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Persuasive Speech Persuasive Speech Students will give a persuasive speech on a topic of their choice to their peers. They will be assessed on content and delivery. Rubric Code: V878CB By lhall85 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Presentation Grade Levels: (none)

Persuasive Speech Rubric
	Needs Improvement (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Content 60
Selection of Topic 10 %	Needs Improvement The topic is unintereting to both the speaker and audience. Little thought was given to topic selection.	Fair The speaker does not seem to know much about his or her topic and does not relate it to him/herself or audience.	Good Relevance of the topic is unclear. It is adequate but not compelling. Falls into the category of "so What?"	Excellent The topic is clearly linked to the audience and presenter. It is interesting and compelling to the speaker and audience.
Introduction 10 %	Needs Improvement The speaker failed to introduce the speech, or the introduction was not useful in indicating what the speech was about.	Fair The speaker introduced the speech, but some details were unclear. The introduction lacked a clear stand on the topic, a preview of main points, and/or the areas of agreement.	Good The speaker introduced the speech adequately by mentioning some areas of agreement, including a viewpoint, and giving a preview of the main points of the speech.	Excellent The speaker introduced the speech well by building on areas of agreement, including a strong statement of opinion, and giving a preview of main points of the speech. The speaker was enthusiastic about the topic and brought the audience into the speech.
Body 10 %	Needs Improvement The speech was difficult to follow due to a lack of organization.	Fair The speaker delivered adequate information about the topic. The speech lacked organization and/or detail to the extent that some main points were unclear.	Good The speaker used logical order and relevant details to deliver their information. Adequate transitions were used.	Excellent Logical, coherent organization and relevant information helped convey the speaker's message clearly. Detail and word choice were appropriate to the purpose. Smooth transitions were used.
Evidence 10 %	Needs Improvement No researched information was used to support the main points.	Fair Little researched information was given to support the main points.	Good Appropriate reserached information was used to support the main points.	Excellent Main points were supported by appropriate amount of excellent researched information.
Source Citations 10 %	Needs Improvement None of the sources were cited or documented.	Fair Not all of the sources were cited or documented.	Good Sources were cited during the speech, but they were not documented at the end of the speech, or vice versa.	Excellent Sources were cited during the speech and well-documented at the end of the speech.
Conclusion 10 %	Needs Improvement The speaker ended the speech abruptly without conclusion.	Fair The speaker concluded the speech without a summary of the main points or in a disorganized or hasty fashion.	Good The speaker concluded the speech by adequately summarizing the main points.	Excellent The speaker summarized the main points, referred back to the introduction to bring the speech full circle, and left the audience with a lasting impression!
Delivery 40
Body Language 10 %	Needs Improvement The speaker's posture and expression indicated a lack of enthusiasm or comfortableness with the speech. Some movements were very distracting and made the speech difficult to follow.	Fair The speaker had some distracting movement during delivery. Facial expressions seemed forced or absent.	Good The speaker maintained adequate posture and non-distracting movement during the speech. Expressions were comfortable.	Excellent The speaker maintained good posture. Movements were purposeful and enhanced the delivery of the speech. Facial expressions were comfortable and showed enthusiasm for the topic.
Voice 10 %	Needs Improvement Audience had difficulty hearing and/or understanding much of the speech due to low volume. Very little expression was shown.	Fair The student could be heard most of the time but at certain points was inaudible. Little expression was shown.	Good The student spoke loudly and clearly enough to be easily understood. The speaker used adequate expression and rate.	Excellent Consistent and effective volume, articulation, and expression were present in the speaker's voice. Appropriate rate and pausing were employed.
Eye Contact 10 %	Needs Improvement The speaker seldom looked at the audience.	Fair The speaker looked up occasionally and focused on only a few people during the speech.	Good The speaker looked at much of the audience often.	Excellent The speaker looked at all of the audience most of the time.
Visual Aid 5 %	Needs Improvement The visual aid does not help support the main points. Its purpose was unclear or needed explanation. It was disturbing rather than adding interest to the presentation.	Fair The visual aid was used to support the main ideas. It added some interest to the presentation. However, the font size or colors were not well-chosen.	Good The visual aid was used appropriately to support the argument. It was clear and easy to understand. It added interest to the presentation. The font size and colors were appropriated.	Excellent The visual aid was used effectively and provided support for the argument. It was clear and easy to understand. It was well thought out and added interest to the presentation. The font size and colors were appropriated.
Time Management 5 %	Needs Improvement 6 or less than 6 minutes, or 12 or more than 12 minutes.	Fair 7 or less than 7 minutes, or 11 or more than 11 minutes.	Good Less than 8 minutes or more than 10 minutes.	Excellent The speech lasted 8-10 minutes.

Keywords:

persuasive speech, presentation

Subjects:

English

Types:

Presentation

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