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Personal "I Have a Dream" Speech

The students will model their speeches on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech. They will create a short 2 minute speech to share with the class on something they would like to accomplish or see happen in their lifetime.

Rubric Code: XXBC376

By ntelesford30

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Subject: English

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

"I Have a Dream," too.
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Approaching Standard 2 pts	Meeting Standard 3 pts
Organization	Needs Improvement The speech has no or very little organization	Approaching Standard The speech is organized in some parts but not others/the speech is not organized very well	Meeting Standard The speech is organized topically, chronologically, or spatially
Presentation	Needs Improvement The speaker does not address the audience, speak clearly, make eye contact, reads off of a paper or notecards, fidgets, does not show any enthusiasm	Approaching Standard The speaker is prepared but does not exhibit good presentation skills and has only slight interest in his or her topic	Meeting Standard The speaker addresses the audience, speaks clearly, makes eye contact, does not read off of a paper or notecards, does not fidget, is enthusiastic
Relevance	Needs Improvement The speech is not relevant and does not demonstrate a dream or goal	Approaching Standard The speech is somewhat relevant to a goal or dream and has some supporting statements	Meeting Standard The speech is clearly well-written and demonstrates a definite goal with supporting statements
Preparation	Needs Improvement The student did not use class time efficiently/has no outline	Approaching Standard The student used some of the class time efficiently/has a mediocre outline	Meeting Standard The student used class time efficiently to prepare for the speech and has a clear outline of the speech on paper or notecards