Speech Rubric

Presenter’s name: ______________________ Evaluator: __________________________

Title: Dear Future Generations-Sorry by Prince Ea

Criterion Rating Rating Rating Rating Score

Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
Improvement
Points 10-9 Points 8-7 Points 6-5 Points 4-3
Pronunciation/ Speaks clearly Speaks clearly Speaks clearly Often mumbles
Clarity and distinctly and distinctly and distinctly or cannot be
all the time nearly all the most of the time understood with
with no time with no with no more more than six
mispronounced more than two than four mispronounced
words mispronounced mispronounced words
words words
Volume of Voice projects Volume is Voice is difficult Voice is far too
Voice sufficiently. somewhat used to hear. soft. No effect is
Volume is to dramatic Attempts are made to modify
modified effect made to modify volume, or the
according to volume for attempts fail at
meaning and dramatic effect their purpose.
dramatic effect
Body Body language, Body language, Body language, Body language,
language gestures, and gestures, and facial gestures, and
facial facial expressions and facial
expressions expressions gestures expressions are
adds greatly to compliment lack variety and lacking or
the message message spontaneity. inappropriate

Posture Student uses Student may Student hunches Student hunches

appropriate and shift feet slightly shoulders and shoulders and
effective once or twice, may appear shifts. Feet back
posture at all but it is not a nervous. Feet and forth in a
times. Feet are distraction. shift once or nervous way
deliberately Shoulders are twice, but not a that distracts
moved and not hunched. distraction. from the
planted. performance.
Eye Contact Eye contact Eye contact with Eye contact with Little or no eye
with audience audience less audience less contact
virtually all the than 80% of the than 75% of the
time (except time time
for brief
glances at
notes)

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