PUBLIC SPEAKING RUBRIC Stage 3

CRITERIA GOLD SILVER BRONZE

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Structure

Interesting introduction, well developed arguments
with elaboration and an interesting conclusion.
Has a beginning, middle and end, with some
interesting information: more detail needed.
Little or no introduction or conclusion
Information is confused and disorganised
Definition of
Issue

Defines issue demonstrating knowledge and
understanding.


Reasonable attempts to define issue There are several problems with defining the topic.
Content Maintains clear focus on central idea or topic.
Work includes knowledge or description that is
detailed and shows deep understanding of material.
Relevant, well-researched and suitable information
provided in an original way with clear opinion
throughout.
Material is age appropriate, easy to follow, evidence of
unity, coherence, and emphasis
Conveys a central idea or topic.
Work includes a reasonable level of knowledge or
description, but lacks coherence and contains
some irrelevant information.
Material is mostly age appropriate; usually easy to
follow and lacking one aspect of unity, coherence
and emphasis.
Has little or no focus on central idea or topic.
Work includes a number of cut and paste excerpts
with little evidence of student transformation of
information.
Material is not age appropriate for audience; difficult
to follow, little to no evidence of unity, coherence,
and emphasis.
METHOD (20%)
Purpose, Style
8 marks
Engages and entertains the audience with a well-
organised, logical and sustained presentation for
exactly 3-4 minutes.
Confident presenter who refers to and backs up
arguments.
A clear presentation throughout. Uses examples or
elaboration to support any points and uses techniques
to persuade, eg rhetorical questions. (if applicable)
Holds attention of audience, attempts to build a
sustained presentation to 3 minutes.
Own content, well organised/logical.
Content reflects purpose
Information is somewhat clear with supporting
examples or good elaboration
Information poorly formed, does not hold audience
attention.
Information lacks complexity and detail, does not
reach 3 minute time allocation.
Presents information, but it may be a little confusing.
Content does not reflect task or irrelevant.


MANNER (40%)
Oral presentation
skills,
Eye contact,
Voice, Gesture
16 marks
Uses palm cards with keywords.
Maintains eye contact.
Speaks with clarity and uses appropriate intonation,
volume and pauses when presenting as culturally
appropriate.
Uses gesture, posture, facial expression, tone of voice
and appropriate pace of speaking to engage the
interest of an audience.
Uses palm cards, but not with keywords
Some eye contact.
Reasonably attempts to speak with clarity and
uses appropriate intonation, volume and pauses
when presenting as culturally appropriate.
Reasonably attempts to use gesture, posture,
facial expression, tone of voice, pace of speaking
to engage the interest of an audience.
Palm cards not evident.
Limited gesture, posture, facial expression, tone of
voice, pace of speaking to engage the interest of an
audience.
Limited eye contact.

Submission of
work
Work is on time.
All elements have been included and are organised
well.
Work is on time.
Some elements are missing.
Work is late.
Poor organisation of work and many aspects
missing.
SCORING

40

40

40
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