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Informational Speech Grading Rubric

This rubric sets criteria for grading the Informational Speech presentations.

Rubric Code: R3343X

By tedforda

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Subject: Communication

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: (none)

Process Speeches 100 %
	Poor 2 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 5 pts
Vocal Presentation 10 pts	Poor Student was very hard to hear, had very poor articulation, spoke much too quickly, took unneccessary pauses, etc... Vocal presentation made it very hard to understand the information being communicated.	Fair 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..	Good 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 unneccesary pauses or mispronounced words.
Physical Presentation 10 pts	Poor Student did not make eye contact with the audience, had lot of extra movement, slouched, held hands behind back, etc... Their physical presentation distracted from their speech.	Fair Student slumped over podium or leaned on table, had lots of unneccesary movement, or didn't use their hands for gestures, etc... Student had moments of eye contact with the audience, but spent parts of the speech focused on the outline, back wall, table, etc...	Good Student had good posture and use of gestures. Student maintained good eye contact with entire room during the speech.
Extemporaneous 20 pts	Poor Student read directly from the note cards, maintaining very little contact with the audience during the presentation.	Fair Student had moments of good explanation of the information, but relied on the note cards more than necessary.	Good Student was able to explain the information conversationally, maintaining good contact with the audience throughout the speech, and only referring to the note cards periodically.
Organization 20 pts	Poor Lesson had no background information, and no conclusion. It had no obvious order to the presentation. Did not follow lesson plan.	Fair The information itself was clear, but needed a defined beginning and ending. Followed lesson plan most of the time. Diverted from lesson once or twice.	Good Lesson had a clear introduction and background information, and had a clear conclusion. Followed lesson plan at all times, only making natural adjustments based on needs of the class
Information 20 pts	Poor The explanation of the information was missing steps, in the wrong order, and/or confusing for the audience.	Fair The lesson was not well coordinated with the information. Student needed more practice.	Good Lesson explained all the information in detail and in correct order. Speech was logical and done smoothly. It was obvious the presentation had been practiced.
Class Understanding 20 pts	Poor The majority of students did not learn the material to the fault of thel esson.	Fair The majority of students have some understanding element, due to the lesson. Some students have questions that have not been/can not be answered.	Good The majority of students have a proficient understanding or the element and can apply it, due to the lesson.

Subjects:

Communication

Types:

Presentation

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