Powerful Words: Speech Analysis Rubric

Speech Analysis Rubric

1. Annotate the Text
1. Evidence of thinking and understanding (responses, questions, opinions, etc.)
2. Identify speaker’s use of logos, ethos, and/or pathos
3. Identify rhetorical elements used by the speaker _____/50 pts

2. Written Response (Essay)
1. Background
1. Consider the context and audience of the speech
2. Why was the speech given? _____/15 pts
2. Big Ideas
1. What themes/big ideas were presented?
2. Summarize the main points from the speech _____/15 pts
3. Rhetorical Devices
1. Identify and explain rhetorical strategies used
2. Was the speaker’s use of rhetoric effective? _____/20 pts

TOTAL_____/100 pts