WRITING & SPEECH Product Performance Rubric
Exemplary (4 pts) Accomplished (3pts)
1. Research The historical figure’s
Using historical thinking research is from several
skills sources, authentic,
appropriate, and factual
2. Writing The student writes with
1st person narrative past tense and 1st person,
Perspective in making the listener believe
they are real
2. Writing The student writes with a
Personal flavor of the personal touch that shares
writer their opinion on the
character represented
Speech The student portrays the
Character and setting inner characteristics and
Comprehension makes the person come to
life, making the listener
feel the time, place, and
mood
Speech delivery The student demonstrates
Fluency in speaking an entertaining and
informative speech with
professional fluency,
expression, and volume
POINTS: _______/20 POINTS GRADE:__________
Developing (2pts)
The historical figure’s
research is authentic,
appropriate, and factual
The student writes using
the past tense and “I”
point of view throughout
The student writes with a
personal touch on the
character represented
The student portrays the
inner characteristics of the
person and relays the
setting as time, place, and
mood
The student demonstrates
appropriately paced
fluency, expression, and
volume
Beginning (1pt)
The historical figure’s
research is authentic,
appropriate, but some
comments are not factual
The student writes using
past, but also present
tense, and/or does not use
“I” entirely
The student writes with a
personal touch but fails to
represent the character.
The student portrays only
outer characteristics and
surface setting such as
time or place
The student demonstrates
too fast or too slow pacing,
and/or monotone
expression, and/or too
high or too low volume
The historical figure’s
research is not authentic,
appropriate, or factual
The student does not write
in past tense or “I” point of
view
The student does not add
their personal touch on
the character.
The student only portrays
characteristics of the
person or setting, but not
both
The student does not
demonstrate fluency and
the listener can not
understand.