SPEECH AND DEBATE CLUB APPLICATION

I. Application.

A. Aspiring members shall answer the questions within 3 minutes (cuts and editing are NOT
ALLOWED):

· Introduce yourself
· Why are you interested in joining the Speech and Debate Club?
· Choose one of the following questions to answer:
o What is love?
o What is quality education?
o Shall you tell the teacher if you know your friend cheated on an exam?
o Is it better to be feared or loved?
o What would you tell to the current President of the Philippines?

B. Send your application video to the Speech and Debate Club’s email address:
asjlsgh.sdc@gmail.com

II. Rubric for Qualifications

A. Grammar competency

Grammar, Good Fair Poor

Sentence Structure
Every sentence has a Most sentences have a Some sentences have a
subject (noun) and subject (noun) and subject (noun) and
predicate (verb) and predicate (verb) and predicate (verb) and
makes a complete make a complete makes a complete
thought. (0-1 thought. (2-3 thought. (4 or more
grammatical errors). grammatical errors.) grammatical errors.)

Precise Language Good Fair Poor

No use of the Some use of the Multiple use of the

forbidden words (ain't, forbidden words (ain't, forbidden words (ain't,
good, bad, went, its, good, bad, went, its, good, bad, went, its,
nice, got, get) nice, got, get) 2-3 uses nice, got, get) 4 or
0-1 use of forbidden of the forbidden more uses of the
words. words. forbidden words.

B. Proper diction and oral ability

Volume Poor Good Excellent

Consistent ease of Difficult to hear Inconsistent volumes, Constant, full volume,

hearing speech some good yet easy to hear.
changing so as to be
difficult to hear.
 Clarity/diction Poor Good Excellent

Ease of understanding Difficult to understand Improper or indistinct Clear, crisp speech

due to proper word sounds. use of consonant or which is easy to hear,
pronunciation of letter vowel sounds making even with volumes and
sounds some words hard to intensities changed.
understand.

Intonation/ Poor Good Excellent

Expression
Monotone- no vocal Some vocal variety Appropriate changes in
Speech has a variety of variety though not consistent emotional levels
emotional levels or fading out at times providing for
caused by changes in during the interesting accents and
intensity or voicing presentation transitions.

Speed Poor Good Excellent

The rate of delivery Way too fast to be At a well paced speed, Paced with variety
with too fast or slow understood or too medium rate to allow according to the
being the lower skill slow, to maintain for some word specific section of the
audience/speaker's recognition and sense text, indicating
focus. of meaning understanding

C. Thought construction

Main Excellent Proficient Satisfactory Limited

Idea/Topic
Main idea/ topic Topic Topic Topic
Sentence
sentence is sentence/main sentence/main sentence/main
correctly placed idea is not idea is not idea is not
and a clear correctly placed correctly placed present in the
statement of the or not a clear and not a clear paragraph.
paragraph. statement of the statement of the
paragraph. paragraph.

Supporting Excellent Proficient Satisfactory Limited

Detail
Paragraph has Paragraph has at Paragraph has at Paragraph has no
Sentences
three or more least two least one supporting detail
supporting detail supporting detail supporting detail sentences
sentences that sentences that sentence that relating back to
relate back to the relate back to the relates back to the main idea.
main idea. main idea. the main idea.