Debate Topic: Canada is a big country - EcoKids

The Great Garbage Debate Page 2
DEBATE RUBRIC*
Instructions:
1. Use the following rubric to evaluate your peers on their debating ability.
2. Give a score of 1 to 4 for each of the five categories. Giving someone a score of 4
means that you think they are excellent at debating. Giving someone a score of 1,
however, means that you think they need a lot more practice!
3. When you are finished scoring, add up all the numbers to obtain a total score.
Category
Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
Improvement
Addresses
Issues
Support with
Facts
Persuasiveness
Teamwork
Organization
Always
addresses
topic
Uses many
facts
that support
topic
Arguments
clear and
convincing
4 3 2 1
Used team
member
effectively
and each had
equal air time
Electrifies
audience in
opening
statement and
closure
convinces
audience
Usually addresses
topic
Uses some facts
that support topic
Arguments are
sometimes clear
and convincing
One member does
the talking 75%
of the time
Grabs attention
and brings
closure to the
debate
Rarely
addresses topic
Uses few facts
that support
topic
Arguments are
rarely clear
and
convincing
One member
does the
talking 100%
of the time
Introduces
topic and
brings some
closure to the
debate
Did not address
topic
Does not use
facts that
support topic
Arguments are
never clear and
convincing
No one talks
Does not
introduce topic;
no closure
Score
* Adapted from Education World (educationworld.com).
TOTAL SCORE __________
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