Contains none or few of the elements described. (0-2 pts)
2 pts
Contains some of the elements described, but not all; there is room for improvement
3 pts
Contains most of the elements described; good work
4 pts
Contains all of the elements described; excellent work
5 pts
The speaker clearly establishes purpose and the sense of venue. The language and the tone all serve to establish a sense of identification between the speaker, the subject, and the audience.
The introduction contains an attention getter, a relevance to the a audience, statement, a credibility statement, a 3 point thesis, and a 3 point preview. The preview reflects the 3 point thesis in the same order but wording is not repetitious. These are all written in complete sentences.
There are 4 transition sentences. One after the introduction, one before the conclusion, and one separating each of the body sections. Each link what was said before it to what will be said.
Roman numbers identify the 3 major ideas. Capital letters identify the main sup-point of those ideas. Numbers identify the details of those sub-points. THERE are always at least 2 developed points in each section. All sections are properly indented. There is only one idea/sentence for each letter/number. There are no sentence fragments or run on sentences.
The conclusion begins with a summary of the 3 main points. Following that is an audience response statement. Finally, the speech ends with a WOW statement. Each part is well developed and is written in complete sentences.