Rubrics For Affirmative Team Criteria 4 3 2 1 1. Organization &clarity
Rubrics For Affirmative Team Criteria 4 3 2 1 1. Organization &clarity
Rubrics For Affirmative Team Criteria 4 3 2 1 1. Organization &clarity
Criteria 4 3 2 1 Grade:
1. Organization Completely Mostly clear Clear in some Unclear and
&Clarity: clear and and orderly in parts but not disorganized
Main arguments and orderly all parts overall throughout
responses are presentation
outlined in a clear
and orderly way.
2. Use of Very strong Many good Some decent Few or no
Argument: and arguments arguments, real
Reasons are given to persuasive given, with but some arguments
support the arguments only minor significant given, or all
resolution given problems problems arguments
throughout given had
significant
problems.
3. Use of cross Excellent Good cross Decent cross Poor cross-
examination and cross-exam exam and exam and/or exam or
rebuttal: and defense rebuttals, rebuttals, but rebuttals,
Identification of against with only with some failure to
weakness in Negative minor slip- significant point out
Negative team’s team’s ups problems problems in
arguments and objections Negative
ability to defend team’s
itself against attack. position or
failure to
defend itself
against
attack.
4. Presentation All style Most style Few style Very few
Style: features were features were features were style features
Tone of voice, used used used were used,
clarity of expression, convincingly convincingly convincingly none of them
precision of convincingly
arguments all
contribute to
keeping audience’s
attention and
persuading them of
the team’s case.
Total score:
(Divide by 4)
Average for Affirmative Team: ________
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Rubrics for Negative Team
Criteria 4 3 2 1 Grade:
1. Organization Completely Mostly clear Clear in some Unclear and
&Clarity: clear and and orderly in parts but not disorganized
Main arguments and orderly all parts overall throughout
responses are presentation
outlined in a clear
and orderly way.
2. Use of Very strong Many good Some decent Few or no real
Argument: and arguments arguments, arguments
Reasons are given persuasive given, with but some given, or all
against the arguments only minor significant arguments
resolution given problems problems given had
throughout significant
problems.
3. Use of cross Excellent Good cross Decent cross Poor cross-
examination and cross-exam exam and exam and/or exam or
rebuttal: and defense rebuttals, rebuttals, but rebuttals,
Identification of against with only with some failure to point
weakness in Affirmative minor slip- significant out problems
Affirmative team’s team’s ups problems in Negative
arguments and objections team’s position
ability to defend or failure to
itself against attack. defend itself
against attack.
4. Presentation All style Most style Few style Very few style
Style: features were features were features were features were
Tone of voice, used used used used, none of
clarity of expression, convincingly convincingly convincingly them
precision of convincingly
arguments all
contribute to
keeping audience’s
attention and
persuading them of
the team’s case.
Total
score:
(Divide by 4)
Average for Negative Team: ________
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