Speech Assignment for Spring Semester English Language Arts

Directions: Pick a topic of your choosing (this must be by me) and write a persuasive speech on
it. Speech needs 3 sources, not all three sources have to be in the text, but two. By this I mean
one of your sources can be used for research or background on your topic for you to gain
knowledge and two will be used in the text as data, facts, credibility. The rubric is provided
below for the draft and final submission.

Excellent (4) Average (3) Developing Needs

(2) Improvement
(1)

Delivery/Presentation Has the Has the Reads from Does not

audience’s majority of paper and address
attention. the audience’s makes little audience at all
Does not read attention. eye contact and reads
from paper. Refers to with audience. straight from
Speaks notes but Stumbles over paper. Is not
fluently and makes eye some words. prepared to
clear. contact with give speech.
audience.
Speaks
clearly.

Content Speech flows Speech flows Speech is Speech is

well, point is well, point is confusing in unorganized
clear. clear but some spots, and there is no
could use point is evident point.
work. unclear.

Citations Has at least 3 Has 3 Has 1 to 2 Has no

sources. Cites sources, sources, does citations or
research works them not cite. sources.
properly. into content
well. Cites
them
properly.

Rhetorical Devices Uses 2 Uses 1 Uses 1 Uses no

rhetorical rhetorical rhetorical rhetorical
devices and device and device but it devices.
flows well flows well does not make
with text. with text. sense.