Informative Speech outline-instructions and sample attached

Criteria

Levels of Achievement

Advanced (90-100%)

Proficient (70-89%)

Developing (1-69%)

Not Present

DEVELOPMENT: Planning Items and Purpose Statements

5 to 5 points

All planning items (organizational pattern name, audience description, topic statement), the general statement, and the specific purpose statement are present and are perfectly developed.

4 to 4 points

Planning items (organizational pattern name, audience description, topic statement), the general statement, and the specific purpose statement are mostly present but are moderately developed.

1 to 3 points

Some planning items (organizational pattern name, audience description, topic statement), the general statement, and the specific purpose statement are present but are minimally developed.

0 points

DEVELOPMENT: Introduction and Conclusion

7 to 7 points

Introduction and conclusion sections include all required sub-sections (attention-getter, purpose statement, etc.--see the template), and each is perfectly developed.

5 to 6 points

Introduction and conclusion sections include most if not all required sub-sections (attention-getter, purpose statement, etc.--see the template), but these are moderately developed.

1 to 4 points

Introduction and conclusion sections include some required sub-sections (attention-getter, purpose statement, etc.—see the template), but these are minimally developed.

0 points

DEVELOPMENT: Main Point Statement

5 to 5 points

Main point statements are stated in single, declarative sentence format and in wording that clearly relates them to each other and to the introduction's thesis statement.

4 to 4 points

Main point statements are clear but partly relevant to thesis.

1 to 3 points

Main point statements are unclear, or irrelevant to thesis.

0 points

DEVELOPMENT: Main Point Development

11 to 12 points

Main points and their sub-points are strongly developed via supportive examples, illustrations, statistics, expert quotations, explanations, or narrative details.

8 to 10 points

Main points and their sub-points are moderately backed by supportive examples, illustrations, statistics, expert quotations, explanations, or narrative details.

1 to 7 points

Main points and their sub-points (if any) are minimally developed via supportive examples, illustrations, statistics, expert quotations, explanations, or narrative details.

0 points

ORGANIZATION: Introduction and Conclusion Sequencing

5 to 5 points

Introduction and conclusion sections include and properly sequence all of their required sub-sections (attention-getter, etc.).

4 to 4 points

Introduction and conclusion sections improperly sequence most of their required sub-sections (attention-getter, etc.).

1 to 3 points

Introduction and conclusion sections include and properly sequence some but not most of their required sub-sections (attention-getter, etc.).

0 points

ORGANIZATION: Organizational Pattern

8 to 8 points

Body section clearly follows an appropriate organizational pattern.

6 to 7 points

Body section partly follows an appropriate organizational pattern.

1 to 5 points

Body section does not follow an appropriate organizational pattern.

0 points

ORGANIZATION: Transitions

4 to 4 points

Transitional wording links all sections and sub-sections.

3 to 3 points

Some transitional wording links sections and/or subsections.

1 to 2 points

No transitional wording links sections and/or sub-sections.

0 points

ORGANIZATION: Unity

5 to 5 points

The presentation as a whole is strongly unified and coherent.

4 to 4 points

The presentation as a whole is moderately unified and cohesive.

1 to 3 points

The presentation as a whole is minimally unified and cohesive.

0 points

STYLE/GRAMMAR: Mechanics

4 to 4 points

The writing satisfies grammatical, punctuation-related, and spelling-related standards.

3 to 3 points

The writing contains some grammatical, punctuation-related, and/or spelling-related errors.

1 to 2 points

The writing contains many grammatical, punctuation-related, and/or spelling-related errors.

0 points

STYLE/GRAMMAR: Language Use

4 to 4 points

Language use is accurate, appropriate, and effective.

3 to 3 points

Language use is partly unclear, awkward or inappropriate.

1 to 2 points

Language use is largely inaccurate or inappropriate.

0 points

STYLE/GRAMMAR: Tone

4 to 4 points

The writing’s tone is appropriate and highly effective.

3 to 3 points

The writing’s tone is generally appropriate and moderately effective.

1 to 2 points

The writing’s tone is ineffective and/or inappropriate.

0 points

STYLE/FORMAT: General Style Formatting

4 to 4 points

The writing correctly follows style/formatting guidelines.

3 to 3 points

The writing partly follows style/formatting guidelines.

1 to 2 points

The writing lacks many elements of correct style/formatting.

0 points

STYLE/FORMAT: In-Text References

4 to 4 points

In-text parenthetical citations are consistently correct and appropriate.

3 to 3 points

In-text source citations are moderately correct and appropriate.

1 to 2 points

In-text source citations are minimally correct and appropriate.

0 points

STYLE/FORMAT: Reference List Page

4 to 4 points

End reference page is correctly and appropriately formatted.

3 to 3 points

End reference page contains some formatting problems.

1 to 2 points

End reference page is present but badly formatted.

0 points

Total

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