(2020) FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE: ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR PREPARED SPEECH: GRADE 10 – 12 [10x2 = 20]

Criteria Exceptional Skillful Moderate Elementary Inadequate

10 - 8 7-6 5-4 3-2 1- 0
Research skills Convincing evidence that a wide range of Good evidence that a wide range Satisfactory evidence that relevant Some evidence that relevant Limited evidence of partial use
interesting and relevant sources have been of interesting and relevant sources have been consulted. sources were used. of sources.
consulted. sources have been consulted.

Planning and A wide range of new and interesting facts Interesting facts and examples Presentation is interesting and some Presentation is adequate but Little evidence of research
organisation of content and examples make the presentation contribute to a well-structured new and interesting facts and without the spark of new ideas, owing to lack of new ideas,
impressive. presentation. examples have been given. facts or information. facts or information

Thoroughly planned according to task, Well planned according to task, Satisfactory planning according to Adequate planning according to Evidence of some planning
audience, context and format. audience, context and format. task, audience, context and format. task, audience, context and according to task, audience,
Good and appropriate format. context and format.
Striking introduction which immediately introduction which arouses Reasonably good introduction which Introduction adequate which Some evidence of
grasps audience attention. interest. still arouses interest. arouses some interest. introduction, but barely
Good, and sustained arouses interest.
Brilliant development of ideas and development of ideas and Good development of argument Adequate development of ideas Some arguments can be
argument. argument. which can be followed easily. and argument but has problems followed, but others are
with cohesion. inconsistent / can barely be
Content reflects outstanding creativity, Content reflects creativity Content fairly original, but not Content shows some originality, followed.
originality and mature insight originality and some insight. always creative and insight but not always creative and lacks Content is barely original and
sometimes lacking. insight. lacks creativity or originality.
Skillful ending thoroughly drawn together. Good conclusion. Reasonably good ending, but Adequate conclusion but lacks Hardly any evidence of a
sometimes lacks cohesion. cohesion. conclusion.
Use of language, tone, Natural delivery, a fluent skilled and Good presenter, fluent Reasonably fluent presenter, but Sometimes fluent. Lacks fluency, hesitant, lacks
speaking and animated presenter. presentation. sometimes shows hesitation. expression.
presentation skills Clearly audible articulation. Largely audible articulation. Reasonably clear articulation and Only relatively audible and Articulation not clear and
audibility. articulate. hardly audible.
Confident delivery with very little use of Notes used effectively. Some dependency on notes but still Use of notes often detracts from Dependent on notes.
notes. good contact with the audience. presentation.
Eye contact, facial expressions, Eye contact, facial expressions, Eye contact, facial expressions, Inadequate eye contact, facial Very little eye contact / facial
gestures and body language outstanding, gestures and body language gestures and body language expressions, gestures and expressions / body language.
functional and convincing. largely functional and convincing. reasonably convincing. body language, not always
convincing.
Appropriate style and register. Appropriate style and register. Style and register mostly Style and register rarely Mostly inappropriate style and
appropriate. appropriate. register.
Thorough, mature vocabulary and creative Good vocabulary and creative Reasonably mature vocabulary and Adequate vocabulary and Limited vocabulary and
language use. language use. creative language use. language use. language use.
Outstanding language manipulation in Good language manipulation in Reasonable language manipulation Some language manipulation in Struggles to manipulate
order to evoke audience response. order to evoke audience response. in order to evoke audience response. order to evoke audience language in order to evoke
Exceptional awareness of language, Good awareness of language, Reasonable awareness of response. audience response.
especially on sensitive issues. especially on sensitive issues. language, especially on sensitive Some awareness of language, Seldom aware of language,
Excellent and thoughtful choice and Good and appropriate choice and issues. especially on sensitive issues especially on sensitive issues
presentation of visual/other aids, fully use of visual / other aids Visual/other aids are mostly relevant
integrated into the speech to contribute successfully integrated into the to the topic and contribute to the Visual / other aids poorly used, Use of aids clumsy and not
effectively to the success of the speech to contribute effectively to success of the presentation (where not always totally appropriate functional (where used).
presentation (where used). the success of the presentation used). (where used).
(where used).

Audience reaction overwhelmingly Audience interest sustained. Most members of the audience follow Mixed reaction from the Lack of audience interest
positive. with interest. audience. shown.