Speech Review

The purpose of this assignment is to hone your critical thinking and analytical skills as you select and review a speech (8-10 minutes in length). You will critique the speech for content, style, structure, and overall quality based on the readings and content from class. Papers should be 1000-1200 words with fully developed paragraphs (4-6 sentences each) based on the topics listed with appropriate citations to the text or other reference materials. Papers will be double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins. This assignment must be posted in Blackboard before class (10:30AM) on the due date.

Speech Review Rubric

Criteria

Exemplary (10)

Good (8-9)

Acceptable (6-7)

Unacceptable (5 or below)

Introduction and purpose

Synthesizes the purpose of the speech in one clear, coherent paragraph that appropriately introduces the content without repeating the speech

Identifies the purpose of the speech in one clear, coherent paragraph that appropriately introduces the content without repeating the speech

Identifies the purpose of the speech in one clear, coherent paragraph that introduces the content without repeating the speech

Identifies the purpose of the speech but repeats the entire speech without synthesis

Use of Existing Knowledge

Synthesizes in-depth information from textbook and other sources to carefully connect speech to many known communication techniques and processes

Presents in-depth information from textbook and other sources to carefully connect speech to multiple known communication techniques and processes

Presents information from textbook and other sources to connect speech to some communication techniques and processes with limited quality

Does not present information from textbook to analyze speech

Style analysis

Organizes and synthesizes evidence to reveal insightful patterns, differences, similarities related to style

Organizes evidence to reveal important patterns, differences, or similarities related to style

Organizes evidence, but the organization is not effective in revealing important patterns, differences, or similarities

Lists evidence, but it is not organized and/or is unrelated to style

Content Analysis

Thoroughly (systematically and methodically) analyzes content for structure, depth of reasoning, assumptions, and fallacies

Identifies (systematically and methodically) analyzes content for structure, depth of reasoning, assumptions, and fallacies

Analyzes content for structure, depth of reasoning, assumptions, and fallacies

Shows an emerging awareness of content related to structure, depth of reasoning, assumptions, and fallacies

Quality of Writing

Uses graceful language that skillfully communicates meaning to reader with clarity and fluency and is virtually error free

Uses straightforward language that generally conveys meaning to readers. The language has few errors

Uses language that generally conveys meaning to reader with clarity, although writing may include noticeable errors

Uses language that sometimes impedes meaning because of errors in usage