1. Speech & Debate
Evidence File Rubric
1 2 3 4
Evidence & Contains less than Contains 20 pieces Contains less than Contains 30 or
Support 20 pieces of of evidence related 28 pieces of more pieces of
evidence related to to debate topic evidence specific evidence; offers a
Material debate topic to debate topic variety of
and/or offers little information
variety of (illustrations,
information statistics,
testimony,
analogies,
comparisons) to
support arguments
Synthesis of Does not Insufficient Summarizes the Offers
evidence – how understand or explanation of main ideas of the interpretations or
analyze the evidence evidence, but extensions
evidence evidence/ no simply restates (generalizations,
supports mention or what reported applications,
debate reference to key analogies) of the
points evidence and how
benefits to
arguments
Citations No citations for Minimal citations Citations included Incorporates
evidence file throughout with each piece of citations for every
evidence file evidence from a piece of evidence
variety of sources collected from at
least 10 different
sources
Completion of Half or more of the Two-thirds of the All components of All components of
Evidence File evidence file is evidence file is evidence file evidence file
incomplete completed; complete; general complete; ideas
missing some responses in file communicated
elements in file thoroughly and
clearly
Use of Class Student did Student needed Student used class Student used class
Time majority of work at reminders to stay time to complete time efficiently
home, unable to on task, did not use mostly all of the and effectively in
stay on task during time to full evidence file completing task
class time; potential
distracting to peers