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Evidence-Based Persuasive Presentation
Informative Speech Grading Rubric
Rubric Code:
TXX5B95
By
muechi
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Subject:
Health
Type:
Presentation
Grade Levels:
Undergraduate
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Persuasive Presentation
Outstanding
2 pts
Good
1.75 pts
Fair
1.5 pts
Needs Work
1 pts
Introduction (10 pts)
Attention Getter
1 pts
Outstanding
Outstanding, creative attention- getting opening sentences
Good
Adequately got attention but lacked enthusiasm
Fair
Communicated the topic but lacks any attention-getting features
Needs Work
Lack direction and attention-getting features
Thesis/Proposition
3 pts
Outstanding
Thesis clearly revealed & well structured for presentation as well as audience.
Good
Thesis stated & appropriate for the presentation as well as audience.
Fair
Thesis needs strength or structure. Audience is somewhat considered.
Needs Work
Thesis is missing OR
Preview
2 pts
Outstanding
Previews body of presentation in a memorable & effective way.
Good
Previews body so audience knows main points in brevity.
Fair
Preview incomplete
Needs Work
Preview is missing
Body (14 pts)
Organizational Flow
2 pts
Outstanding
Outstanding structure and logical flow
Good
Adequate flow of points
Fair
Difficult to follow structure
Needs Work
No apparent logic to flow of points
Major Points
4 pts
Outstanding
Main points are effective & strongly support thesis, support thesis, shows excellent citation or research/resources. Extremely persuasive
Good
Main points are separate & support thesis, shows good research foundation, very good citation of research/resources. Very good persuasive effort.
Fair
Some main points overlap or are redundant, shows signs of research. adequate citation of research/resources. Adequate persuasive effort.
Needs Work
Some main points are unclear, limited research shown, limited to minimal citation of research/resources. Attempts to persuade with limited success.
Transitions
1 pts
Outstanding
Excellent flow between parts of the speech
Good
Adequate movement throughout the speech
Fair
Somewhat difficult to follow points
Needs Work
Difficult to follow structure
Conclusion (12 pts)
Logical Closure
3 pts
Outstanding
Clearly used the thesis/proposition as a key feature of the conclusion
Good
Adequately brought audience back to thesis/proposition
Fair
Only limited hint of thesis/proposition
Needs Work
Failed to bring audience back to the thesis/proposition
Psychological Closure
2 pts
Outstanding
Concretely communicated how audience should react to the thesis/proposition
Good
Attempt to tell the audience how to react to the thesis/proposition
Fair
Only briefly hinted how the audience should react to the thesis/ proposition
Needs Work
Failed to communicate how audience should react to the speech
Closing Sentences
2 pts
Outstanding
Ended with an outstanding clincher.
Moral & WOW statements are compelling & memorable.
Good
Ended with an adequate closing.
Moral & WOW statement are clear and complete.
Fair
Weak closing—lacked any impact.
Moral & WOW statement are complete but lack a sense of closure.
Needs Work
Fizzled out.
Presentation ends abruptly, may be missing elements of Moral & WOW statement.
Content (14 pts)
Thorough
4 pts
Outstanding
Outstanding content using a variety of supporting materials
Good
Adequate material and generally varied supporting materials
Fair
Weak material which sometimes lacked relevancy with the points
Needs Work
Little or no adequate supporting materials and/or inaccurate supporting materials
Cited Sources
1 pts
Outstanding
Always cited sources clearly
Good
Generally cited sources clearly
Fair
Cited few sources in the speech
Needs Work
Failed to cite any sources
Used Credible Sources
2 pts
Outstanding
Many credible and varied sources
Good
Adequate supporting materials from a variety of credible sources
Fair
Few credible sources
Needs Work
No credible sources cited and/or no variety in source types
Extemporaneous Delivery
(18 pts)
Posture
1 pts
Outstanding
Stood straight with no fidgeting and acted confident
Good
Mostly stood straight at ease with little fidgeting
Fair
Slouched and lacked confidence and showed some fidgeting
Needs Work
Slouched over and/or leaned on the podium and moved around too much
Enthusiasm/Conviction
1 pts
Outstanding
Delivered with outstanding enthusiasm and conviction
Good
Generally showed enthusiasm and conviction
Fair
Showed limited enthusiasm and conviction
Needs Work
Showed no enthusiasm or conviction
Eye Contact
1 pts
Outstanding
Sustained eye contact with every audience member and only occasionally looked at notes
Good
Looked at audience members frequently but also at notes
Fair
Occasionally looked at audience but no one specifically and looked mostly at notes
Needs Work
Never looked at the audience, only at notes
Gestures
1 pts
Outstanding
Natural and effective gestures which supported the speech
Good
Fairly good gestures used at times throughout the speech
Fair
Few if any gestures used in a stiff and unnatural way
Needs Work
No gestures
Volume
1 pts
Outstanding
Loud enough to hear every word
Good
Occasional word or phrase not loud enough
Fair
Frequently spoke too softly to hear words and phrases
Needs Work
Difficulty hearing large chunks of the speech or important/key works
Conversational Tone
1 pts
Outstanding
Delivered with conversational quality
Good
Generally conversational tone
Fair
Delivered with limited conversational tone
Needs Work
Talked at audience rather than with audience
Rate
1 pts
Outstanding
Excellent rate of speech appropriate to the content
Good
Generally good rate of speech
Fair
Sometimes spoke either too fast or too slow
Needs Work
Spoke either much too fast or too slow
Vocal Variety
1 pts
Outstanding
Outstanding vocal variety in volume, rate, and pitch
Good
Adequate vocal variety in volume, rate, and pitch
Fair
Limited vocal variety in volume, rate, and pitch
Needs Work
Mostly monotone and mumbling
Attire
2 pts
Outstanding
Professional & smart attire creates air of credibility, believability, & polish.
Good
Attire is mostly professional & appropriate for speech topic
Fair
Your clothing choices minimally distract from the message. Wears clothes with images and logos.
Needs Work
Attire too casual. Your choices diminish your credibility by drawing attention to themselves & distracting from the message.
Overall Effect of the Speech
(12 pts)
Argument and Discussion
5 pts
Outstanding
Persuasive argument or thoughtful discussion expressed well with substantiation based on facts in articles & other sources.
Good
Persuasive argument of opinion or discussion issue expressed with factual substantiation based on facts in article and other sources.
Fair
Moderately persuasive argument of opinion expressed with some factual substantiation based on article and our course or other materials/sources, or discussion question posed but with little exploration.
Needs Work
No personal reaction to the subject matter given. Lack of persuasive argument of opinion expressed without factual substantiation or no discussion question posed.
Presentation Aids
1 pts
Outstanding
Presentation aids effective, easy to see, appropriately revealed & concealed.
Good
Presentation aids support presentation, easy to see.
Fair
Presentation aids distract from presentation or feel incomplete (as though a concept should have been illustrated with a presentation aid).
Needs Work
Presentation aids missing.
Subjects:
Communication
Health
Types:
Presentation
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