HERO SPEECH REQUIREMENTS

 

DUE DATE  _________________________

 

TIME:           2 – 4 minute  

 

SUBJECT:     HERO OR ROLE MODEL

                   You are to discuss ONE person that you see as your hero or role

                   model.  They must be a human being.  This means no fictitious

                   person such as Batman or Superman or Wonder Woman.  They can

                   be, but do not have to be, related to you.     

                  

ORGANIZATION OF SPEECH:

   1.  You must begin with an Introduction (See Intro and Con. Notes)

   2.  Body of the speech must be divided into 3 areas

  

Area 1.        The first topic must be the vital statistics regarding the

                  role model or hero.  Vital statistics include: When &

                  Where Born,  Information regarding their childhood,

                  Where did they/ do they go to school? Where do they

                  / did they work (if applicable), Interesting facts about

                  their life.  Death (if applicable).

 

              Area 2       The second topic should discuss one attribute or

                              characteristic which makes them your hero/role model.  You

                              must first define the attribute (either your own or from a

                              dictionary.  Then you must tell why it, the attribute,  is

                              important to you. And then give several examples of how

                              the person demonstrates this characteristic. 

             

              Area 3       The third topic should discuss another attribute or

                              characteristic which makes them your hero/role model. 

                              You must first define the attribute (either your own or from

                              a dictionary.  Then you must tell why it, the attribute,  is

                              important to you. And then give several examples of how

                              the person demonstrates this characteristic. 

   3.  You must end with a conclusion (See Intro and Conc. notes)

 

 

YOU MAY USE 1 3X5 NOTE CARD WRITTEN ON ONE SIDE

 

 

 

                                     (over)

 

Rubric

 

Time                             _______________ / 15

2 – 4 minutes

 

Introduction                  _______________ / 10

Does the speech have an attention getting device, transition to the thesis, thesis, and forecast?

 

Body Organization        _______________ / 25

 

       AREA 1                      AREA 2                                         AREA 3                      

Vital Statistics (5)         1st Attribute (10)                             2nd Attribute (10)  

                                    Definition (4)                                  Definition (4)

                                    Why Attribute is      .                    Why Attribute is

                                    important to the                            important to the

                                    speaker (3)                                    speaker (3)

                                    3 different examples (3)                3 different examples (3)   

 

Conclusion                   _______________ / 10

Does your speech end with a concluding remark, repeat the thesis, sum up and go back to the introductory remarks and wrap it up?

 

Nonverbal Skills             _______________ / 20

Eye Contact (6)            Gestures (6)         Facial Expression (4)            Posture/Stance (4)

 

 

 

Verbal Delivery            _______________  / 20

Appropriate articulation, use of paralinguistics, and very few teenbonics or vocalized pauses.