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Speech to Persuade 
Impromptu Speech
Students will deliver a speech that is at least 5 minutes in length that attempts to persuade the audience on a specific topic. The topic must be school-appropriate.
Rubric Code: MB9C69
By amcintyr
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Subject: English  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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Introduction

Excellent

Engages the audience, sets up presentation effectively, and outlines the speech skillfully.
Good

Attempts to engage the audience and outlines key points.
Fair

Fails to engage the audience or outline key points.
Needs Work

Not engaging, fails to outline key points.
Nonverbal

Excellent

Displays confidence, and maintains eye contact throughout. Speaker appears trustworthy.
Good

Mostly confident and inconsistent eye contact. Speaker's demeanor does not make them less convincing.
Fair

Some nerves and often looks at notes. Speaker's demeanor does not inspire confidence.
Needs Work

Distracting nervousness and little eye contact. Speaker's demeanor makes it difficult to trust.
Voice

Excellent

Speaker has excellent vocal expression.
Good

Speaker has generally effective vocal expression.
Fair

Speaker is sometimes expressive, but occasionally ignores their voice.
Needs Work

Speaker's message is hindered by vocal inexpressiveness.
Content

Excellent

Excellent information that explains depth of topic. Content is engaging and persuasive.
Good

Good information that attempts to explain depth of topic. Content is convincing.
Fair

Little information or lacking depth of information. Content is understandable.
Needs Work

Very little information and no depth of information. Content is not at all persuasive.
Audience

Excellent

Speaker engages audience throughout.
Good

Speaker interests the audience throughout.
Fair

Speaker interests the audience occasionally.
Needs Work

Speaker is not engaging.
Organization

Excellent

Key points are clearly organized and developed to explain topic.
Good

Key points are organized and developed to explain topic.
Fair

An attempt at structure is present, but can be illogical or inconsistent.
Needs Work

No structure is present and ideas are presented haphazardly.
Conclusion

Excellent

Neatly wraps up the speech and revisits the main points smoothly and leaves the audience with an interesting final statement.
Good

Wraps up the speech satisfactorily. Revisits main points. Leaves the audience that may not be totally relevant to the speech.
Fair

Attempts to wrap up the speech but is not completely successful. Leaves the audience without a good impression.
Needs Work

Absent or confusing.
Preparation

Excellent

Speech displays excellent preparation.
Good

Speech displays good preparation.
Fair

Speech does not display good preparation.
Needs Work

Speech displays no preparation.
Sources

Excellent

Provided bibliography without errors.
Good

Provided bibliography with few errors.
Fair

Sources provided without proper formatting.
Needs Work

No sources for speech.
Time

Excellent

Met 5 minute speech requirement.
Good
Fair
Needs Work

Fell short of 5 minutes.



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