This document outlines the criteria and scoring levels for students participating in a debate activity to develop their reading, writing, and reasoning skills. It provides descriptors for evaluating students on content knowledge, preparation, delivery, posture/eye contact, interaction with teammates, and assigns a group grade. Students will be rated on a scale of 1-4 in various categories to assess their performance in the debate.
This document outlines the criteria and scoring levels for students participating in a debate activity to develop their reading, writing, and reasoning skills. It provides descriptors for evaluating students on content knowledge, preparation, delivery, posture/eye contact, interaction with teammates, and assigns a group grade. Students will be rated on a scale of 1-4 in various categories to assess their performance in the debate.
This document outlines the criteria and scoring levels for students participating in a debate activity to develop their reading, writing, and reasoning skills. It provides descriptors for evaluating students on content knowledge, preparation, delivery, posture/eye contact, interaction with teammates, and assigns a group grade. Students will be rated on a scale of 1-4 in various categories to assess their performance in the debate.
This document outlines the criteria and scoring levels for students participating in a debate activity to develop their reading, writing, and reasoning skills. It provides descriptors for evaluating students on content knowledge, preparation, delivery, posture/eye contact, interaction with teammates, and assigns a group grade. Students will be rated on a scale of 1-4 in various categories to assess their performance in the debate.
Content Shows a full understanding Shows a good understanding Shows a good understanding Does not seem to of the topic and accurately of the topic and accurately of parts of the topic and understand the topic very answers almost all questions answers most questions accurately answers a few well and unable to answer posed by classmates about posed by classmates about questions posed by questions posed by the topic. the topic. classmates about the topic. classmates about the topic. Preparation Completely prepared and Seems prepared but might Somewhat prepared, but it is Does not seem at all has obviously rehearsed. have needed a couple more clear that rehearsal was prepared to present. It was Stays on topic all (100-99%) rehearsals. Stays on topic lacking. Stays on topic some hard to tell what the topic of the time. most (98-90%) of the time. (89-75%) of the time. was. Voice Speaks clearly and distinctly Speaks clearly and distinctly Speaks clearly and distinctly Often mumbles or cannot be all (100-95%) of the time, all (100-95%) of the time, most (94-85%) of the time. understood or and mispronounces no but mispronounces one Mispronounces no more mispronounces more than words. Volume of voice is word. Volume of voice is than one word. Volume of one word. Volume of the loud enough to be heard by loud enough to be heard by the voice is loud enough to voice is often too soft to be all audience members all audience members at be heard by all audience heard by all audience throughout the least 90% of the time. members at least 80% of the members. presentation. time. Posture and Eye Contact Sits up straight, looks Sits up straight and Sometimes sits up straight Slouches and/or does not relaxed and confident. establishes eye contact with and establishes eye contact. look at the panelists and/or Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during Facial expressions and body audience during the everyone in the room during the presentation. Facial language are used to try to presentation. Very little use the presentation. Facial expressions and body generate enthusiasm, but of facial expressions or body expressions and body language sometimes seem somewhat faked. language. Did not generate language generate a strong generate a strong interest much interest in topic being interest and enthusiasm and enthusiasm about the presented. about the topic. topic in others. Interaction with Team Almost always listens to, Usually listens to, shares Often listens to, but shares Rarely listens to, shares with, mates shares with, and supports with, and supports the little with others in the and supports the efforts of the efforts of others in the efforts of others in the group. others in the group. group. Tries to keep the group. Sometimes plays with items discussion going. that distract the attention from the speaker. READING AND WRITING SKILLS GOAL: DEVELOP REASONING ACTIVITY: DEBATE