ORAL COMMUNICATION IN CONTEXT
MAJOR PERFORMANCE TASK
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Final grade
Name: _________________________________________________ Section: ___________________________
Title of the speech: _______________________________________ Type of speech: Memorized Manuscript
Teacher Comments: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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CRITERIA 4 3 2 1 Weight Rating
Eye Contact & Holds attention of entire Consistent use of eye contact Displayed minimal eye contact No eye contact with the
Body Language audience with the use of direct with audience. with the audience. audience.
(20%) eye contact. Plus, made movements or Plus, very little movement or Plus, no movement or
Plus, movements seem fluid and gestures that enhance descriptive gestures or descriptive gestures.
help the audience visualize. articulation but not helping the distracting gestures.
audience to visualize.
Poise & Student displays relaxed self- Makes minor mistakes, but Displays mild tension. Had Tension and nervousness is
Enthusiasm (20%) confident nature about self with quickly recovers from them. trouble recovering from obvious. Has trouble
no mistakes. Displays little or no tension. mistakes. recovering from mistakes.
Plus, demonstrates a strong Plus, occasionally shows Plus, shows very little interest in Plus, shows that they did not
positive feeling about the topic positive feelings about the topic. the topic. like the topic they chose.
during the entire presentation.
Elocution (15%) Student uses a clear voice and Student’s voice is clear. Student Student’s voice is low. Student Student mumbles, incorrectly
correct, precise pronunciation of pronounces most words incorrectly pronounces words. pronounces words and
terms so that all audience correctly. Most audience Audience members have speaks too quietly for the
members can hear the members can hear the difficulty hearing the majority of listeners.
presentation. presentation. presentation.
Mastery (15%) Student didn’t miss any Student missed 1-2 idea in Student missed 3-4 idea in Student presented an entirely
word/idea in the piece and presenting his/her written presenting his/her written different speech from what
presented the speech with speech. speech. he/she submitted.
outmost mastery.
seldom looking at notes often returns to notes. reading mostly from the notes. entire speech is read from
(Manuscript). (Manuscript). (Manuscript). notes.(Manuscript).
Organization (15%) Student presents information in Student presents information in Audience has difficulty following Audience cannot understand
a logical, interesting sequence a logical sequence which the the presentation because the the presentation because
which the audience can follow. audience can follow. speech lacks a logical flow. there is no rational sequence
of information
Props and Costume Student used appropriate props Student used appropriate props Student presented with NO
(15%) and/or costume that display and/or costume that display appropriate costume and/or
his/her speech in the best way his/her speech in a better props.
possible. manner.
TOTAL
