and memorable method of reinforcing the central idea, such as a summation, quotation, or other method.	Skilled Student clearly reinforced the central idea in a way that brought the speech to a clear finish.	Proficient Student attempted to reinforce the central idea, but did not clearly execute a summation or other appropriate technique.	Developing Student did not reinforce the central idea as part of the conclusion.
Total time: -5 pts for under 3:00	Exceptional	Skilled	Proficient	Developing

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