PUBLIC SPEAKING (INFORMATIVE SPEECH PRESENTATION) RUBRIC (20%)
DELIVERY (A) MARKS
Eye Contact
5 - included the entire audience, confident and
appropriate
4 - included most of the audience most of the time
3 - included some of the audience some of the time
2 - infrequent and only to selected few
1 - spent speech talking to ceiling, walls and floor.
Body Language (gesture & posture)
5 - variety of gestures, fluid, organic rising out of
speech and totally appropriate
4 - some conscious use of gesture in appropriate
places but lapsed into default position.
3 - maintained steady single speaking position - little
variation but adequate
2 - found it difficult to sustain good speaking position
- lapsed into head down, hand twiddling ...
1 - made no attempt to deliver speech
effectively____________________________________
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Speaking Rate, Volume & Tone
5 - varied rate to suit speech - excellent understanding
of when to slow, when to go faster, when to
pause…volume controlled, appropriate and flexible -
easily moved up or down according to speech and
audience need…uses voice like an instrument
effortlessly to change pitch and tone appropriately
4 - some variation of rate appropriate to
speech…volume sustained and appropriate.
Audience did not need to strain to hear…shows
understanding of vocal variety but it is not fully
integrated into performance - good but not
excellent.
3 - little variation of rate however
understandable…volume adequate - although
perhaps varied through nerves still OK for the
audience…shows some understanding. Can sound
false through forcing. Unstained and falls back into
ordinary but adequate mode.
ORGANIZATION (B) MARKS LANGUAGE (C) MARKS
Attention & interest (AGO): 9 – 10 MARKS
5- a creative, compelling and highly relevant
opening that immediately aroused audience
Minimal grammatical errors
interest. It could be a rhetorical question, a
quote, a quip, the use of a prop of some sort, Wide usage of simple, compound and complex
an image sentences
4 - a relevant opening that arouses audience Extensive use of vocabulary
interest.
Ideas are very well organized
3 - a predictable opening that engages some
interest. Shows much coherence and cohesiveness
2 - attempts an opening but it is not sufficiently Hardly any spelling and punctuation errors
integrated into the speech or attuned to the
audience to arouse anything other than polite
interest
1 - no attempt to create interest.
Introduction 7 – 8 MARKS
5 - topic and the angle taken is introduced in
an interesting and succinct manner - the
Few grammatical errors
scope of the speech is clear.
4 - topic is introduced and a stance or angle is Able to use some simple, compound and
indicated rather than clearly specified. complex sentences
3 - topic is adequately introduced but little Appropriate use of vocabulary
attempt is made to be creative or
Able to link ideas reasonably well
interesting.
2 - topic is vaguely introduced. No real Quite coherent and cohesive
attempt to define it or the parameters of Few spelling and punctuation errors
the speech.
1 - topic is not introduced.
Body Paragraph and Explanation 5 – 6 MARKS
Main points clear:
5 - main points were interesting, surprising ...
Some grammatical errors
and apt for topic and audience…main
points successfully supported through a Prevalent use of simple sentences, seldom use
wide variety of credible methods/sources: compound or complex sentences
anecdote, expert witness testimony, facts Satisfactory use of vocabulary
and figures, props, diagrams…
Shows some organization in linking ideas
4 - main points were suitable for topic and
audience…main points adequately Some coherence and cohesiveness shown
supported through one or two credible Some spelling and punctuation errors
methods/sources
3 - main points were predictable - not fully
related back to audience…main points
supported through reliance on one
principal credible source
2 - main points were confused - ill-
chosen…attempt to support main points
but sources largely inadequate
1 - Insufficient main points - only one or
two…no real attempt to support main
points
2 - lost audience through either too fast or too slow but
managed to pull back in some parts…volume
variable and at times either too loud or too soft. Both
difficult for the audience…little awareness of what
makes a good voice to listen to - tries but is
inadequate.
1 - Ineffective fixed rate delivery…no recognition of the
audience's need to hear…no awareness and no
discernible attempt to gain any.
Fluency – No ‘err’/’uhm’ Transitions 3 – 4 MARKS
5 - total absence of fillers - fluent at all times 5 - transition indicated in interesting, creative
4 - fluent but some hesitation picked up and one or and engaging manner…summary concise,
Several grammatical errors
two instances of fillers interesting, compelling and related to
3 - some fillers but recovered from them and moved audience Prevalent use of simple sentences, almost no
on 4 -transition signposted effectively…summary use of compound or complex sentences
2 - fillers present but persevered with speech concise, interesting Limited use of vocabulary
1 - fillers painfully present to point of preventing 3 - transition present and
Shows little organization in linking ideas
understanding of speech predictable…summary adequate but
without talent Little coherence and cohesiveness shown
2- transition attempted but unclear…summary Several spelling and punctuation errors
hurried and incomplete
1 - transition forgotten…summary ignored
Visual Aids Appropriate & Integrated to Speech Conclusion & MCR 1 – 2 MARKS
5 - clear, creative, clever, innovative use of visual aids 5 - maintained presence through conclusion
seamlessly integrated into speech and while leaving stage
Numerous grammatical errors
4 - Good use of visual aids. Integrated into speech. 4 - sustained ending but let the energy go a
3 - visual aids made but not so effective - grafted into little before leaving stage Extremely poor sentence structure
speech a little clumsily. 3 - dropped in energy through ending and Minimal use of vocabulary
2 - visual aids but no real attempt to match them with reverted to self before leaving stage but Ideas are jumbled up
the audience's need or the speech requirement adequate
Lack of coherence and cohesiveness
1 - no visual aids. 2 - dropped in energy through ending and
shambled off Many spelling and punctuation errors
1 - stopped - threw away ending and left
speaking area
TOTAL MARKS TOTAL MARKS TOTAL MARKS

PERCENTAGE A + B + C / 60 x 20%

CARRY MARKS:

PRESENTATION (20%) + WRITE UP (10%) =

30%
 PUBLIC SPEAKING (WRITTEN TASK) – 10%

Outline-Writing (15 marks) Speech Text Writing (30 marks) 9 – 10 MARKS

Minimal grammatical errors

Format (1.5 marks) Format: (2 marks) Wide usage of simple, compound and complex
Introduction - Introduction - ½ mark sentences
Extensive use of vocabulary
½ mark Ideas are very well organized
Body - Body - ½ mark Shows much coherence and cohesiveness
½ mark Conclusion - ½ mark Hardly any spelling and punctuation errors
7 – 8 MARKS
Conclusion - ½ mark Organization - ½ mark
2 marks Few grammatical errors
Able to use some simple, compound and complex
sentences
Content (13.5 marks) Content (18 marks)
Appropriate use of vocabulary
Introduction Introduction Able to link ideas reasonably well
I. Attention Getting Opener- 2 marks Quite coherent and cohesive
Few spelling and punctuation errors
I. Attention Getting Opener- 1 mark II. Thesis / Preview - 2 marks
5 – 6 MARKS
II. Thesis / Preview - 1 mark Body
Body I. Main point 1 - ½ mark Some grammatical errors
Prevalent use of simple sentences, seldom use
I. Main point 1 - 1/2 mark 2 rel. sub-points – 1 x 2 = 2 ½ marks
compound or complex sentences
2 rel. sub-points – 1 x 2 = 2 marks II. Main point 2 - ½ mark Satisfactory use of vocabulary
II. Main point 2 - 1/2 mark 2 rel. sub-points – 1 x 2= 2 ½ marks Shows some organization in linking ideas
Some coherence and cohesiveness shown
2 rel. sub-points – 1 x 2 = 2 marks III. Main point 2 - ½ mark
Some spelling and punctuation errors
III. Main point 2 - 1/2 mark 2 rel. sub-points – 1 x 2 = 2 ½ marks 3 – 4 MARKS
2 rel. sub-points – 1 x 2= 2 marks
Several grammatical errors
Transition - 2 marks @
Prevalent use of simple sentences, almost no use of
Transition @ 1/2 mark *4 transitions - 2 marks ½ marks *4 transitions compound or complex sentences
Transitions Limited use of vocabulary
Shows little organization in linking ideas
Conclusion Conclusion
Little coherence and cohesiveness shown
I. Summary / Review - 1 marks Several spelling and punctuation errors
I Summary - 1 mark II. Memorable concluding remark - 2 marks 1 – 2 MARKS

II Memorable Concluding Remarks - 1 mark 18 marks

Numerous grammatical errors
Extremely poor sentence structure
Minimal use of vocabulary
Ideas are jumbled up
Lack of coherence and cohesiveness
Many spelling and punctuation errors

TOTAL TOTAL
PERCENTAGE: (OUTLINE + SPEECH TEXT / 45 x 10) =