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Argumentative Oral Presentation

Students will give an argumentative speech about a topic they select. They will be assessed on content and delivery.

Rubric Code: QX493B7

By mnettling

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Argumentative Presentation Grading This score only reflects the speech itself; not the written work.
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Needs Improvement 1 pts
Organization and Clarity 10 pts Use of transition sentences, easy-to-follow order, sensible order of the presentation	Excellent Main points work within the steps and are clearly distinguished with supporting details. Transitions are effectively used for coherent movement from point to point.	Good General body organization steps weren't clear or well-developed. Transitions were okay, but not as unique or distinct as the could be.	Fair The steps --(need, satisfaction, visualization) lacked detail to the extent that some argumentative impact was compromised. Transitions need work.	Needs Improvement The speech was difficult to follow due to a lack of organization. Little detail was given to support the main points. Difficult to identify introduction, body, and conclusion.
Eye Contact 10 pts Consistent eye contact with all sides of room.	Excellent Consistently and effectively used eye contact to establish rapport with audience. Rarely used speaker notes and and showed interaction with audience. Did not read off of powerpoint	Good The speaker looked up occasionally and focused on just a few people during the speech. Some use of speaker notes. Seemed a bit disengaged from audience for short periods of time.	Fair Obvious use of speaker notes. Seems disengaged from audience for noticeable periods of time. Relied on powerpoint to help guide their presentation	Needs Improvement The speaker seldom looked at the audience. Reads speech from notes. Avoided eye contact with audience. Only occasional and sporadic glances.
Timing 5 pts 4-7 min	Excellent Kept within required time frame.	Good 1 minute over required time or less than the required time.	Fair 2 minutes over required time or less than the required time	Needs Improvement 3 or more minutes over required time or less than the required time.
Defended Challenges 10 pts Asking and answering questions and audience participation.	Excellent Speaker satisfactorily addresses questions from the audience.	Good Speaker gets slightly uncomfortable with questions from audience or cannot easily formulate an answer.	Fair Very unfamiliar with answering questions and providing answers.	Needs Improvement Cannot answer questions from audience.

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argumentative, speech, presentation

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