Punakha
Higher Secondary School
Morning
Assembly Speech (English)
Rationale
Public speaking is a talent for some but for
others it is a skill that has to be acquired through constant practice. The
Morning Assembly Speech helps students discover their oratory talents and
develop this skill. Speaking good English is a valuable skill and realizing
this, the school has endeavored to motivate our students to volunteer and take
the opportunity to practice oration.
Evaluators
English
teachers will evaluate the Morning Assembly Speech. The evaluators will consider
the criteria (rubric) given in the evaluation form. The best speakers from each
level (class) will be awarded certificates in the morning assembly.
Speakers
Four
students will volunteer to deliver speeches from each class (11&12) and twelve students each
from classes 7, 8, 9 & 10. They will speak on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday. However, if a student is not able to speak on the agreed date because
it is a national holiday or due to other conditions, s/he will speak on the
next speech-day.
If a
student after volunteering decides not to deliver his or her speech, then s/he
must find a replacement one week before the speech-day. If s/he fails to do so,
s/he will have to write an explanation letter to the literary committee.
Topics
The
speakers are free to choose their topics. They should consider the Speech
Evaluation Rubric while writing their speech. They are expected to write their
own speech and not copy from another source.
Length of the
speech
The
length of the speech should be between 3-5 minutes and should not exceed the
allotted time. If the speaker takes more than 5 minutes 5 points will be
deducted. The word count should be between 400 – 500 words.
Stakeholders
The
Literary Captain will inform the assigned classes before it’s their turn to
speak. The Literary Captain will also collect the names of the speakers along
with their speech topics and give them to the evaluating teacher.
The Coordinators will
provide the evaluation forms to the evaluators and display the evaluated form
on the Morning Speech Evaluation board for a week and file the forms for future
reference. S/He will also arrange the certificates that are to be awarded to
the best speakers. The certificates will
be awarded to the best speakers for each level (classes 7,8,9,10,11&12).
Timings
The
Morning Assembly Speech will begin one week after the school has started. There
will be no speech during the Exams (Quarterlies, Mid-term, and the Finals) and
will stop one week before the Trial Exams.
Evaluation Roster
2013 (First Speech on 4/03/2013, 12 Arts A)
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Exemplary
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Proficient
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Developing
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Beginning
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CONTENT
(20 points)
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Relevant,
creative, original, thesis is fully developed; use of humor is appropriate
for audience; inspiring
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Relevant,
original, thesis is somewhat developed; use of humor is appropriate for
audience
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May not
be very relevant; thesis is not very developed; draws extensively on others’
ideas and use of language;
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Not
relevant; undeveloped; not original; may have plagiarized.
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CLARITY
(10 points)
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Accurate
pronunciation; appropriate pace, volume and modulation; student makes eye
contact with audience; body language shows confidence and poise
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Mostly
accurate pronunciation; pace, volume and modulation are acceptable; student
does not make consistent eye contact; body language may reveal nervousness or
lack of poise
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Some
significant errors in pronunciation; pace, volume and modulation are not
appropriate for the content; little eye contact; physical movements are
distracting for audience
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Too many
errors in pronunciation; no attention paid to pace, volume and modulation; no
eye contact; physical movements are distracting for audience
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LANGUAGE
(20 points)
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Very few
grammatical errors; well- organized; advanced vocabulary
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Some grammatical
errors, but they do not distract from meaning; organized; acceptable
vocabulary
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Many
grammatical errors that distract form meaning; not very organized; simple
vocabulary
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Too many
grammatical errors that obviate meaning; disorganized; only basic vocabulary
is used
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*The students are free to choose their topics.
The length of the speech should be 3-5 minutes (500 words).
“PHSS – Towards Strengthening Academic Vitality”
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“PHSS – Towards Strengthening Academic Vitality”
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