1. Scoring Rubric for Midterm Presentation _______________________
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1: Novice 2: Beginning 3: Proficient 4: Expert Score
Visual
Organization
No clear opening. Opening only Clear opening Engaging opening
Audience is orients the that orients that orients the
unsure what audience to the audience to topic audience to the
theme is. No topic or theme but and theme but is topic and theme.
Opening Basis for not both. Audience not engaging. Audience knows
audience to has some sense of Audience has a what will follow.
predict or follow. what will follow. good sense of Includes AG,
what will follow. Credibility, Thesis,
Purpose
No clear There is some Clear Creative and
conclusion. The restatement of the restatement of memorable
speech just main theme and main theme and restatement of
Conclusion seems to stop. major support. major supports. main theme and
Audience is major supports.
asked to action or Strong call to
belief. action or beliefs.
Transition Does not supply Supplies a few Inconsistently Supplies words

2. any words and/or words and/or supplies words and/or phrases
phrases that link phrases that link and/or phrases that link ideas
Words/
ideas throughout. ideas throughout. that link ideas throughout. Uses
Verbal Road
throughout. the ‘useful
Signs
language’ studied
in class.
Analysis/
Coherence
Does not connect Connects some Connects most Connects all ideas
ideas logically ideas logically and ideas logically logically and builds
and makes few or creates a general and builds a a compelling,
Logic no logical sense of cumulative cumulative cumulative
connection statement. statement. statement.
between
statements.
Seems to stray Focuses on topic Focuses on topic Focuses tightly on
from topic and off with some major with few major topic and
Focus on
into side issues. tangents. tangents. everything
Topic
revolves about
theme.
Language Uses vague and Uses occasional Uses strong Uses precise,
weak and/or strong, accurate accurate evocative
inappropriate language that is language language
language appropriate to the throughout that is throughout that is
theme and the appropriate to appropriate to the
audience. theme and theme and
audience. audience.
Uses personal

3. pronouns, refers to
audience.
Originality
Chose uninspired Chose a hackneyed Chose a Chose novel topic
topic that he/she or clichéd topic or traditional but or gives new or
Topic does not seem to topic that is appropriate topic unusual
Choice care about inappropriate for that speaker perspective on old
setting, time and seems invested theme and seems
audience. in. enthusiastic.
Delivery
Does not make Makes some eye Makes varied Makes varied and
eye contact with contact with some inconsistent eye sustained eye
Eye Contact
the audience. of the audience. contact with the contact with the
entire audience. entire audience.
Speaker speaks Uses some Uses much Uses variance in
in a monotone or variance in pitch, variance in pitch, pitch, rate, and
a voice that is rate, and volume to rate, and volume volume to
clearly appropriately to appropriately appropriately
Voice uncontrolled. enhance their convey their convey their
meaning. Practice meaning. Exhibits meaning
and control are some practice throughout.
evident. and control. Exhibits practiced
purposeful control.
Body Uses no body Speaker uses some Speaker uses a Speaker uses body
Language language or some body language that variety of body language that
that appropriately language that appropriately
inappropriately enhances their appropriately enhances their
reinforces his/her meaning. enhances their meaning

4. meaning. meaning. throughout
speech.
Frequently user Smooth flowing Smooth flowing Smooth flowing
filler words or language, with language, with language, totally
phrases, or occasional filler one or two filler devoid of any filler
Filler Words
pauses words or verbal words or verbal words or verbal
("uh")
inappropriately, tics. tics. tics.
pauses as if at a
loss.
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