Q Prompt This is where you will upload your written Informative speech. Before you submit your speech, I strongly look at the sample speeches. If you speech does not look like the sample, you are not doing it correctly. All of the parts of your speech should be labeled like the sample. Your Works Cited page should look like the sample. ________________________________________ Guidelines This is where you will upload a copy of your Informative speech and your Works Cited or Reference Page. See the Informative speech assignment and Aristotelian pages for more details. The speech must be uploaded as a word or PDF document. • Again, don't forget that I provided you with samples of what your speeches should look like. • If your speech does not look like the sample with all the parts labeled and the your Works Cited page is not done correctly, you will lost points! ________________________________________ Rubric There is a rubric at the bottom of this page and it very important because it should serve as guide for your speech. Make sure to review it before your submit your assignment. ________________________________________ Additional Support • Need help using Canvas Assignments? If so, please review the following guide: o Canvas Student Guide - How to Submit Assignments • If you are struggling with writing the speech, reread Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 of your text. (Links to an external site.) If you are unsure how to do an MLA style Works Cited Page, Purdue has your back (Links to an external site.). Also, don't forget that I provided you with samples of what your speeches should look like. ________________________________________ Rubric Written Informative Rubric Written Informative Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSpeech content Your topic is explained well. There is more than one main point and the way you explained the topic is clear and easy to understand. Make sure to look at the sample informative speeches. In this section, I will also be looking at spelling and grammar errors. 20 to >19.0 pts Nice job! Your content is generally clear and easy to understand, and if there are any spelling or grammar issues, they are minor. Nice work! 19 to >4.0 pts It's good, but needs some work. Your content is generally clear and easy to understand, but there may be some issues with the flow of the speech and the way the content is laid out. The speech might have a number of spelling and grammar errors. 4 to >0 pts I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you have written. Sometimes students turn is papers that lack clarity and are filled with grammar and spelling errors. I recommend you review the samples speeches in greater detail. You may also want to consider visiting the writing center for additional help. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAristotelian Structure This speech requires you to follow the Aristotelian outline structure. Make sure to review that and the samples before you submit your speech. All part of the speech (e.g. thesis, preview etc) must be labeled like the sample. If your speech does not look like the sample, you are going to lose points! 10 to >9.0 pts Followed the Aristotelian outline and the samples Nice work! You have followed directions and your speech is good to go. Start working on the delivery! 9 to >5.0 pts Just a few issues You have generally followed directions and your speech is good to go. You most likely didn't label the parts like the sample speeches or you missed parts like the preview or transitions. 5 to >0 pts You need to work on this You really didn't follow the Aristotelian and your speech doesn't look like the sample. You may redo this to get points back, but make sure to watch my Aristotelian outline video again and review the sample speeches. 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSources You must have at least six sources in this speech and they must be recent and of high quality. 10 to >9.0 pts You know your sources! You have six high quality sources and they are embedded correctly into your speech. All of the information in your speech is clearly linked to a source. 9 to >5.0 pts Your sources need a bit of work You might be lacking a source or two and/or they are poor quality, biased sources. You may not have embedded the sources correctly into your speech. Additionally, there may be information in your speech that is not cleary linked to a source. 5 to >0 pts You need to work on your sources... You do not have the required number of sources and/or they are not in the body of your speech. If you have sources, they are poor quality and probably biased. 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMLA You must have an MLA Works Cited Page. Make sure to review the informative samples. 10 to >9.0 pts MLA is your jam! You are an MLA master 9 to >1.0 pts Mostly MLA You have a Works Cited page, but you made some errors. These may include numbering your cites and/or not alphabetizing them. A common mistake students make is just copying and pasting hyperlinks and not formatting the hyperlinks correctly. Another common mistake is having sources on the Works Cited page that are not in the body of the speech. 1 to >0 pts No Works Cited page This is zero because you did not turn in a Works Cited page. 10 pts Total Points: 50 PreviousNext