21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World

Endterm Performance Task

Speech Writing and Delivery

The Good Body Philippines: Bosconians Embracing Good Body Image

TED is a non-profit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful
talks. This year, YOU are invited to perform a speech about body image. Body image is the
perception of a person about their physical appearance and the thoughts and feelings that
contribute to that perception. These feelings can be positive, negative, or both. Through your
speech, TED aims to raise awareness about good body image since a lot of people struggle with
their bodies and experience body shaming.

Your speech can be persuasive, expository, or entertainment. It should also follow the proper
structure which includes the introduction, body, and conclusion. The speech must have 3
paragraphs and maximum of 500 words. Here are some topic suggestions for your speech:

• The Beauty of the Human Body

• Body and Mind: How Body Image Affects Mental Health
• An Open Letter to My Body
• An Open Letter to those who Struggle with their Body
• #ThisBody is Made to Shine
• How do Men Battle with Body Image?
• How do Women Battle with Body Image?
• My Body Story
• How to Feel Good about Your Body
• How to be Confident in your Own Body?

Speech Delivery: Maximum of 3 minutes

Deadline of Written Speech: On or before April 25, 2021 (11:59 pm)
Speech Delivery Schedule: End of April via Zoom (I’ll just follow-up the time and date of your
performance)

Below are the rubrics for your Performance Task:

 Rubrics for Written Speech (Endterm Exam)
Perfect score = 20 (100%)

1 2 3 4
Poor Fair Good Excellent
Introduction The speech is There is an The speech The speech
missing an introduction but begins with a begins with a
introduction and the student does relatively clear strong, clear
does not explain not fully explain introduction. It introduction. It
what the what the speech is evident what is completely
student will be will be about. the student will clear what the
talking about. be talking speech is about
about. and what points
will be made.
Body It is difficult to The speech The speech is The speech is
understand what becomes generally focused and
the speech is unfocused at focused and follows the main
about. times. follows the topic idea stated in
Transitions Transitions stated in the the introduction.
words are not words are not introduction. Transition words
used with any used regularly. Most of the are used
regularity. Many Some points time, transitions flawlessly.
points need to made needed to words are used. Stories,
be developed develop more. Points are experiences,
more. usually information, and
reinforced with / or humour is
stories, used effectively
experience, to reinforce
information, and points made.
/ or humour.
Conclusion Conclusion does Conclusion Conclusion The conclusion
not contain a contains a contains a is strong. It
concluding concluding concluding leaves the
statement statement and statement and reader with a
and/or does not wraps up the wraps up the lasting
wrap up the topic. topic in a new impression. It
topic. and interesting reminds the
way. reader about the
highlights of the
speech.
Grammar and Speech contains Speech contains Speech contains Speech contains
Mechanics a lot of grammatical minimal few or no
grammatical errors that grammatical grammatical
errors that sometimes errors that do errors. Sentence
negatively affect affect content not affect the structure and
or weaken the and hurt the content. the writer’s
meaning of the quality of the grasp on
writing. writing. grammar
enhance the
quality of the
speech.
Organization The speech is The speech is The writer's The speech is
 poorly organized organized but speech is extremely
to the point that could be organized and organized, and
the writer's improved. Five needs little all five
meaning is separate improvement. paragraphs are
unclear. paragraphs are There is solid.
Evidence of the evident, but evidence of five Transitional
five separate transitional separate words and
paragraphs is words/phrases paragraphs, and phrases are
missing. are missing, and some evident in every
the writer's transitional (or almost
thoughts are not words/phrases every)
completely are present. paragraph.
cohesive.

Rubrics for Speech Delivery (Performance Task)

Perfect score = 24 (100%)

1 2 3 4
Poor Fair Good Excellent
Eye contact Student reads Student looks up The student The student uses
their speech and from their speech makes eye eye contact to
never looks at the a few times, contact with all communicate a
audience or hides generally making sides of the room clearer message
behind their contact with only and looks up by looking at
speech. one area of the repeatedly. audience
room. members directly
to highlight a
point.
Voice volume It is difficult the Once or twice, the The audience can The speaker uses
audience to make audience cannot always hear the the volume of his
and clarity out important understand an speaker clearly. or her voice to
details because insignificant detail emphasize points
the speaker because the and to add
speaks to quietly speaker speaks meaning to the
or mumbles. too quietly or presentation.
mumbles.
Pace The speaker's The speaker The pace of the The speaker
pace makes it maintains a good speech is easy to varies the pace in
difficult to pace that may be follow, but may order to
understand the a tad too slow or not vary. emphasize points
speech because it too fast, but may and add meaning.
is too fast. not vary
understandable to
the audience.
Poise The speaker The student While the student Due to practice
seems unprepared makes may stumble, he and familiarity
and unpractised pronunciation or she continues with the speech,
because he or she errors or become on in a the speaker
stumbles over befuddled at one professional makes only the
many words, point. May use manner. smallest of errors
cannot read the words like "um" or like an
words, or has a "like." unnecessary
conversation with hesitation.
him or herself in
 front of the class.
Body The speaker's The speaker's The speaker's The speaker's
gestures are appearance may appearance is appearance is
Language distracting. The lack formality professional in professional in
speaker looks because he or she dress, stance, and dress, stance, and
depressed or is fidgeting, not gestures. gestures. The
apathetic. standing up student uses their
straight, or seems body to
insecure. emphasize points
or add meaning.
Voice The speech is The speaker The speech is The speech is
delivered in a sounds delivered with delivered with
Intonation monotone or uninterested in enthusiasm. enthusiasm and
apathetic voice. what he or she is the speaker uses
presenting. intonation in order
to emphasize
points and add
meaning.