End-of-Year Speech

End-of-Year Speech Assignment / 50 point grade

Turn-in Link for the End-of-Year Speech Presentation: End-of-Year Speech Presentation Turn-in Form

Directions and rubric for the informative speech unit:

Prepare an informative speech (3-5 minutes long) covering three important things you learned in English class this year and explaining why each item was important and how having learned that will help you in the future.

Prepare a Google Presentation to use during your speech (this, by the way, is the only resource you can use while delivering your speech) and submit it using the proper turn-in form.

Make sure you earn all of the points possible for your speech by making sure it meets the criteria in the following rubric:

(5 pts.) Use a well-organized visual aid that relates to your topics and details.
(5 pts.) Have an introduction that includes a thesis sentence previewing your 3 topics.
(30 pts.--10 pts. each) Discuss three important things you learned this year in language arts, explaining why each item was important and how having learned that will help you in the future.
(5 pts.) Have your speech be of the proper length (3-5 minutes).
(5 pts.) Maintain eye contact with your audience and speak clearly and loudly enough to be heard easily.

NOTE: You must make your presentation to get credit (For instance, you can't just turn in slides and expect partial credit if you don't present them).

OR...

Students who wish to do so can replace the above-mentioned assignment with this instead: Memorize and recite, in front of the class, the Gettysburg Address.

If you choose that option, it will be graded as follows:

A score of 50 will be given to a student who recites the speech from start to finish with no errors.
A score of 37 will be given to a student who recites the speech from start to finish with only minor surface errors and no substantive errors.
A score of 25 will be given to a student who has clearly made a good-faith effort to learn and recite the speech but who make substantive errors during the recitation.
A score of 0 will be given to a student who makes errors that suggest a lack of sincere effort.

NOTE: Students who do not present on their assigned day will risk a grade of ZERO (unless there is an excused absence). A make-up opportunity is not guaranteed for unexcused absences or simply not being prepared. Should a make-up opportunity be available for students who did not present on their assigned date (and who did not have an excused absence on said date), students in such a position will face a cap of 25 points for the assignment.

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