Speech Marking Criteria & Information

T@TT Speech Challenge

This term we are embarking on a speech challenge in our classroom. This means you will think about, write, rehearse, and present a PERSUASIVE SPEECH that is between 2 mins 30 sec and 3 mins 30 sec.

YOU will be an inspiring and motivating speaker.  This will take preparation and hard work on your part, but it can be done!

Your speech is to include some features of persuasive writing, but most importantly it is to include a personal story or connection. How did you feel?

Our expectation is that you improve on your speech performance from last year.

There are two rubrics for your speech:

Writing

• Prepare and present an interesting persuasive speech that inspires or motivates your audience.

Presenting

• Present your speech using good Pace, Projection, and Posture.
• Engage the audience using good expression, including facial, voice, and gestures.

Class competitions will be held on Monday 19 September. The top two speakers per class are sent through to the T@TT competition on Wednesday 21 September.

Timeline – Term 3

Week Six	Introduction to persuasive writing Identify the features of persuasive writing
	Introduction to speeches: watch some examples ‘Brown Brother’ Sorry Future Generations Kid President TEDx kids Develop topic & write introduction
Week Seven	Continue writing Edit using P.I.G.S.  (punctuation, improvement, grammar, spelling)
	Practice at home: Pace, posture, expression, gestures Know your speech inside & out
Week Eight	Create cue cards (with notes only, not your whole speech) Practice at home Hand in a copy of your final speech writing Monday p.m.
Week Nine	Monday 19 September - Classroom competitions Wednesday 21st September - T@TT Competition
Week One	Wednesday 19h October, time to be confirmed - Bays Cluster Competition at Our Lady Star of the Sea

Persuasive Writing		Title of Speech:	Name:
	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
IMPACT	With reasonable clarity and logic conveys an opinion. Shows awareness of the audience through content and language choices. Sometimes uses analogy, similes, or metaphors to enhance explanations or arguments	Conveys an opinion clearly and logically. Shows awareness of the audience through choices of content, structure, and language. Sometimes uses analogy, similes, or metaphors to enhance explanations or arguments.	Conveys an opinion clearly and logically. Targets the audience through use of appropriate stylistic and language selections, including analogy, similes, or metaphors
IDEAS	Supports the arguments with a range of mostly objective ideas, data, reasons, or opinions. Supports ideas, data, reasons, or opinions with significant detail.	Supports the arguments with a range of mostly objective ideas, data, reasons, or opinions. Supports the ideas, data, reasons, or opinions with precise and logical detail and/or comment	Clearly and consistently maintains a point of view. Supports the main ideas convincingly through elaboration, use of evidence, and links to other ideas
STRUCTURE + ORGANISATION	Begins by taking a position, develops it with evidence, and restates it to conclude. Uses some causal conjunctions, e.g., “because”, to link ideas. Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths.	Organises and links ideas logically (position statement, evidence, position restated). May use temporal conjunctions, e.g., “firstly”, “secondly”, to demonstrate logic. Uses varied connectives*, e.g., “however”, “although”, “on the other hand”, “consequently”. Uses a variety of sentence structures, beginnings, and lengths for effect	Structures material appropriately for form and purpose. Links main and supporting ideas within and between paragraphs, using a range of connectives. Conveys a sense of coherence and wholeness. Uses a variety of sentence structures with some impact
LANGUAGE FEATURES	Attempts to use precise, topic-related vocabulary (some of it technical) to make arguments more objective and informative. Often includes adjectives, adverbs, or synonyms to enhance detail.	Uses persuasive vocabulary effectively. Uses a range of persuasive language features, often effectively. This might include emotive words, rhetorical questions, imperatives, repetition, the passive voice, pronouns that denote inclusion of the reader, and some data and researched evidence.	Selects appropriate vocabulary with increasing control. Uses a wide range of persuasive language features with control and intent. This might include emotive words, rhetorical questions, imperatives, repetition, the passive voice, pronouns that denote inclusion of the reader, and data and researched evidence.

Speech Judging Sheet (T@TT Competition)
Name
Topic
Time (2m 30s minimum; 3m 30s maximum)
Content
Speech Construction: Included an introduction, development and conclusion.			/10
Presentation and Delivery: Speaks at appropriate volume and pace with a clear voice.                  Stands in a confident manner, making eye contact with the audience, and uses expression with some gestures.			/15
Content of speech: Ideas, opinions and examples backed up by evidence of research.  Speech topic appropriate to audience.			/10
Language: Used persuasive and interesting language for effect eg; repetition, humour, rhetorical questions, hyperbole, deeper language features.			/10
Effectiveness: Captured the audience’s attention (through content and delivery).			/15
Deduct 5 points if significantly under or over the time allowed. TOTAL			/60
Notes