GRADE 7/8 SPEECH CONTEST RUBRIC

OVERALL DELIVERY
Appropriateness of Topic
Topic is appropriate for this grade level

Appearance of Speaker
Posture
Confidence
Interaction with Audience
Eye contact
Speaker captures and retains audience
attention
Voice
Clarity
Expression
Volume
Delivery
Smoothness, fluency, no long pauses, no
extra words (e.g., um)
Enthusiasm
Speed (e.g., does not speak too fast)
Length of speech (3-5 minutes)
Memorization
MATERIAL

Introduction
Hook sentence that grabs the audiences
attention
Contains a greeting (e.g., Good morning
Ms. Bovey and fellow students)
Organization
Logical organization of ideas
Smooth transitions between ideas
Easy to follow
Conclusion
A few final sentences to summarize/Wrapup
Ends with a punch
LANGUAGE

Language
Appropriate word choice for this grade
level
Speaks in complete sentences
Correct grammar used
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

Response to questions from teacher and peers

Demonstrates understanding of the topic

TOTAL SCORE

/32