Note: You are not going to be given a final grade for this activity.

Use this rubric to help you give specific, effective, and quality feedback.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

CONVERSATION
Beginning
- I do not make any attempts to create
or sustain a mood.
- I cannot use the proper tone to
address a peer, subordinate, or
superior.
Tone - I cannot make my verbals (diction
and syntax) and nonverbals (gestures
and facial expressions) match.
- I did not understand the objectives
of the conversation and so I used the
incorrect communicative approach to
reach those objectives.
Communicative - I have not fully mastered the
Approach techniques of the chosen
communicative approach and so the I
was not able to inform / demonstrate
/ persuade.
Developing
- I can create and/or sustain the
mood, but it isn't appropriate to the
situation (I am formal when it needs
to be informal and vice versa).
- I cannot use the proper tone to
address a peer, subordinate, or
superior.
- I can make my verbals (diction and
syntax) and nonverbals (gestures and
facial expressions) match, but I cannot
do it consistly.
- I understood the objectives but I did
not develop the conversation enough
with the chosen communicative
approach. Not all of our objectives
were met.
- I did not fully utlize all of the
teachniques of the chosen
communicative approach and so the I
was not able to fully inform /
demonstrate / persuade.
Intermediate
- I can create a mood, that is
appropriate to the situation, but I
have difficulty sustaining it.
- I can use the proper tone to address
a peer, subordinate, or superior.
- I can make my verbals (diction and
syntax) and nonverbals (gestures and
facial expressions) match, but I cannot
do it consistently.
- I understood the objectives and so
developed the conversation with the
chosen communicative approach. We
met most of our objectives.
- I utlized all of the teachniques of the
chosen communicative approach, but
I dominated the conversation. As a
result, I was able to fully inform /
demonstrate / persuade, but my
partner was not able to participate.
Proficient
- I can create and/or sustain a mood
that is appropriate to the situation.
- I cannot use the proper tone to
address a peer, subordinate, or
superior.
- I can make my verbals (diction and
syntax) and nonverbals (gestures and
facial expressions) match consistently.
- I understood the objectives and
developed the conversation with the
chosen communicative approach. We
met all of our objectives.
- I utlized all of the teachniques of the
chosen communicative approach
while fully engaging my partner(s).
We wer able to fully inform /
demonstrate / persuade.

Definition of Key Terms

Term Definition
This is the general mood that the conversation has. The mood will be determined by the manner in which you speak. The choice of words that you use within
Tone the conversation also affects the mood. How the other person responds to you also affects the mood, but know that if you initiate the conversation, the
responsibility to control the mood will lie with you.
The communicative approaches that we have are Informative, Demonstrative, and Persuasive.
Communicative 1. Informative - to inform another person of a topic that you are an “expert” in.
Approach 2. Demonstrative - to demonstrate how something is done, built, created, cooked, and so on and so forth.
3. Persuasive - to convince someone else to change the way he or she thinks.
Verbals This is the type of communication that uses words that are said out loud.
This is the type of communication that uses something else other than what you say out loud. This is when you use your facial expressions, body movements,
Non-verbals
and hand gestures.