DEBATE LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 Marks RUBRIC Knowledge & -student provides -student - student -student Understanding exceptionally provides provides provides few detailed and proficient adequate details or -historical historically details and information inaccurate or /5 accuracy accurate historically that is irrelevant information in accurate accurate but information in opening / closing information in needs more opening / statement and in opening / details in closing main argument closing and in opening / statements main argument closing and and argument arguments Thinking & - skilfully draws - makes - student - student Inquiry connections by connections by presents offers little to using more than using two some no evidence two pieces of pieces of evidence to to support -connecting evidence evidence that evidence that support argument overwhelmingly effectively arguments supports supports and /5 argument argument conclusions Communication - student - student - student - often hard to exceptionally speaks clearly to speak more hear student -clarity of expresses ideas and confidently clearly and or student ideas clearly and to audience confidently seem lost or /5 -delivery concisely to - student uses - adequate confused audience in appropriate use of -student confident manner language, language, needs to used - student skilfully volume, tone volume, tone volume, tone varies tone, and humour to to convince to be more uses humour and convince audience convincing appropriate audience language to convince audience Application - clear and - student has - adequate - student thorough prepared for preparation seems totally /5 -challenges preparation for points by for opponents’ unprepared -rebuttals opponents points opponent and arguments but for -free for all with exceptional responds needs opponents’ challenges / proficiently with stronger points and rebuttals with evidence rebuttals make few evidence rebuttals Comments TOTAL /20
DEBATE RUBRIC LEVEL 4 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 1 Marks Knowledge & Understanding -historical accuracy -student provides exceptionally detailed and historically accurate information in opening / closing statement and in main argument -student provides proficient details and historically accurate information in opening / closing and in main argument - student provides adequate information that is accurate but needs more details in opening / closing and argument -student provides few details or inaccurate or irrelevant information in opening / closing statements and arguments /5 Thinking & Inquiry -connecting evidence - skilfully draws connections by using more than two pieces of evidence that overwhelmingly supports argument - makes connections by using two pieces of evidence that effectively supports argument - student presents some evidence to support arguments and conclusions - student offers little to no evidence to support argument /5 Communication -clarity of ideas -delivery - student exceptionally expresses ideas clearly and concisely to audience in confident manner - student skilfully varies tone, uses humour and appropriate language to convince audience - student speaks clearly and confidently to audience - student uses appropriate language, volume, tone and humour to convince audience - student to speak more clearly and confidently - adequate use of language, volume, tone to convince audience - often hard to hear student or student seem lost or confused -student needs to used volume, tone to be more convincing /5 Application -challenges -rebuttals -free for all - clear and thorough preparation for opponents points with exceptional challenges / rebuttals with evidence - student has prepared for points by opponent and responds proficiently with evidence - adequate preparation for opponents’ arguments but needs stronger rebuttals - student seems totally unprepared for opponents’ points and make few rebuttals /5 Comments TOTAL /20
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