Impromptu Speech Rubric

Criteria 7 -8 5-6 3-4 1- 2

Content ( 8) Speech is Speech is mostly Speech lacks Speech lacks
insightful and insightful and insight and insight and
shows careful shows careful careful thought in careful thought in
thought. thought in many many parts. most parts.
all statements parts. parts of your The statement is
can be Most of the statements are hardly supported
supported by statements can not supported by by evidence.
sound and solid be supported by evidence. The statement
evidence. sound evidence. The statements does not contain
the statements The statements hardly contains suggestions or
contain valid contain some suggestions or recommendation
suggestions and valid suggestions recommendation s.
recommendatio or s.
n. recommendation
s.

Organizatio The The introduction, The introduction, The introduction,

n and introduction, body, and body, and body, and
Structure body, and conclusion are conclusion are conclusion are
(8) conclusion are fairly defined. not clearly difficult to
clearly defined. Most parts are defined. discern.
All parts are connected many parts are Most parts are
connected logically. not connected. not connected
logically. logically.
Use of The words used The words used The words used The words used
language in the speech in the speech put in the speech are in the speech are
(8) put across the across the not clear or mostly unclear
speaker's points speaker's points effective in many and ineffective.
and ideas very and ideas clearly parts. The speech
clearly and and effectively. The speech shows little
effectively. The speech shows some mastery of
The speech shows adequate mastery of grammar and
shows evident mastery of grammar and usage.
mastery of grammar and usage.
grammar and usage.
usage.
 Delivery Speaker uses Speaker uses Speaker uses Speaker uses
X 2 ( 16) voice , voice , voice , voice ,
movement, and movement, and movement, and movement, and
expression very expression expression quite expression quite
effectively. somewhat fairly. poorly.
Speaker is effectively. Speaker is half - Speaker is not
confident of his Speaker seems confident of his confident of his
or her actions. confident of his or her actions. or her actions.
Speaker or her actions. Speaker rarely Speaker fails to
establishes Speaker establishes eye establishes eye
consistent eye establishes eye contact with the contact with the
contact with the contact with the audience. audience.
audience. audience most of
the time.
Total 40

Total ______________ 40 pts.