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On-Line Score Sheet for Advanced High School Speech

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After you have viewed the sample video and scored the performance using the associated rubric and score sheet, you can enter your data here.

This will allow us to continue to refine the rubrics and will allow you to see how we scored the performance. If your judgment differs from ours, you will receive our explanation of why we scored the speech as we did.

Grading Code: The student: Exceeds; Meets; Approaches, Begins the standard.

Criteria Categories
Definition
Score

1. Body Posture/     Movement.

 Body movement and posture help convey desired meaning
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
2. Eye Contact
 Maintains consistent eye contact with entire audience
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
3. Facial Expression
 Facial expressions help convey desired meaning
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
4. Gestures
 Gestures compliment the message
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
5. Volume/     Projection
 Speaks so audience can comfortably hear
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
6. Rate/ Pacing
 Uses a speaking rate comfortable to the audience
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
7. Fluency
 Speaks fluently with only a few vocal fillers
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
8. Vocal     Expression/     Enthusiasm
 Speaks with vocal expression and enthusiasm
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
9. Articulation
 Enunciates and pronunciates clearly and accurately
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
10. Introduction –      Attention
 Gains attention with an appropriate opening
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
11. Intro – Purpose      Statement
 States the topic and/or purpose of the presentation
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
12. Introduction –      Justification
 Explains why the topic is important to the audience
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
13. Credibility
 Uses own experiences or research to help create credibility
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
14. Introduction –      Preview
 Lists or previews the main points of the speech
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
15. Body –      Organizational      Pattern
 Signals and follows a clear organizational pattern
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
16. Body – Internal      Organization
 Uses a clear and logical sub-structure for organization
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
17. Body –      Transitions
 Uses either oral or physical signals to move between ideas
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
18. Conclusion –       Restatement
 Reviews and restates the main points and the purpose
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
19. Conclusion –       Ending
 Makes a clear final appeal that concludes the presentation
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
20. Organizational       Strategies
 Presentation uses a persuasive style organizational pattern
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
21. Persuasive      Techniques
 Uses persuasive strategies designed to move the audience
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
22. Language      Usage
 Uses clear and proper grammar
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
23. Elaboration /      Explanation
 Explanations clearly develop the ideas
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
24. Credibility of       Support
 Most sources are identified as primary
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
25. Citation of       Sources
 Authorship, source and date are clearly orally referenced
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
26. Quality of       Support
 Resources and details are topic relevant and timely
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
27. Support:      Quantity/      Variety
 Uses resources that support the speaker’s ideas
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
28. Visual and      Audio Aids
 Aids enhance the message and are well prepared
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
29. Assignment -      Topic
 The speaker meets topic expectations (of the assignment)
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
30. Assignment -      Time
 The speaker meets time expectations (of the assignment)
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
31. Audience      Analysis
 The speaker identifies the audience and adapts to them
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning
32. Appropriateness      of Presentation Topic, content, time and delivery are appropriate for the speech
Exceeds Approaches
Meets Beginning

 

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last updated: June 24, 2002