NARRATIVE SPEECH RUBRIC
Speaker: ______Total Score: ______/50
Time: ______Grade: ______
1 / 2 / 3 / 4Word Choice/Voice / · Vocabulary is basic and sometimes inaccurate.
· Vocabulary is vague.
· The speakers personality is not present. / · The speech some interesting vocabulary.
· Vocabulary used describes the individual in some detail.
· The speaker’s personality is somewhat present. / · The speech includes some interesting and dynamic pieces of vocabulary.
· Vocabulary is mostly used correctly.
· Vocabulary used gives the audience a generally precise picture of the subject.
· The speaker’s personality is evident in the speech. / · The speech includes many interesting and dynamic pieces of vocabulary.
· Vocabulary is used correctly.
· Vocabulary used gives the audience a clear and precise picture of the subject.
· The speaker’s personality is clearly evident in the speech.
Delivery –
Vocal &
Nonverbal
Expression / · The speaker is unenthusiastic about the topic.
· The speaker does not project.
· The speaker does not articulate.
· The speaker does not look at the audience
· The speaker fidgets and/or shifts weight frequently / · The speaker is somewhat unenthusiastic.
· The speaker is sometimes hard to hear.
· The speaker articulates some words; many are difficult to understand.
· The speaker maintains some eye contact with the audience
· The speaker fidgets and/or shifts weight sometimes / · Enthusiasm is present.
· The speaker uses language that generally elicits an emotional response from their audience.
· The speaker usually uses projection.
· The speaker usually articulates each word.
· The speaker generally uses effective eye contact.
· The speaker’s movements are usually purposeful. / · The speaker shows clear enthusiasm for their topic.
· The speaker uses language that elicits an emotional response from their audience.
· The speaker uses projection.
· The speaker articulates each word.
· The speaker consistently uses effective eye contact.
· The speaker consistently uses purposeful gestures & movements.
Speech Organization
Use of Notecards / · The speech lacked an organization. It was a series of comments and ideas without using the speech outline form.
· The speaker used a manuscript and read from it.
· The speech caused the audience to feel uncomfortable due to the disorganization. / · The speech lacked two or more of the following: a meaningful attention getter, preview, descriptive story, review, and final statement
· The speaker used notecards, however they had writing visible to the audience
· The lack of organization made the speech difficult to follow at times / · The speech had most of the following: a meaningful attention getter, preview, descriptive story, review, and final statement
· The speaker mostly used notecards effectively (orderly, no writing on back visible to audience)
· The organization made the speech mostly easy to follow with some elements that were not clear to the audience / · The speech had a clear and meaningful attention getter, preview, descriptive story, review, and final statement
· The speaker used notecards effectively (orderly, no writing on back visible to audience)
· The organization made the speech extremely easy to follow for the audience
Speech Length / · The speech is more than 1 minute over or under time.
· The speech was delivered late. / · The speech is within 1 minute of the required time. / · The speech is within 30 seconds of the required time. / · The speech is between 3 and 5 minutes.
Grading scale / 6—35(70%)
5—33.5(67%)
4—32(64%) / 10—41(82%)
9—39.5(79%)
8—38(76%)
7—36.5(73%) / 13—45.5(91%)
12—44(88%)
11—42.5(85%) / 16—50(100%)
15—48.5(97%)
14—47(94)%
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