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Leadership - Election Speech 
In Stage 3, students are responsible to plan, draft, write and deliver a formal election speech to the Parliament of Wizards.
Rubric Code: AX4522X
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Subject: English  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8

Powered by iRubric Election Speech
  Excellent

2 pts

Fair/Good

1 pts

Not Present

0 pts

Attention Getter

Excellent

Wow! I am sitting on the edge of my seat! I can't wait to hear what your speech!
Fair/Good

Well...you have my attention sort of...I am listening
Not Present

What? What attention getter? You want my attention?
Premise/ Strong Opening

Excellent

I know exactly what you are going to talk about.
Fair/Good

I think I understand what your topic is.
Not Present

I have no idea what you are talking about.
Points of Wisdom/Examples etc..

Excellent

Main points were very clearly previewed in introduction of speech
Fair/Good

Main points were previewed but not very clearly
Not Present

No main points were previewed. I don't even know what you are going to talk about.
Organization

Excellent

Speech was very well organized and easy to follow.
Fair/Good

Speech was somewhat organized a little hard to follow.
Not Present

Well we were jumping all around, could not follow speech
Transitions/Call for Action

Excellent

Wow - speaker moved audience smoothly from point to point. Guides audience through speech.

Effective Call for Action
Fair/Good

Transitions are present but not as smooth as they should be.

Call for Action present
Not Present

Were there transitions?


No Call for Action
Main Points Restated/Review

Excellent

Main points of speech restated clearly
Fair/Good

Main points are restated somewhat - not clearly
Not Present

Main points are not reviewed/restated.
Closing Statement

Excellent

Very nice, strong closing statement. Leaves audience with a strong statement.
Fair/Good

Closing statement, but not strong
Not Present

No closing statement - "that's all" or "I'm done"
Appropriate

Excellent

Speech topic and wording is very appropriate to the audience.
Covers necessary content for topic
Fair/Good

Speech topic and/or wording is semi-appropriate for audience.
Covers some of the necessary content for topic
Not Present

Topic or wording is not appropriate for audience.

Limited coverage of the necessary content for topic
Enthusiastic/Animated

Excellent

Speaker is enthusiastic and animated. Facial expressions add to speech
Fair/Good

Speaker is somewhat enthusiastic and/or animated
Not Present

Speaker is not enthusiastic or animated - no facial experessions
Speaker Posture

Excellent

Posture is confident and speaker looks very natural in front of the audience
Fair/Good

Speaker looks uncomfortable in front of the audience; bouncing leg; legs crossed in front of each other; hand in pocket etc.
Not Present

Speaker leaning on podium or posture is totally inappropriate for giving a speech
Eye Contact

Excellent

Awesome! Speakers eye contact is made to the audience all around the room! When speaker looks at note, it is hardly noticeable
Fair/Good

Eye contact is made to only a few places around the room. Speaker looks at notes and/or power point as much or more than they look at the audience.
Not Present

Speaker looks at notes or power point more than they look at the audience.
Gestures

Excellent

Super! Gestures are natural and add to the speech.
Fair/Good

There are some gestures, but they don't seem to add to the speech or natural.
Not Present

No gestures - speaker has the death grip on podium, in their pockets, or behind their back.
Movement

Excellent

Speaker uses movement between points to help keep audience interest.
Fair/Good

Very little movement - seems unnatural and/or does not add to the speech
Not Present

Student does not move between points. Stays behind podium.
Vocal Tone

Excellent

Speaker's vocal tone is so easy to listen to. Vocal variety is used to add interest.
Fair/Good

Tone is pretty good - some vocal variety is used.
Not Present

Tone - no variety in tone and/or monotone.
Volume

Excellent

Volume is awesome - loud enough to be heard by audience.
Fair/Good

Volume is pretty good - hard to hear sometimes.
Not Present

What? Are you talking? I can't hear you....
Variety in Voice

Excellent

Awesome variations in speaker's voice - loud, soft, and pauses add vocal variety to speaker's presentation.
Fair/Good

There are some variations in voice but not enough. Need more variety to add interest to speech
Not Present

Not enough or no variety in voice - need to add more variety to make speech vocally interesting.
Pace

Excellent

Excellent pace - not too fast or slow - variety in pace is used to add vocal interest to speech
Fair/Good

Pace is the pretty much the same through speech; Pace too fast or too slow
Not Present

No variation in pace or pace is very erratic.
Vocal Fillers

Excellent

Speech has 2 or fewer vocal fillers. Awesome
Fair/Good

Speech has 3-5 vocal fillers - seem to interfere with speech a little.
Not Present

Speech has more than 5 vocal fillers - vocal fillers interfere with flow of speech.
Articulation/Diction

Excellent

Diction and Articulation is very clear - easy to understand through whole speech.
Fair/Good

Diction and Articulation are clear most of the time.
Not Present

Words need to be much more clear - hard to understand or can not be understood
Visual Aid - Pleasing

Excellent

Visual was visually pleasing, clear and easy to see.
Fair/Good

Visual was clear, but not visually pleasing and/or easy to see.
Not Present

No visual - or visual was not clear or hard to see
VA - Appropriate

Excellent

Use of visual aid is appropriate and builds interest in speech. Speaker able to adapt to unexpected circumstances
Fair/Good

Use of visual aid is good but may not add interest in speech
Not Present

No visual aid
Note Cards

Excellent

Not used or use did not distract from speech
Fair/Good

Use of note cards were slightly distracting
Not Present

Note card used distracted from the speaker
Speech Time Limit

Excellent

2mins minutes
Fair/Good

Over/under limit by
Not Present

Does not meet time limit or over time



Keywords:
  • Communication, Persuasive, Speech







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