Levels of Performance for AFFIRMATIVE Team

Criteria 10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts Grade:

1. Organization Completely Mostly clear Clear in Unclear and
& Clarity: clear and and orderly some parts disorganized
orderly in all parts but not throughout
Main arguments presentation overall
and responses are
outlined in a clear
and orderly way.
2. Use of Very strong Many good Some Few or no real
Argument: and arguments decent arguments
persuasive given, with arguments, given, or all
Reasons are given arguments only minor but some arguments
to support the given problems significant given had
resolution throughout problems significant
problems
3. Use of cross- Excellent Good cross- Decent Poor cross-
examination and cross-exam exam and cross-exam exam or
rebuttal: and defense rebuttals, and/or rebuttals,
against with only rebuttals, failure to
Identification of Negative minor slip- but with point out
weakness in team’s ups some problems in
Negative team’s objections significant Negative
arguments and problems team’s
ability to defend position or
itself against failure to
attack. defend itself
against
attack.
4. Presentation All style Most style Few style Very few style
Style: features features features features were
were used were used were used used, none of
Tone of voice, convincingly convincingly convincingly them
clarity of convincingly
expression,
precision of
arguments all
contribute to
keeping audience’s
attention and
persuading them
of the team’s case.
TOTAL
SCORE:

_____

(Divide by 4)

AVERAGE FOR AFFIRMATIVE TEAM: _______

 Levels of Performance for NEGATIVE Team

Criteria 10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts Grade:

1. Organization Completely Mostly clear Clear in Unclear and
& Clarity: clear and and orderly some parts disorganized
orderly in all parts but not throughout
Main arguments presentation overall
and responses are
outlined in a clear
and orderly way.
2. Use of Very strong Many good Some Few or no real
Argument: and arguments decent arguments
persuasive given, with arguments, given, or all
Reasons are given arguments only minor but some arguments
against the given problems significant given had
resolution throughout problems significant
problems
3. Use of cross- Excellent Good cross- Decent Poor cross-
examination and cross-exam exam and cross-exam exam or
rebuttal: and defense rebuttal, and/or rebuttal,
against with only rebuttal, but failure to
Identification of Affirmative minor slip- with some point out
weakness in team’s ups significant problems in
Affirmative team’s objections problems Affirmative
arguments and team’s
ability to defend position or
itself against failure to
attack. defend itself
against
attack.
4. Presentation All style Most style Few style Very few style
Style: features features features features were
were used were used were used used, none of
Tone of voice, convincingly convincingly convincingly them
clarity of convincingly
expression,
precision of
arguments all
contribute to
keeping audience’s
attention and
persuading them
of the team’s case.
TOTAL
SCORE:

_______

(Divide by 4)

AVERAGE FOR NEGATIVE TEAM: _______