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Persuasive Speech 
Persuasive Speech
This rubric is designed to score your ability to persuade your class about the topic of your choice. Your success will depend on your speaking skills, your incorporation of ethos, pathos, and logos that you have learned as well as the presentation of your research and your ability to support your argument.
Rubric Code: P2W28A2
By ggriffitts
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Subject: (General)  
Type: Exam  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Outstanding

10 pts

Advanced

9 pts

Average

8 pts

Needs Improvement

7 pts

Introduction

Outstanding

Uses a creative attention grabber that strongly relates to the audience, states a clear thesis statement, previews major points, and provides a smooth transition into the body of the speech.
Advanced

Uses an attention grabber that relates to the audience, states thesis statement, previews some major points, and provides a transition into the body of the speech.
Average

Attempts an attention grabber that tries to relates to the audience, states an unclear thesis statement, limited or unclear preview of major points, and has a rocky transition into the body of the speech.
Needs Improvement

Introduction was not present; speaker started with the body of his/her speech.
Content

Outstanding

Depth of content reflects knowledge and understanding of topic. Main points adequately substantiated with timely, relevant and sufficient support. Provided accurate and detailed explanation of key concepts.
Advanced

Content reflects knowledge and understanding of topic. Main points have adequate support. Provided sufficient explanation of key concepts.
Average

Provides some support for main points, but needed to elaborate further with explanations, examples, descriptions, etc. Support is relevant, but not timely.
Needs Improvement

Provides irrelevant or no support. Explanations of concepts are inaccurate or incomplete. Listeners gain little knowledge form presentation.
Conclusion

Outstanding

Does an excellent job of restating the purpose, and summarizing the major points; it connects with the audience; the speaker calls the audience to take action; the speaker ends with a lasting closing statement that leaves the audience satisfied.
Advanced

Restates the purpose, and summarizing the major points; it mostly connects with the audience; the speaker attempts to calls the audience to take action; the speaker ends with a interesting closing statement.
Average

Does not restate the purpose or summarize the major points; there is a limited connection with the audience; the speaker does not call the audience to take action; the speaker ends with a bland closing statement that leaves the audience wanting more.
Needs Improvement

The conclusion was not present; the speaker ended by stating something like, "that's it; that's the end."
Persuasive Structure/Technique

Outstanding

Does an excellent job of covering the material/answering possible questions; uses a mature level of presentation skills; uses a logical argument.
Advanced

Presents sound arguments to support major claim. Arguments are supported with sufficient, relevant and valid evidence.
Average

Arguments lack relevant and valid evidence. Information is incorrect and/or outdated.
Needs Improvement

The speaker was not persuasive and did not present a mature logical argument
Delivery

Outstanding

The speaker was enthusiastic and passionate about the topic; kept eye contact; used clear, enunciated language; used a good rate of speed; body language was effective and not distracting. Speech is well-rehearsed.
Advanced

The speaker was interested about the topic; mostly keeps eye contact; used clear language; mostly used a good rate of speed; body language was mostly effective and not distracting. Speech is rehearsed.
Average

The speaker seemed uninterested in the topic; continuously lost eye contact; used simple and bland language; inconsistently used a good rate of speed; body language was distracting. Speech has limited rehearsal.
Needs Improvement

The speaker fumbled through the speech; the speech seemed unrehearsed and as if the speaker was just presenting anything that he/she could think of just to give a speech.
Time

Outstanding

Within the allotted time frame
Advanced

Thirty seconds above or below time limit
Average

45 seconds above or below the time limit
Needs Improvement

one minute above or below time limit




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