Memorization Speech Scoring Rubric

Far Below Below Satisfactory Proficient Advanced Score

Satisfactory Satisfactory
(0 – 9) (10-14) (15-19) (20-24) (25-30)
Speaker does not Speaker makes Speaker makes Speaker Speaker’s use
make eye contact. minimal eye some eye contact. routinely of eye contact
Eye Contact contact scans adds to the
audience. speech’s
effectiveness
The entire speech The majority of Much of the Speech is Speech is
is delivered too the speech is speech is delivered too delivered at an
Volume quietly. delivered too delivered too quietly or appropriate
quietly. quietly. loudly at volume.
times.
The speaker The speaker The speaker The speaker The speaker
mispronounces mispronounces mispronounces pronounces pronounces all
Pronunciation the majority of many words. several words. most words words
words. correctly. correctly.
The entire speech Most of the The speech Shows Shows great
is monotone. speech is shows moments enthusiasm enthusiasm for
Tone monotone. of enthusiasm for speaking speaking.

The entire speech Much of the The speech is Most of the The entire
is delivered too speech is delivered too speech is speech is
Rate quickly or slowly. delivered too quickly at times, delivered at delivered at an
quickly or slowly. but most of it has an appropriate appropriate
an appropriate rate of speed; rate of speed.
rate of speed at it may be too
other times. quick or slow
at times.
Speech is Speech is The speech is The speech is The speech is
partially partially mostly mostly fully
Memorized memorized and memorized, memorized, but memorized, memorized.
needs prompting pauses often to speaker might but speaker
often. recall. pause frequently might pause
to recall or need occasionally
to be prompted. to recall or
need to be
prompted.

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you are presenting.