Debate Rubric

Debate

Below Standard
Knowledge and Understanding
The student provides few details or inaccurate or irrelevant information in opening / closing statements and in main arguments. 0..17 The student cannot develop, present, and defend a position or course of action, based on findings. 0..17 The student is often hard to hear student or student seem lost or confused. The student needs to use volume and tone to be more convincing.

At Standard
The student provides proficient details and scientifically accurate information in opening / closing and in main arguments. 1835 The student can develop, present, and defend a position or course of action, based on findings. 1835 The student speaks clearly and confidently to audience. The student uses appropriate language, volume, tone and humour to convince audience. The student is able to communicate questions, ideas, and intentions, and receive, interpret, understand, support, and respond to the ideas of others.

Above Standard
The student provides exceptionally detailed and scientifically accurate information in opening / closing statement and in main argument. 3650 The student excels at developing, presenting, and defending a position or course of action, based on findings. 3650 The student exceptionally expresses ideas clearly and concisely to audience in confident manner. The student skilfully varies pitch, tone, uses humour and appropriate language to convince audience. The student is able to communicate questions, ideas, and intentions, and receive, interpret, understand, support, and respond to the ideas of others. 3650 The student has clear and thorough preparation for opponents points with exceptional challenges / rebuttals with evidence. 3650

Thinking and Inquiry

Communication
The student is unable to communicate questions, ideas, and intentions, and receive, interpret, understand, support, and respond to the ideas of others. 0..17 The student seems unprepared for opponents points and makes few rebuttals. 0..17

1835 The student has prepared for points by opponent and responds proficiently with evidence. 1835

Application