Score 4 3 2 1 Strength of Ideas The communicator’s ideas The communicator’s ideas The communicator’s ideas None of the other standards expressed are clear, logical, expressed are clear, logical, expressed are not clear, listed apply. well-supported and have some support and logical, supported and/or demonstrate excellent demonstrate critical thinking demonstrate critical critical thinking and/or and/or creativity; logos, thinking/creativity; logos, creativity; logos, pathos pathos and/or ethos are pathos and/or ethos are not and/or ethos are well used. used. properly used. Speaking & Listening The communicator maintains The communicator maintains The communicator does not None of the other standards eye contact and a clear voice sufficient eye contact and a maintain sufficient eye listed apply. with a natural but clear voice with the contact and a clear voice professional inflection while opponent while speaking; with the opponent while speaking; there is little to no there may be some direct speaking; there may be lots direct reading of text; the reading of text; the of direct reading of text; the communicator also actively communicator generally communicator does not listens and maintains an listens and maintains an listen and maintain an attentive posture, focusing attentive posture, focusing attentive posture. on opponents while they are on opponents while they are speaking. speaking. Comportment The communicator exhibits The communicator exhibits The communicator exhibits None of the other standards professionalism throughout some professionalism during little to no professionalism listed apply. the debate, effectively the debate, adequately throughout the debate, nor engaging his/her audience engaging his/her audience does he/she adequately while consistently while usually maintaining engage his/her audience and maintaining that difficult that difficult balance of not might at times offend balance of not offending offending anyone through someone through misuse of anyone through his/her his/her comments, his/her comments, comments, personality personality and/or style. The personality and/or style. and/or style. The communicator may exhibit communicator also exhibits honesty, integrity, leadership notable qualities of honesty, and/or teamwork. integrity, leadership and/or teamwork.
Score 4 3 2 1 Strength of Ideas The communicator’s ideas expressed are clear, logical, well-supported and demonstrate excellent critical thinking and/or creativity; logos, pathos and/or ethos are well used. The communicator’s ideas expressed are clear, logical, have some support and demonstrate critical thinking and/or creativity; logos, pathos and/or ethos are used. The communicator’s ideas expressed are not clear, logical, supported and/or demonstrate critical thinking/creativity; logos, pathos and/or ethos are not properly used. None of the other standards listed apply. Speaking & Listening The communicator maintains eye contact and a clear voice with a natural but professional inflection while speaking; there is little to no direct reading of text; the communicator also actively listens and maintains an attentive posture, focusing on opponents while they are speaking. The communicator maintains sufficient eye contact and a clear voice with the opponent while speaking; there may be some direct reading of text; the communicator generally listens and maintains an attentive posture, focusing on opponents while they are speaking. The communicator does not maintain sufficient eye contact and a clear voice with the opponent while speaking; there may be lots of direct reading of text; the communicator does not listen and maintain an attentive posture. None of the other standards listed apply. Comportment The communicator exhibits professionalism throughout the debate, effectively engaging his/her audience while consistently maintaining that difficult balance of not offending anyone through his/her comments, personality and/or style. The communicator also exhibits notable qualities of honesty, integrity, leadership and/or teamwork. The communicator exhibits some professionalism during the debate, adequately engaging his/her audience while usually maintaining that difficult balance of not offending anyone through his/her comments, personality and/or style. The communicator may exhibit honesty, integrity, leadership and/or teamwork. The communicator exhibits little to no professionalism throughout the debate, nor does he/she adequately engage his/her audience and might at times offend someone through misuse of his/her comments, personality and/or style. None of the other standards listed apply.
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