GREY COLLEGE

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

GRADE 12
TASK 7
ORAL: PREPARED SPEECH

NAME AND SURNAME: _____________________________________________

TOPIC: ____________________________________________

DATE: _______________________________
MARKS:
LENGTH OF SPEECH: __________________
10
EXAMINER: J Hambsch MODERATOR: V Albertse
___________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:
Prepare a speech on ONE of the following topics. Your speech should be three to four
minutes in length.

NB: Under the current “lockdown” conditions, you are required to send your speech
via video clip to you teacher for assessment. Provision will be made for those who do
not have access to data. However, the majority of you will be able to complete this
task via video clip, and we appeal to you for your cooperation.

It is suggested that you start your research as soon as possible and send the video
clip to your teacher on or before Friday, 8 May.

HOW TO PREPARE YOUR SPEECH:

 When you prepare a speech, you need to take into consideration your purpose and
your audience. Whom are you addressing? Why are you addressing them? How
can you make your speech interesting to them?
 Do thorough research on your topic.
 You need to plan carefully. A speech needs to be organised and logically
structured, with an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
 Collect texts, pictures, posters, cartoons or any other audio-visual material, and
display or refer to these while you present your speech.
 Write a speech which, when read at a moderate pace, lasts at least three minutes.
Read your passage aloud to a friend who will be able to assist you with
pronunciation and fluency.
 Marks will be awarded according to the amount of preparation and planning
evident.
 Do NOT distract the audience with fidgeting. Appropriate body language and
gestures, however, are allowed.
 Keep a copy of your speech as verification. This should be filed in your portfolio.

 Add a complete list of references you used in preparation of your speech.

REFERENCES:

1. ____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________
TOPICS:
1. Road accidents: the causes and possible solutions.

2. Devastating aeroplane crashes: the causes and possible solutions.

3. Problems young South Africans face.

4. Technology: an addiction destroying face-to-face relationships.

5. Parenting advice: how to raise a responsible citizen.

6. Sport: the only unifying factor.

7. Are there enough career options to explore?

8. Unemployment and poverty must be addressed as a matter of priority.

9. Society: what has gone wrong?

10. Africa and its problems.

11. How human behaviour affects society.

12. Wealth is not measured in money.

13. Three goals to strive for in life.

14. “I won’t be afraid just as long as you stand, stand by me.” – Ben E. King
Support and encouragement are what teenagers crave most.

15. “It’s my life and it’s now or never! ‘Cause I ain’t gonna live forever,
I just wanna live while I’m alive. It’s my life!” – Bon Jovi

Maybe this is what is wrong with us (humans): we are too selfish.

16. “You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.” – Eminem

How to live your life right.

17. “Went the distance, now I’m back on my feet. Just a man and his will to
survive.” – Survivor “Eye of the Tiger”

Trials and tribulations are not meant to stop us: they are meant to prepare us
and challenge our will to survive.
 RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT: PREPARED SPEECH
Code 7: Code 6: Code 5: Code 4: Code 3: Code 2: Code 1:
Outstanding Meritorious Substantial Adequate Moderate Elementary Not achieved
8-10 7 6 5 4 3 0-2
Convincing Sound evidence Good Satisfactory Some Limited If sources were
Research evidence that a that a wide range evidence that evidence that evidence that evidence of used,
skills wide range of of interesting and a wide range relevant relevant partial use of there is little or
interesting and relevant sources of interesting sources have sources were sources. no evidence in
relevant have been and relevant been used. Little the
sources have consulted. sources have consulted. Presentation evidence of presentation.
been New and been Presentation is is adequate research
consulted. interesting facts consulted. interesting Hardly any new
but without owing to lack
A wide range and examples Interesting and some new ideas Any
the spark of of new ideas,
of new and contribute to a facts and and research done
new ideas, facts or
interesting well- structured examples interesting does not
facts or information.
facts and presentation. contribute to facts and contribute to the
information.
examples a well- examples have effectiveness of
make the structured been given. the
presentation presentation. presentation.
impressive.
Thoroughly Very well Well planned Satisfactory Adequate Evidence of No evidence of
Planning planned planned according to planning planning some planning
and according to according to task, task, according to according to planning according to
organisation task, audience, audience, audience, task, task, according to task, context
of contents context and context and context and audience, audience, task, audience or
format. format. format. context and context and audience, format.
Striking Very good and Good and format. format. context and Introduction
introduction appropriate appropriate Reasonably Introduction format. poor and
which introduction introduction good adequate Some arouses no
immediately which which arouses introduction which arouses evidence of audience
grasps immediately interest. which still some interest. introduction, interest.
audience’s arouses interest. Good, and arouses Adequate but barely Cannot sustain
attention. Very good, and sustained interest. development arouses argument.
Brilliant sustained development interest. Shows little
Good of ideas and
development development of of ideas and Some understanding of
development argument but
of ideas and ideas and argument. arguments topic. Content
of argument has problems
argument argument. can be
Content which can be with cohesion. poor, boring and
Content reflects followed, but
Content reflects followed Content banal.
creativity others are
creativity easily. Conclusion
reflects originality and shows some inconsistent /
originality and lacking.
outstanding some insight. Content originality, but can barely be
some insight.
creativity, reflects not always followed.
originality and Very good Good creativity creative and Content is
mature insight. conclusion. conclusion. originality and lacks insight. barely original
Skilful ending some insight. Adequate and lacks
thoroughly Good conclusion, creativity or
drawn conclusion. but lacks originality.
together. cohesion. Hardly any
evidence of a
conclusion.
Tone, Natural Very good Good Good Sometimes Hesitant, Inappropriate
speaking delivery; a presenter; presenter; presenter; fluent, but lacks tone, style and
and fluent natural and fluent fluent presentation expression. register.
presentation skilled and fluent presentation presentation, lacks Lacks fluency, Sloppy, indistinct
skills animated presentation. appropriate appropriate appropriate mostly articulation,
presenter, Appropriate style and style and style and inappropriate mostly inaudible.
appropriate style and register. register. register. style and
Almost non-
style and register. Largely Largely Adequately register.
existent eye
register. audible audible audible and Articulation
contact,
articulation. articulation. clear not clear and
 Clearly Audible Eye contact, Eye contact, articulation. hardly inappropriate
audible articulation. facial facial Adequate eye audible. Very facial
articulation. Eye contact, expressions, expressions, contact, facial little eye expression
Eye contact, facial gestures gestures and expressions, contact / and body
facial expressions, and body body gestures and facial language.
expressions, gestures and language language body expressions / No audience
gestures and body language largely reasonably language, but body contact.
body functional and functional convincing. not always language. Totally
language convincing. and Most convincing. Lack of dependent on
outstanding, Audience convincing. members of Mixed audience notes.
functional interest Audience the audience reaction from interest
and sustained interest follow with the audience. shown.
convincing. throughout. sustained. interest. Use of notes Dependent on
Audience Notes used Notes used Some often detract notes.
reaction effectively and effectively. dependency from
overwhelmin with confidence. on notes but presentation.
gly positive. still good
Confident contact with
delivery with the audience.
very little use
of notes.
Critical Thorough, Very good Good Reasonably Adequate Limited Very limited
awareness mature mature vocabulary mature vocabulary vocabulary vocabulary and
of language vocabulary and vocabulary and and creative vocabulary and and language and language language
usage creative creative language use creative use use
language use language use language use
Unable to
Good Reasonable Some Struggles to manipulate
Outstanding Very good language language language manipulate language
language language manipulation manipulation in manipulation language in
manipulation in manipulation in in order to order to evoke in order to order to
order to evoke order to evoke evoke audience evoke evoke Hardly ever aware
audience audience audience response audience audience of sensitive or
response response response response response respectful
Reasonable language use on
Exceptional Very good Good awareness of, Moderate Seldom aware cultural issues
awareness of, awareness of, awareness of, and sensitivity awareness of, or sensitive or
and sensitivity and sensitivity and sensitivity to respectful and sensitivity respectful to
to respectful to respectful to respectful language use on to respectful language use
language use on language use on language use cultural issues language use on cultural
cultural issues cultural issues on cultural on cultural issues
issues issues
Choice, Excellent and Very good and Good and Visual aids are Visual aids Seldom uses Makes no use of
design and tastefully appropriate appropriate mostly relevant adequately visual aids visual aids
use of appropriate choice and use choice and to the topic used, but not
audio choice and of visual aids use of visual always totally
and/or presentation of aids appropriate
visual aids visual aids Most of the Use of aids
Presenter is visual aids used Visual aids do sometimes
Visual aids able to use Presenter is contribute to not always clumsy and
make an impact visual aids able to use the success of contribute to not functional
on the audience effectively to visual aides to the presentation
and effectively enhance the enhance the presentation
contribute to presentation presentation
the success of
the
presentation