Very strong Moderate Strong evidence Points Standards/Indicators evidence skill is evidence skill is skill is not Weight Total Score Earned present present present Points possible per 5-4 3-2 1-0 indicator Manuscript Content and Composition Topic addresses an Topic addresses an Topic addresses an issue that may issue that is issue facing the show some Topic relevance unrelated to the x 6 industry of relationship to the industry of agriculture. industry of agriculture. agriculture. Position clearly Position is not Position is not Persuasive explanation of stated and ample obvious and stated and x 8 position on topic evidence is evidence is not evidence is not provided. clearly provided. provided. Identifies and Only identifies Does not identify Alternative viewpoints counters alternative alternative x 4 recognized alternative viewpoints. viewpoints. viewpoints. Clearly organized Good organization Little to no and concise with with few organization is Logical order and unity of strong statements out of present; sometimes x 4 thought introduction, body, place or lacking in awkward and and conclusion clear construction. lacking layout. construction.. Spelling and Spelling and Spelling and grammar are Spelling/grammar grammar are grammar are less extremely high (sentence structure, verb adequate with than adequate with quality with two or x 7 agreement, etc.) three to five errors six or more errors less errors in the in the document. in the document. document. Resources are from Resources are Resources are from Quality of resources questionable unreliable and x 6 reputable sources. sources. invalid. Manuscript written 5 points 0 points according to guidelines Double-spaced formatted on 8½" x 11" white bond paper with 1" margins x 1 12 point Arial or Sans Serif font Cover page with speech title, participant's name, x 1 chapter, state, and year APA style for references x 3 and citations Total Points for Manuscript Content and Composition North Carolina FFA Association FFA Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event Prepared Public Speaking CDE Presentation and Questions Rubric – 800 points Speaker Name: ____________________________________________Chapter: __________________________________
Standards/Indicators Very strong evidence skill is present Moderate evidence skill is present Strong evidence skill is not present Points Earned Weight Total Score Points possible per indicator 5-4 3-2 1-0 Manuscript Content and Composition Topic relevance Topic addresses an issue facing the industry of agriculture. Topic addresses an issue that may show some relationship to the industry of agriculture. Topic addresses an issue that is unrelated to the industry of agriculture. x 6 Persuasive explanation of position on topic Position clearly stated and ample evidence is provided. Position is not obvious and evidence is not clearly provided. Position is not stated and evidence is not provided. x 8 Alternative viewpoints recognized Identifies and counters alternative viewpoints. Only identifies alternative viewpoints. Does not identify alternative viewpoints. x 4 Logical order and unity of thought Clearly organized and concise with strong introduction, body, and conclusion layout. Good organization with few statements out of place or lacking in clear construction. Little to no organization is present; sometimes awkward and lacking construction.. x 4 Spelling/grammar (sentence structure, verb agreement, etc.) Spelling and grammar are extremely high quality with two or less errors in the document. Spelling and grammar are adequate with three to five errors in the document. Spelling and grammar are less than adequate with six or more errors in the document. x 7 Quality of resources Resources are from reputable sources. Resources are from questionable sources. Resources are unreliable and invalid. x 6 Manuscript written according to guidelines 5 points 0 points Double-spaced formatted on 8½" x 11" white bond paper with 1" margins 12 point Arial or Sans Serif font x 1 Cover page with speech title, participant's name, chapter, state, and year x 1 APA style for references and citations x 3 Total Points for Manuscript Content and Composition North Carolina FFA Association FFA Prepared Public Speaking Career Development Event Prepared Public Speaking CDE Presentation and Questions Rubric – 800 points Speaker Name: ____________________________________________Chapter: __________________________________
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