Prepared Speech

Term 3

ENGLISH

GRADE 12

TOTAL MARKS: 10

DATE ISSUED: 21 July 2025

DUE DATE: 25 July 2025

Examiner: Mrs P. Reece​ ​ ​Moderator: Ms N. Mabaso

LEARNING OUTCOMES

●​ Write and present a prepared speech.

INSTRUCTIONS

1.​ Complete your assignment by filling in your answers on this sheet.

2.​ Complete all questions in the order that they are presented to you.
3.​ Shareable video links should be added to the answer sheet.
4.​ Include any relevant planning.
5.​ The maximum mark for this assignment is 10.
6.​ Answers must be completed on this answer sheet, saved as a PDF and
uploaded to the OLC.
7.​ This task is a formal assessment, so you must complete it because it will
affect your grade.

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism is when you use someone else’s work without giving them credit.
Please ensure that you do not copy the answers from the online campus or any
other sources. Complete the assessment in your own words.

PLAGIARISM DECLARATION

I declare that all work in this formal assessment is my own. I have not committed
plagiarism as defined by the plagiarism policy. I have not accessed any resources
on the online campus to help me complete this assessment. I will not use
text-to-speech software (such as Natural Readers) or any other type of
concession (unless I have been approved for a concession in writing by
Academic Support within the Student Well-Being Department or SACAI in the
form of a concession letter). I will ensure that this assessment is completed in
my own handwriting and that I have not used any stylus to assist in writing this
paper.

Add your name here

_________________________

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Student signature

QUESTION 1

Present a prepared speech on ONE of the following topics below. Your speech
must be 4–5 minutes long. Before you begin your speech, clearly state the topic
you have chosen.

1.​ The head of Innovation at WhatsApp has invited users to submit their
ideas for a new emoji.

Present a speech sharing your idea for a new emoji. You must also explain
why you think people will use it.​

2.​ Prepare a TedTalk about why having the ability to feel emotions is the
greatest superpower that human beings have.​

3.​ Presidents of countries should be required to donate half their salaries to

charities.​

4.​ The head of Instagram wants to launch a new update, making it

impossible for users to delete any comment they post.

Convince the head of Instagram why this would be a good or bad idea.​

5.​ The only thing we need to make the world a better place is courage.​

6.​ The Department of Education has invited Grade 12 learners to submit

their ideas for a new school subject for 2026.

Present a speech that persuades a panel why mental health should be a

school subject.​

7.​ Regardless of the sport they play, professional athletes should be

required to coach high school students in their off-seasons.

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 8.​ You are personally affected by an issue. You decide to plan a march to
protest the issue. A popular radio presenter has invited you on their show
to talk about the protest march.

Present a speech that persuades listeners to attend the protest march.

Planning

Question 1.1

Clearly state your selected oral topic.

Topic 2:
Why emotions are a great superpower.

Question 1.2

Type all planning in the space provided below.

file:///C:/Users/racha/OneDrive/english%20speach%20module%2023.pdf

QUESTION 2: Video submission​

Important instructions for once your video has been recorded:

●​ If your video exceeds 1 minute, we highly recommend that you compress

your file to ensure that your upload may be done seamlessly. Please make

use of this compressing link or use a compressing platform of your choice.

●​ Upload your video to your UCT OHS Google Drive.

●​ Once uploaded, right-click on the video and select “Share”.

●​ Click "Share" again, and change the access from “Restricted” to “Valenture

Campus”.

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 ●​ Click “Copy link” and paste it into the space provided on this answer sheet.

Paste your shareable video link in the space provided below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IWDwAHlBXZP0T81ubCpFqxupxFckHcXi/view?usp=sh
aring

●​ Once you’ve added your link, make sure that it’s an accessible hyperlink by

right-clicking, selecting ‘Edit hyperlink/Edit link’ and pasting the URL in the

space provided.

●​ Finally, save this as a PDF and upload it to the OLC.

RUBRIC: Prepared speech (10 x 4 = 40 / 4 = 10 marks)

Criteria Exceptional Skillful Moderate Elementary Inadequate

8–10 6–7 4–5 2–3 0–1

Research skills Convincing Sound evidence Satisfactory Limited or partial Little to no

evidence that a that a wide range of evidence that evidence that evidence of any
10 MARKS
wide range of interesting and relevant sources sources have been sources used.
interesting and relevant sources have been used. Hardly any new
relevant sources have been consulted. Little evidence of ideas. Any research
have been consulted. The presentation is research, owing to done does not
consulted. New and adequate and some a lack of new ideas, contribute to the
A wide range of interesting facts new facts and ideas facts or effectiveness of the
new and interesting and examples have been given. information. presentation.
facts and examples contribute to a
make the well-structured
presentation presentation.
impressive.

Planning and Thoroughly Well planned Satisfactory Some planning Evidence of some
planned according according to task, planning according according to task, planning according
organisation of
to task, audience, audience, context, to task, audience, audience, context, to task, audience,
content context, and and format. context, and and format, using context, and
10 MARKS format, using Good and format, using little research from format, using no
thorough research appropriate adequate research previous research from
from previous introduction. from previous study/experience. study/experience.
study/experience. Good and study/experience. The introduction is Little evidence of
Striking sustained Reasonably good relevant but introduction, which
introduction. development of introduction. arouses only some barely creates
Brilliant ideas and Reasonable interest. interest.
development of argument; good development of Adequate Arguments are
ideas and evidence of prior argument, which development of inconsistent/
argument; knowledge. can be followed ideas and difficult to follow;
outstanding Content reflects easily; some argument but has no evidence of
evidence of prior creativity, evidence of prior problems with prior knowledge.
knowledge. originality, and knowledge. cohesion; little The content is
Outstanding some insight Content is fairly evidence of prior barely original and
creativity, Good conclusion. original, but not knowledge. lacks creativity and

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 originality, and always creative and Content shows insight.
insight. insight sometimes some originality, Hardly any
Skilful conclusion lacking. but is not always evidence of a
drawing ideas Reasonably good creative and lacks conclusion
together. conclusion, but insight.
sometimes lacks Adequate
cohesion. conclusion, but
lacks cohesion.

Tone, speaking Outstandingly Good fluent Reasonably fluent Sometimes fluent, Lacks fluency and
fluent presentation presentation with presentation with but the expression,
and
with appropriate appropriate style some hesitation; presentation lacks inappropriate style
presentation style and register. and register. style and register appropriate style and register.
skills Clearly audible. Largely clear and mostly appropriate. and register. Articulation unclear
10 MARKS Outstanding use of audible. Reasonably clear Somewhat audible. and inaudible.
eye contact, facial Good use of eye and audible. Some use of eye Very little eye
expressions, and contact, facial Eye contact, facial contact, facial contact, facial
body language. expressions, and expressions, and expressions, and expressions, and
Confident delivery body language. body language are body language, but body language.
with very little use Notes used reasonably not always Dependent on
of notes. effectively. convincing. convincing. notes.
Some dependency The use of notes
on notes. detracts from the
presentation.

Critical Mature vocabulary Good vocabulary Reasonably mature Adequate Limited vocabulary
and creative and creative vocabulary and vocabulary and and language use.
awareness of
language use. language use. creative language language use. Struggles to
language usage Outstanding Good manipulation use. Some attempt to manipulate
10 MARKS manipulation of of language. Reasonable manipulate language.
language. Good language manipulation of language. Limited awareness
Exceptional awareness. language. Moderate language of language.
language Reasonable awareness.
awareness. language
awareness.

SBA END