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 orients the Clear opening that Engaging opening that
Audience is unsure what audience to the topic or orients audience to topic orients the audience to the
Opening theme is. No Basis for theme but not both. Audience and theme but is not topic and theme. Audience
audience to predict or has some sense of what will engaging. Audience has a knows what will follow.
follow. follow. good sense of what will Includes AG, Credibility,
follow. Thesis, Purpose
No clear conclusion. The There is some restatement of Clear restatement of Creative and memorable
speech just seems to stop. the main theme and major main theme and major restatement of main theme
Conclusion support. supports. Audience is and major supports.
asked to action or belief. Strong call to action or
beliefs.
Does not supply any Supplies a few words Inconsistently supplies Supplies words and/or
Transition words and/or phrases and/or phrases that link words and/or phrases phrases that link ideas
Words/ Verbal that link ideas ideas throughout. that link ideas throughout. Uses the
Road Signs throughout. throughout. ‘useful language’ studied in
class.
Analysis/
Coherence
Does not connect ideas Connects some ideas Connects most ideas Connects all ideas
Logic logically and makes few logically and creates a logically and builds a logically and builds a
or no logical connection general sense of cumulative cumulative statement. compelling, cumulative
between statements. statement. statement.
Seems to stray from Focuses on topic with some Focuses on topic with few Focuses tightly on topic
Focus on Topic topic and off into side major tangents. major tangents. and everything revolves
issues. about theme.
Uses vague and weak Uses occasional strong, Uses strong accurate Uses precise, evocative
Language and/or inappropriate accurate language that is language throughout language and personal
language appropriate to the theme that is appropriate to pronouns. Refers to
and the audience. theme and audience. audience.
Originality
Chose uninspired topic Chose a hackneyed or Chose a traditional but Chose novel topic or gives
Topic Choice that he/she does not seem clichéd topic or topic that is appropriate topic that new or unusual
to care about inappropriate for setting, speaker seems invested in. perspective on old theme
time and audience. and seems enthusiastic.
Delivery
Does not make eye Makes some eye contact Makes varied Makes varied and
Eye Contact contact with the with some of the audience. inconsistent eye contact sustained eye contact with
audience. with the entire audience. the entire audience.

2. Speaker speaks in a Uses so m e variance in pitch,
Uses much variance in Uses variance in pitch,
monotone or a voice that rate, and volume to pitch, rate, and volume rate, and volume to
Voice is clearly uncontrolled. appropriately enhance their to appropriately convey appropriately convey
meaning. Practice and their meaning. Exhibits their m eaning throughout.
control are evident. so m e practice and Exhibits practiced
control. purposeful control.
Uses no body language or Speaker uses so m e body Speaker uses a variety Speaker uses body
so m e that language that of body language that language that
Body Language inappropriately appropriately enhances appropriately enhances appropriately enhances
reinforces his/her their meaning. their meaning. their m eaning throughout
meaning. speech.
Frequently user filler S mo oth flowing language, S m o oth flowing S m o oth flowing language,
Filler Words words or phrases, or with occasional filler words language, with one or totally devoid of any
("uh") pauses inappropriately, or verbal tics. two filler words or filler words or verbal
pauses as if at a loss. verbal tics. tics.
Self-evaluation ___________ /3 Peer evaluation ______________ /3
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