Unit 4 Informational Writing Rubric

Unit 4 Task 3: Written Speech

​Directions: Use the rubric in front of you to answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

You will be writing an informational speech this unit on what topic?

• Speech on "Outerbanks Season 3"

• Speech on "The Footprints I Want to Make"

• Speech on "How to Survive Middle School"

• Speech on "Taylor Swift's Album, Midnight"

Multiple Choice

Which part of the rubric is weighed the heaviest? (Worth the most points)

• Introduction

• Voice/Style

• Body Paragraphs

• Editing/Proofreading

Multiple Choice

How many body paragraphs should you have in your speech?

• Minimum of three

• Two

• Four

• Five

Multiple Choice

How do you score distinguished for your introduction paragraph?

• Write a long thesis statement

• Use first person pronouns

• Elicit a response from the audience

• Make a proofreading error

Multiple Select

When you're graded on editing/proofreading, what is your teacher looking at?

• Grammar

• Spelling

• Punctuation

• Capitalization

Multiple Choice

True or False: To receive distinguished for your body paragraphs, you must use one piece of relevant evidence to support each subtopic.

• False

• True

Multiple Select

Style/Voice is created using what?

• Figurative Language

• Words with strong emotional connotation

• Motivational/Inspirational Purpose

• Unique to the student

Multiple Select

To receive proficient for your conclusion, what two things must you do?

• Use relevant evidence

• Restate the thesis in a new way

• Challenges/encourages/inspires the audience

• Connects evidence/examples to the topic

Multiple Choice

Is this a formative grade (quiz, classwork) or summative grade (test, project?)

• Summative

• Formative

Open Ended

What questions do we have?

Poll

Rate how confident you feel in your understanding of this rubric?

• I totally got this!

• I understand it pretty well.

• I may need some more explanation.

• What is going on?!?!?!