RUBRIC FOR A READ SPEECH

CRITERIA 8-10 5-7 4-3 1-2

EYE Maintained eye Maintained eye Inconsistent eye Avoided eye
CONTACT/CONNECTIO contact with the contact most of contact; contact with the
N audience the time, somewhat audience;
throughout the engaged engaged disengaged
speech, engaged audience most audience audience
audience of the time
throughout the
speech
CONTENT Fully developed Developed Some Vague sense of
topic/idea with topic/ idea with understanding of the topic or idea
unified unified the topic with
substantial supporting few supporting
supporting details details
details
LANGUAGE USE Excellent Good command Understandable Inaccurate
command of the of the language, language yet words and
language, uses somewhat lacks accuracy marked with
varied and accurate and and with some grammar errors
accurate words with few grammar errors that affect the
to express ideas, grammar errors message
and uses
grammatically
correct
expressions
VOCAL CLARITY AND Very clear and Clear and Somewhat clear Monotonous
DYNAMICS appropriately varied voice and varied voice and lacks vocal
varied voice clarity