RUBRIC FOR INFORMATIVE SPEECH

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Introduction Attention getter Attention getter Attention getter Attention getter No introduction
uses a catches the is present. not is not
meaningful audience's Background present.
narrative, attention. and Background
quotation, Background significance of and
statistic, or and the topic is significance of
question that is significance of briefly the topic is not
related to the the topic is mentioned. mentioned.
topic. established. Thesis is vague. Thesis is not
Background Thesis is Speaker presented.
and identifiable and provides a Speaker does
significance of clear. Speaker weak reason for not provide a
the topic is provides a good choosing the reason for
firmly reason for topic. choosing the
established choosing the topic.
early on. Thesis topic.
is identifiable
and clear.
Speaker
provides a
strong reason
for choosing
the topic.

Body Main points are Main points are Main points are Main points are No body
identifiable and identifiable and established but not identified.
support the support the need further Speaker uses
thesis, and are thesis, and are elaboration. transitional
well developed developed Speaker uses words and
using a variety using some some gestures
of support support transitional sparingly. Most
materials. materials. words and of the sources
Speaker Speaker uses gestures. Some are weak and
indicates when sufficient sources are lack citations.
they are transitional reputable while
moving to each words and some seem
new main point gestures. weak and
which include Sources are require
pauses, reputable, cited, citations.
gestures, or and include
movement to evidence of
reinforce/emph source
asize the credibility.
transition.
Sources are
reputable, fully
cited, and
include
evidence of
source
credibility.

Conclusion Transition to Transition to Transition to There is no No conclusion

the conclusion the conclusion the conclusion transition to the
is indicated is indicated is indicated. conclusion.
 clearly. The clearly. The Some main Speaker either
main points main points points have introduces new
have been have been been noted ideas in the
briefly noted briefly noted while some are conclusion or
and are not just and are not just not. Synthesis merely restates
a restatement of a restatement of is vague. the introduction
the introduction the introduction or thesis There
or thesis. or thesis. is no synthesis.
Synthesis is Synthesis is
presented presented.
creatively.

Delivery Eye contact is Eye contact is Eye contact is Eye contact is No eye contact,
maintained for maintained for maintained for seldom. interesting
the most part. the most part. some parts of Speaker uses verbal delivery,
Speaker uses Speaker uses the speech. non-verbal and non-verbal
intentional and gestures, Speaker uses gestures delivery
effective movement, and some gestures, sparingly.
gestures, facial movement, and Speaker
movement, and expressions to facial presents in a
facial enhance the expressions to monotone
expressions to speech and enhance the voice.
enhance the maintain speech and
speech and audience maintain
maintain attention. Vocal audience
audience variety is used attention. Vocal
attention. Vocal but sometimes variety is used
variety is used fails to keep the sparingly.
and keeps the audience's
audience’s attention.
attention.

Overall Topic is Topic is Topic is Topic is Topic is neither

Impression appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for somehow appropriate for
this assignment this assignment this assignment appropriate for this assignment
and context, is and context, is and context. this assignment and context nor
clearly related related to the Some and context. is it
to the student’s student’s information is Most of the informative.
personal personal relevant while information is Speaker is
experiences or experiences or some are not. irrelevant. visibly
provides provides Speaker visibly Speaker relies unprepared to
relevant relevant relies on their heavily on their present a
information to information to prepared prepared speech.
the audience, the audience, speech copy. speech copy.
and made a and made a
genuine genuine
contribution to contribution to
the knowledge the knowledge
of the speaker of the speaker
and the and the
audience. audience.
Speaker Speaker must
displayed poise work more on
and confidence displaying
indicative of a poise and
well-practiced confidence.
speech.