ORAL COMMUNICATION (O) ASSESSMENT

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CRITERIA ADVANCED PROFICIENT BASIC UNSATISFACTORY
COMPOSITION: Ideas are well developed, and Ideas are generally developed Ideas require effort to follow; Ideas lack development and focus;
PURPOSE & TOPIC support specific purpose; purpose and support purpose; purpose is purpose not clear; effort required purpose not clear; Not related to
Assessment method is clearly evident; very relevant for evident; generally relevant for to make it relevant to the audience audience interest, occasion, and
(assignment/task audience interest, occasion, and audience interest, occasion, and interest, occasion, and setting. setting.
setting. setting.
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COMPOSTION: Presents topic clearly; creatively Presents topic; captures Presents topic, but does not fully Introduction is underdeveloped,
INTRODUCTION captures attention of audience; favorable attention of audience; capture attention of audience; may irrelevant, or omitted.
Assessment method leads smoothly into body of makes transition into body of make abrupt transition into body of
(assignment/task presentation; clearly previews the presentation; generally previews presentation; does not clearly
speech. the speech. preview the speech.
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COMPOSITION: MAIN Very clear, logical, and well Generally easy to follow; some Presented, but not sufficiently Difficult to identify points and/or
POINTS AND developed; very well organized; points may not be completely developed, organized, or delivered absent; poorly organized; listeners
ORGANIZATION logical progression of ideas. clear or logical. in clear or logical way. are confused.
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COMPOSITION: Well developed, creative, original, Generally developed, logical, Sometimes not logical or relevant; Inaccurate, generalized,
SUPPORTING logical, accurate, and relevant; accurate, and relevant; may be poorly prepared or used inappropriate, and/or lacking.
MATERIALS significantly enhances the overall contribute to the overall inappropriately; some point
Assessment method presentation; all main ideas are presentation; most main ideas unsupported.
supported. supported.
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CRITERIA ADVANCED PROFICIENT BASIC UNSATISFACTORY
COMPOSITION: Summarizes main points and Summarizes presentation points Generally alludes to presentation Abrupt, limited, and/or
CONCLUSIONS specific purpose in a beneficial and offers final thought. points. undeveloped.
Assessment method manner. Ties presentation together.
(assignment/task Leaves lasting impression on
audience.
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COMPOSITION: Familiar to audience and Generally familiar to audience Sometimes not appropriate for Choices are limited to include
DELIVERY appropriate for setting; sentences and appropriate for setting; with audience or setting; some slang or jargon; too complex or
Assessment method flow together well; excellent word few exceptions, sentences flow sentences are choppy, incomplete, dull for audience; inappropriate
(assignment/task choice; appropriate complexity. together and word choice is or difficult to follow; poor or word choice; most listeners will
good; generally appropriate inappropriate word choice. probably be offended.
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complexity.

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CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Support claims; accurate and Generally support claims; logical Support argument some of the Arguments based on opinions
EVIDENCE & complete; very logical argument; argument; generally appropriate time; argument sometimes not and/or emotions; lack of evidence.
REASONING appropriate use of evidence. use of evidence. logical; evidence may not be
Assessment method appropriate.
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS: Identifies and rigorously evaluates Identifies and evaluates a variety Sometimes fails to identify sources Overall fails to identify sources
USE OF SOURCES a variety of sources; uses sources of sources; generally uses and/or evaluate credibility; and evaluate credibility; fails to
Assessment method credibly; cites all sources clearly; sources credibly; cites all sometimes fails to cite sources cite sources; does not have
(assignment/task has numerous and/or appropriate sources; has adequate number of clearly; may not have adequate adequate number of sources.
number of sources. sources. number of sources.
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CRITERIA ADVANCED PROFICIENT BASIC UNSATISFACTORY
INTERACTION: Keeps audience engaged for Audience is engaged for most of Audience is engaged for some of Unable to keep the audience
AUDIENCE duration of presentation. presentation. presentation. engaged.
ENGAGEMENT
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INTERACTION: Effectively and consistently Most of the time, effectively and Sometimes modifies message in Does not modify message in
AUDIENCE modifies message in response to consistently modifies message in response to audience. response to the audience.
AWARENESS audience. response to audience.
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INTERACTION: Highly responsive to audience Generally responsive to audience Reluctant to answer audience Does not or is unable to answer
RESPONSES TO questions; answers are focused and questions; answers are usually questions; answers not always questions; answers are
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS relevant and complete. focused and relevant and focused, relevant, or complete. underdeveloped and/or unclear.
Assessment method complete.
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PRESENTATION: Very natural, confident, and Generally natural and confident; Not always natural and confident; Delivery significantly detracts
DELIVERY spontaneous; delivery supports delivery supports speech. speaker reads much of the speech. from the message; speaker reads
speech very well. all of the speech.
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CRITERIA ADVANCED PROFICIENT BASIC UNSATISFACTORY
PRESENTATION: Very enthusiastic tone; style Generally enthusiastic tone; style Tone and style sometimes Tone and style inconsistent with
VOCAL TONES & consistent with message and generally consistent with inconsistent with message and message and audience.
PRONUNCIATION audience. message and audience. audience.
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PRESENTATION: Subtle or little use of notes for Uses notes to recall specific Regular use of notes and some Over dependence on notes;
EFFECTIVE USE specific details. points or details. reading. significant reading from notes.
OF NOTES
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PRESENTATION: NON- Effectively incorporated Generally incorporated Sometimes incorporated Detracts from message.
VERBAL throughout presentation; supports throughout presentation; throughout presentation;
COMMUNICATION message. generally supports message. inconsistent with message and
Assessment method occasionally distracting.
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