英语演讲选修课评分标准

Criteria for Grading Speeches

A “C ” speech must meet the following standards:

¨ The speech must be original.

¨ The speech must meet the requirements of the assignment.

¨ The topic must be appropriate for the audience.

¨ The topic must be sufficiently focused.

¨ The speech must have a clearly identifiable purpose.

¨ The speech must contain sufficient supporting material.

¨ The speech must reflect responsible knowledge.

¨ The speech must have an identifiable design complete with an introduction and conclusion.

¨ The speech must be presented extemporaneously.

¨ The speaker must use language correctly.

¨ The speech must be presented on the day assigned

A “B ” speech must meet the following standards:

¨ The speech must satisfy all requirements for a C speech.

¨ The topic must be challenging.

¨ The topic must be adapted to fit the audience.

¨ The speaker must demonstrate personal commitment to the topic and assignment. ¨ The speech must have a greater research base.

¨ The speaker must use a variety of supporting materials.

¨ The speaker must document references within the presentation.

¨ The speech must create and sustain attention.

¨ The speech should have effective transitions, previews, and summaries. ¨ The speech must be presented with poise.

An “A ” speech must meet the following standards:

¨The speech must satisfy all requirements for a B speech.

¨ The speech must demonstrate imagination and creativity in topic selection and development.

¨ The speech must create and sustain strong identification among speaker, topic, and audience.

¨ Information and supporting materials must be well adapted to the audience. ¨ The speech must have an even greater research base.

¨ The speaker must demonstrate a comprehensive analysis and understanding of

ideas and issues.

¨ The speaker must demonstrate the artful use of language and stylistic techniques. ¨ The speaker must make a polished presentation.

A “D “speech does not meet two or three of the standards for a C

speech or

¨ The speech is obviously unrehearsed.

¨ The speech is based entirely on biased information or unsupported opinions. ¨ The subject is inappropriate, offensive, or confusing to the audience. ¨ The speaker demonstrates a lack of seriousness about the assignment.

An “F ” speech does not meet four or more of the standards for a C speech, reflects one or more of the problems associated with a D speech, or

¨ The speech contains fabricated supporting material.

¨ The speaker deliberately distorts evidence.

¨ The speech is plagiarized.

Self-Introductory Speech Evaluation Form

Name __________________________ Date _________ Grade _____________ Topic _______________________________________________________

General

_____ Did the speaker seem committed to the topic?

_____ Did the speech fulfill the specifics of assignment?

_____ Did the speech promote identification among topic, audience, and speaker? _____ Was purpose of the speech clear?

_____ Was the topic handled with imagination and freshness?

_____ Did the speech meet high ethical standards?

Substance and Structure

_____ Did the introduction arouse interest?

_____ Was the speech easy to follow?

_____ Could you identify the main points of the speech?

_____ Were main ideas supported by examples or narratives?

_____ Did the conclusion help you remember the speech?

Presentation

_____ Was the language clear, simple, and direct?

_____ Was the language colorful?

_____ Were grammar and pronunciations correct?

_____ Was the speech presented extemporaneously?

_____ Were notes used unobtrusively?

_____ Was the speech presented enthusiastically?

_____ Did the speaker maintain good eye contact?

Comments:

Informative Speech Evaluation Form

Name ________________________ Date _________ Grade _____________ Topic ______________________________________________

General

_____ Did the speaker seem committed to the topic?

_____ Did the speech fulfill the specifics of assignment?

_____ Was the speech adapted to fit the audience?

_____ Did the speech promote identification among topic, audience, and speaker? _____ Was purpose of the speech clear?

_____ Was the topic handled with imagination and freshness?

_____ Did the speech meet high ethical standards?

Substance

_____ Was the topic worthwhile?

_____ Had the speaker done sufficient research?

_____ Were the main ideas supported with reliable information?

_____ Was testimony used appropriately?

_____ Were sources documented properly?

_____ Were examples and narratives used effectively?

Structure

_____ Did the introduction arouse interest?

_____ Did the introduction adequately preview the message?

_____ Was the speech easy to follow?

_____ Could you identify the main points of the speech?

_____ Were transitions used to tie the speech together?

_____ Did the conclusion help you remember the speech?

Presentation

_____ Was the language clear, simple, and direct?

_____ Was the language colorful?

_____ Were grammar and pronunciations correct?

_____ Was the speech presented extemporaneously?

_____ Were notes used unobtrusively?

_____ Was the speech presented enthusiastically?

_____ Did the speaker maintain good eye contact?

_____ Did gestures and body language complement ideas?

_____ Was the speaker’s voice expressive?

_____ Were the rate and loudness appropriate to the material?

_____ Did the speaker use pauses appropriately?

_____ Did presentation aids make the message clearer or more memorable? _____ Were presentation aids skillfully integrated into the speech?

_____ Was the presentation free from distracting mannerisms?

Comments: On the other side of the paper

Name ________________________ Date _________ Grade_____

Topic _______________________________________________________ General

_____ Did the speaker seem committed to the topic?

_____ Did the speech fulfill the specifics of assignment?

_____ Was the speech adapted to fit the audience?

_____ Did the speech promote identification among topic, audience, and speaker? _____ Was purpose of the speech clear?

_____ Was the topic handled with imagination and freshness?

Substance

_____ Was the topic worthwhile?

_____ Had the speaker done sufficient research?

_____ Were the main ideas supported with reliable information? _____ Was testimony used appropriately?

_____ Were sources documented properly?

_____ Were examples and narratives used effectively?

_____ Were appropriate proofs used?

_____ Was the reasoning clear?

_____ Did the reasoning follow an acceptable, logical pattern?

Structure

_____ Did the introduction arouse interest?

_____ Did the introduction adequately preview the message?

_____ Was the speech easy to follow?

_____ Could you identify the main points of the speech?

_____ Were transitions used to tie the speech together?

_____ Did the conclusion help you remember the speech?

Presentation

_____ Was the language clear, simple, direct?

_____ Were grammar and pronunciations correct?

_____ Was the speech presented extemporaneously?

_______ Was the speech presented enthusiastically?

_____ Did the speaker maintain good eye contact?

_____ Did gestures and body language complement ideas?

_____ Was the speaker’s voice expressive?

_____ Were the rate and loudness appropriate to the material?

_____ Did the speaker use pauses appropriately?

_____ Did presentation aids make the message clearer or more memorable? _____ Were presentation aids skillfully integrated into the speech? _____ Was the presentation free from distracting mannerisms?

Comments: On the other side of the paper

Name __________________________ Date _________ Grade ________

Topic __________________________________________________________ General

_____ Did the speaker seem committed to the topic?

_____ Did the speech fulfill the specifics of assignment?

_____ Did the speech promote identification among topic, audience, and speaker? _____ Was purpose of the speech clear?

_____ Was the topic handled with imagination and freshness?

Substance and Structure

_____ Did the introduction arouse interest?

_____ Was the speech easy to follow?

_____ Could you identify the main points of the speech?

_____ Were the proper factors magnified in the presentation?

_____ Were main ideas supported by examples or narratives?

_____ Did the conclusion help you remember the speech?

Presentation

_____ Was the language clear and direct?

_____ Was the language appropriate to the occasion?

_____ Were grammar and pronunciations correct?

_____ Was the speech presented extemporaneously?

_____ Were notes used unobtrusively?

_____ Did the speaker maintain good eye contact?

_____ Did gestures and body language complement ideas?

_____ Was the speaker’s voice expressive?

_____ Were the rate and loudness appropriate to the material?

_____ Did the speaker use pauses appropriately?

_____ Was the presentation free from distracting mannerisms?

Comments: