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Persuasive Speech 
Students are assessed on their abilities to use appeals, rhetorical devices and commentary to persuade their audience.
Rubric Code: A49W42
By CSDincauze
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Subject: English  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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  Emmerging

10 pts

Operational

15 pts

Hightly Functional

20 pts

Delivery

Look at audience, stand still, use gesticulations to emphasize, no laughing, clear speech
Emmerging

-Looks down and around
-Mumbles
-Laughs repeatedly and must ask to start over
-Wavers at podium and does not seem to know what to do with hands
Operational

- Looks at the audience 50-70% of the time
-Speaks clearly but slurs the end of sentences
- Smiles but maintains composure
-Wavers only 1 or 2 times during speech
Hightly Functional

-Looks at the audience 75-95% of the time
-Speaks clearly throughout the speech
-Masters composure
-Stands still at the podium using gesticulations to emphasize
Appeals

Logos, pathos, ethos appeals are clearly used to challenge or defend a position
Emmerging

-Does not have all three appeals
-Logos: not explained
-Pathos: not explained
-Ethos: not explained
Operational

-Logos: stated, explained with commentary
-Pathos: stated, explained with commentary
-Ethos: stated, explained with commentary
Hightly Functional

-Logos: stated, creative application of commentary
-Pathos: stated, creative application of commentary
-Ethos: stated, creative application of commentary
Rhetorical devices

allusion, anophora, figurative language, antithesis, parallelism, repetition, asyndeton, polysendeton rhetorical question
Emmerging

-Missing several devices
-Devices seem "stuck" in just to meet a requirement
Operational

-Most devices are included
-Devices add to the persuasive quality of the speech
-Devices are used to emphasize points
Hightly Functional

-All devices are used
-Devices are the "piece de resistance" in the speech
-Devices emphasize points so that audience can walk away and remember the speech
Grammar/Writing

fragments, punctuation, grammar, spelling
Emmerging

-Grammatical mistakes take away from the meaning of the speech
-Punctuation makes the speech difficult to deliver
-Spelling stumps the reader
Operational

-Grammatical mistakes are present, but do not interfere with meaning of speech
-Few mistakes in punctuation
-Spelling is mostly correct
Hightly Functional

-Grammatical mistakes don't exist
-Punctuation is correct (commas need some flexibility)
-Spelling is correct (1-3 mistakes)
MLA Research

works cited page; text citations, effective use of quotes, running head
Emmerging

-works cited page not alphabetized, no reverse indention, double spacing
- citations are not used
-quotes are not introduced
-no running head
Operational

-works cited page has 2-3 mistakes
- citations are used incorrectly
-quotes introduction are attempted
-incorrect running head
Hightly Functional

-works cited page has one mistake
-citations are used correctly, maybe missing punctuation
-correct running head




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