RUBRIC FOR SPEECH WRITING

CRITERIA OUTSTANDING SATISFACTORY NEEDS IMPROVEMENT UNSATISFACTORY

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Content and Development Clear and convincing Clear use of facts and Partially clear use of facts Confusing or incomplete
command of facts and information with partially and information with facts with little and/or
information with insightful developed explanations in limited or incomplete confusing explanations as to
explanations that help to support of the speaker’s explanations to support the how the facts support the
illustrate the speaker’s ideas ideas or arguments. speaker’s ideas or speaker’s ideas or
and arguments. arguments. arguments.
Organization Clearly and logically A clear attempt at the Some inconsistencies in an A lack of organization makes
and Structure organized speech with an organization with a organization and/or a lack it difficult to follow the
engaging introduction, a beginning, middle, and end of sustained focus speaker’s ideas; speech may
logically sequenced body and an attempt to use throughout the speech with be too conversational and
with appropriate transitions, transitions inconsistently used may ramble without a clear
and a clear and convincing transitions. beginning, middle, or end.
conclusion.
Language Uses sophisticated and Uses appropriate language Use words that may be Inappropriate use of
varied language that is and word choice, but with unsuited to the topic, language distracts the
suited to the topic and less sophistication, audience or purpose of the audience because it is too
audience; word choice is expressiveness and/or speech; word choice lacks informal or too imprecise
concise, original, and originality. originality and fails to given the topic and purpose
effectively conveys the convey an appropriate tone of the speech.
appropriate tone given the for the speech.
purpose of the speech.
Grammar & Conventions No spelling, punctuation, Some minor spelling, Multiple spelling, Numerous spelling,
capitalization, grammar or punctuation, capitalization, punctuation, capitalization, punctuation, capitalization,
usage errors. Written in an grammar or usage errors; grammar or usage errors; grammar or usage errors
artful style with sentence some sentence variety. mechanical errors do not distract the reader.
variety disrupt the flow of ideas.