Entertainment Speech Rubric

Criterion Distinguished Proficient Developing Emerging

10 pts 8 pts 6 pts 4 pts
Introduction The speaker The speaker
10 introduced the introduced the The speaker The speaker failed
speech well, speech introduced the to introduce the
including an adequately, speech, but some speech. Or, the
attention getter including an details were introduction was
and a preview of attention getter unclear. The not useful in
main points of the and a preview of introduction indicating what
speech. The the main points of lacked an the speech was
speaker was the speech. attention getter about.
enthusiastic about and/or a preview
the topic and of main points.
brought the
audience into the
speech.
Content Logical, coherent The speaker used The speaker The speech was
15 pts organization and logical order and delivered difficult to follow
relevant relevant details to adequate due to a lack of
information deliver his or her information about organization. Little
helped convey the information. the topic. The detail was given
speaker's message Adequate speech lacked to support the
clearly. Detail and transitions were organization main points.
word choice were used. and/or detail to
appropriate to the the extent that
purpose. Smooth some main points
transitions were were unclear.
used.
Volume Consistent and The speaker spoke The speaker could Audience had
5 pts effective volume loudly and clearly be heard most of difficulty hearing
and articulation enough to be the time, but at and/or
were present in easily understood certain points was understanding
the speaker's inaudible much of the
voice; appropriate speech due to low
rate and pausing volume
were employed
Emotional The speaker The speaker The speaker The speaker
Delivery showed emotion showed emotion showed some showed no
10 pts & seemed very & seemed emotion regarding emotion and
passionate about passionate about the speech & seemed/sounded
the speech & the speech & topic. The speaker bored with their
topic. The speaker topic. The speaker seemed/sounded own speech. Very
used consistent used adequate bored with their little vocal
vocal expression. vocal expression own speech. Little expression was
The audience and rate. vocal expression shown.
could tell the However, the was shown.
 speaker was audience may be
enthusiastic about left with some
or affected by the doubt about how
topic. the speaker feels.
Body Language The speaker The speaker The speaker had The speaker's
10 pts maintained good maintained some distracting posture and
posture. adequate posture and/or nervous expression
Movements were and non- movement during indicated a lack of
purposeful and distracting delivery. Facial enthusiasm or
enhanced the movement during expressions comfortableness
delivery of the the speech. seemed forced or with the speech.
speech. Facial Expressions were absent. Some movements
expressions were comfortable. were very
comfortable and distracting and
showed made the speech
enthusiasm for difficult to follow.
the topic.
Total: 50 pts.
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