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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: X25WCA3

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Argumentative Presentation Grading
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts
Content and organization
Introduction 5 pts GRAB ATTENTION - Using a hook to spark interest. THESIS STATEMENT included in introduction.	Excellent Excellent attention-getter, Related to audience, credibility established, gave very brief introduction of topic, and used an effective thesis statement, (i.e. point you'll be trying to prove).	Good The speaker introduced the speech adequately, including an adequate attention getter. Thesis statement wasn't clearly expressed.	Fair The speaker introduced the speech, but some details were unclear. The introduction lacked an attention getter. The thesis statement lacked a clear position or was not focused enough.	Needs Improvement The speaker failed to introduce the speech OR the introduction was not useful in indicating what the speech was about. The thesis statement was missing or lacking key elements.
Organization and Clarity 5 pts Easy-to-follow order, sensible order of the presentation	Excellent At least two clear, relevant reasons used with three or more supporting details; counterclaim provided with convincing refutation.	Good At least two mostly relevant reasons used with two or three supporting details and/or counterclaim provided with little to no refutation.	Fair One or two reasons used and/or only two supporting details; weak counterclaim with little to no refutation	Needs Improvement Poorly developed argument with inadequate reasoning, little evidence, and no counterclaim.
Claims/reasons and evidence 5 pts Logical reasoning and credible support to claims (statistics, facts, expert testimony/quotes, specific examples, etc...)	Excellent Presents sound arguments to support major claim. Arguments are supported with sufficient, relevant and valid evidence. Addressed oppositional arguments in a fair and persuasive manner.	Good Some arguments are sufficiently supported but some unsupported. Minor reasoning present. Oppositional argument somewhat addressed. Most sources are credible and cited aloud.	Fair Arguments lack some relevant and solid evidence. Credibility of sources and/or information is questionable. Oppositional arguments not present or not very apparent. Less than two sources are credible and/or cited aloud.	Needs Improvement Arguments lack relevant and valid evidence. Information is incorrect and/or outdated. Sources either aren't credible or not cited in presentation.
Conclusion 5 pts Effective closing of the argument	Excellent The speaker effectively summarized the main points, tied back to the introduction to bring the speech full circle, and left the audience with powerful final thoughts/clincher.	Good The speaker somewhat recapped main points; possibly no thesis restatement and/or final thoughts/clincher.	Fair Ending was weak; the speaker concluded the speech without a thesis statement OR final thoughts/clincher	Needs Improvement No conclusion; Ended suddenly.
Rhetorical devices (min 4) 5 pts Application of learned concepts	Excellent Speaker correctly used at least four (4) rhetorical devices. (Examples include ANCEDOTE, ANTITHESIS, ALLLUSION, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, ANAPHORA, EPISTROPHE, PARALLELISM, REPETITION, RHETORICAL QUESTION)	Good Speaker correctly used three (3) rhetorical devices. (Examples include ANCEDOTE, ANTITHESIS, ALLLUSION, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, ANAPHORA, EPISTROPHE, PARALLELISM, REPETITION, RHETORICAL QUESTION)	Fair Speaker used two (2) rhetorical devices, or used three (3) or more but not correctly. (Examples include ANCEDOTE, ANTITHESIS, ALLLUSION, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, ANAPHORA, EPISTROPHE, PARALLELISM, REPETITION, RHETORICAL QUESTION)	Needs Improvement Speaker used only one (1) or no rhetorical devices, or used two (2) incorrectly. (Examples include ANCEDOTE, ANTITHESIS, ALLLUSION, FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE, ANAPHORA, EPISTROPHE, PARALLELISM, REPETITION, RHETORICAL QUESTION)
Delivery
Voice 5 pts Loud, confident speaking voice, articulation , and smooth pacing	Excellent Natural variation of vocal characteristics (pace, pitch, power, pauses, articulation) in Standard English to heighten interest and match message appropriately. Few, if any, verbal fillers.	Good Some limited variation of vocal characteristics. Use of pace, pitch, power and pauses seemed inconsistent at times. Some verbal fillers.	Fair The student could be heard most of the time but at certain points were inaudible and/or inarticulate. Little pitch variation. Pacing was too slow/fast. Verbal fillers were noticable and frequent.	Needs Improvement Audience had difficulty hearing and/or understanding much of the speech due to monotone or inappropriate variation of vocal characteristics. Inconsistent with verbal message. Excessive fluency errors interfered with message comprehension. Excessive use of vocalized fillers.
Eye Contact 5 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.	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.	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 2-3 minutes	Excellent Kept within required time frame.	Good 1 minute over required time or slightly less than the required time.	Fair 2 minutes over required time or somewhat than the required time	Needs Improvement 3 or more minutes over required time or considerably less than the required time.

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