RUBRICS

Criteria 20-18 17-14 13-10

Commendable
9-6 5-1
Score
Exceptional Innovative Competent Emerging
Content

Topic Fully Appr Focus Some Lacks

/ focus opriat ed sense focus
Purpo ed ely topic of on
se topic focus with topic either
with ed some with a topic
clearl topic under vague or
y with standi sense gener
comm under ng of of the al
unicat standi the speec purpo
ed ng of speec h’s se
under the h’s topic
 standi speec purpo
ng of h’s se
the purpo
speec se
h’s
purpo
se
Prepa Com Clear Ideas Ideas Ideas
ration mandi use of relate loosel questi
and ng relate to y onabl
Organ grasp d topic, conne e at
izatio of ideas but ct best;
n relate with expla with expla
d devel nation topic; nation
ideas opme s lack howe s
withi nt of conne ver, lackin
n full major ctions expla g;
devel points and nation little
opme , organi s are if any
nt of organ zation limite sense
points ized falters d or of
; with a incom organ
clearl sense plete; izatio
y and of poorl n
logica begin y
lly ning, organ
organ middl ized.
ized e and
with end.
distin Some
ct transit
introd ions
uction used.
, body Ideas
and relate
concl to
usion topic,
with but
appro expla
priate nation
transit s lack
ions conne
 linkin ctions
g the and
sectio organ
ns izatio
n
falters
Use Use Use Use Use Use
of of of of of or
Lang sophi appro appro langu inapp
uage sticat priate, priate age ropria
(inclu ed varied langu unsuit te,
des and and age able impre
appro varied some yet to cise
priate langu what lacks topic, and/o
ness age sophi a audie r
and suited sticat level nce incorr
factua to ed of and ect
lness) topic langu sophis purpo langu
and age, ticatio se; age
audie well n, word mars
nce; chose origin choic effect
langu n and ality e does ive
age is gram and little comm
well- matic expre to unicat
chose ally ssiven conve ion on
n correc ess; y an topic
conci t. few, appro
se and if any, priate
 gram gram tone;
matic matic notice
ally al able
correc mista errors
t. kes
Delivery
Verba Comb Good Some Incon Lack
l and inatio use of use of sistent of eye
Nonv n of combi eye use of contac
erbal appro nation contac eye t,
priate of t; contac vocal
and appro vocal t, clarity
effecti priate clarity vocal and
ve eye eye and clarity projec
contac contac projec and tion;
t, t, tion projec poor
vocal vocal adequ tion; pacin
clarity clarity ate; poor g and
and and pacin pacin awkw
projec projec g and g and ard
tion, tion gestur awkw gestur
tone, tone es ard es
pace pace some gestur make
and and what es the
gestur gestur contri interr speec
es es add ved. upt h
serve to the diffic
to speec flow. ult to
 enhan h’s follow
ce effect. .
speak
er’s
words
.
OVERALL EFFECT
Spe Spe Spe Spe Spe
ake ake ake ake ak
r r r r fail
dis sho see lac s to
pla ws ms ks dis
ys so pro ent pla
pro me fes hus y
fes pro sio ias mi
sio fes nal, m ni
nali sio sho aro mal
sm, nali ws und inte
mai sm lim top rest
ntai and ited ic in
ns ent ent and top
ent hus hus no ic
hus ias ias cle or
ias m; m; ar spe
m aud aud pur ech
and ien ien pos ;
aud ce ce e unp
ien inte inte em rof
ce rest rest erg essi
atte is falt es; ona
nti mai ers see l
on ntai at ms
thr ned tim so
oug mo es; me
hou st pur wh
t; of pos at
pur the e unp
pos tim of rof
e is e; spe essi
cle pur ech ona
arl pos onl l
y e y
ach of par
iev spe tial
ed. ech ly
is ach
ach iev
iev ed
ed.