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4
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3
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2
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1
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Body Language
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Movements seemed fluid & helped the audience visualize.
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Made movements or gestures that enhanced articulation.
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Very little movement or descriptive gestures.
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No movement or descriptive gestures.
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Eye Contact
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Holds attention of entire audience with the use of direct eye contact.
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Consistent use of direct eye contact with audience.
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Displayed minimal eye contact with audience.
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No eye contact with audience.
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Organization
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Delivers open & closing remarks that capture audience's attention & sets the mood.
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Student displays clear introductory or closing remarks.
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Student
clearly uses either an introductory or closing remark,
but not both.
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Student does not display clear introductory or closing remarks.
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Pacing
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Good use of drama & student meets given time limits.
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Delivery is patterned, but does not meet given time limits.
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Delivery is in bursts & does not meet time limits.
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Delivery is either too quick or too slow to meet time limits.
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Poise
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Student displays relaxed, self-confident nature about self, with no mistakes.
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minor mistakes, but quickly recovers; displays little or no tension.
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Displays mild tension; has trouble recovering from mistakes.
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Tension & nervousness is obvious; has trouble recovering from mistakes.
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Voice
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Use of fluid speech & inflection maintains the interest of the audience.
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Satisfactory use of inflection, but does not consistently use fluid speech.
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Displays some level of inflection throughout delivery.
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Consistently uses a monotone voice.
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Content
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Exhibits a thorough knowledge of the subject
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Exhibits knowledge of the topic.
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Exhibits some knowledge of the topic.
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Exhibits little knowledge of the content
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Preparedness
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Speech is memorized.
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Effective use of cue cards.
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Some reliance on cue cards.
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Relies heavily on written notes.
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