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GRADING CRITERIAS

FOR
DEBATE ACTIVITIES

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Respect for Other
Team
All statements, body
language, and
responses were
respectful and were
in appropriate
language.
Statements and
responses were
respectful and used
appropriate
language, but once
or twice body
language was not.
Most statements
and responses were
respectful and in
appropriate
language, but there
was one sarcastic
remark.
Statements,
responses and/or
body language were
consistently not
respectful.
Information All information
presented in the
debate was clear,
accurate and
thorough.
Most information
presented in the
debate was clear,
accurate and
thorough.
Most information
presented in the
debate was clear
and accurate, but
was not usually
thorough.
Information had
several inaccuracies
OR was usually not
clear.
Use of
Facts/Statistics
Every major point
was well supported
with several
relevant facts,
statistics and/or
examples.
Every major point
was adequately
supported with
relevant facts,
statistics and/or
examples.
Every major point
was supported with
facts, statistics
and/or examples,
but the relevance of
some was
questionable.
Every point was not
supported.
Presentation Style Team consistently
used gestures, eye
contact, tone of
voice and a level of
enthusiasm in a way
that kept the
attention of the
audience.
Team usually used
gestures, eye
contact, tone of
voice and a level of
enthusiasm in a way
that kept the
attention of the
audience.
Team sometimes
used gestures, eye
contact, tone of
voice and a level of
enthusiasm in a way
that kept the
attention of the
audience.
One or more
members of the
team had a
presentation style
that did not keep the
attention of the
audience.
Organization All arguments were
clearly tied to an
idea (premise) and
organized in a tight,
logical fashion.
Most arguments
were clearly tied to
an idea (premise)
and organized in a
tight, logical
fashion.
All arguments were
clearly tied to an
idea (premise) but
the organization was
sometimes not clear
or logical.
Arguments were not
clearly tied to an
idea (premise).
Understanding of
Topic
The team clearly
understood the
topic in-depth and
presented their
information
forcefully and
convincingly.
The team clearly
undestood the topic
in-depth and
presented their
information with
ease.
The team seemed to
understand the main
points of the topic
and presented those
with ease.
The team did not
show an adequate
understanding of the
topic.

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