HOËRSKOOL GRENSWAG

GRADE 11

ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

TASK 6 - ORAL: PREPARED SPEECH

NAME AND SURNAME: _____________________________________________

GRADE 11 KEY: _____________________________________________
EDUCATOR: A. BOSMAN O. PHUTIAGAE M. VAN STRATEN

DATE: APRIL 2025

MARKS: 10
TIME: 3 MINUTES
EXAMINER: A. BOSMAN
MODERATOR: T. MANDLE

This task consists of 2 pages.

INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. Choose ONE of the topics provided and prepare a speech of 3 minutes.

2. It is important that you research your chosen topic. Your speech needs to be
informative, logical and original.
3. You are allowed to agree or disagree with your chosen topic.
4. Use the rubric provided as a guideline when preparing your speech.
5. Provide your educator with a written copy of your speech.
6. You are not allowed to read your speech; ensure that you are fully prepared.
7. You are allowed to use cue cards.
8. You are required to have visual/other aids to strengthen your presentation.

TOPICS

1. Learners should have an input in the curriculum that they are taught.
2. Personality matters far more than beauty.
3. Cyberbullying should be dealt with more severely.
4. Social media is responsible for the moral decline in teenagers.
5. These are the characteristics that make a true hero...
6. Space exploration is necessary to ensure the survival of humans.
7. Zoos are unethical.
8. These are the things that schools should actually teach…
9. Professional athletes are paid too much.
10. Children’s reality shows should be banned.
11. Old school rap and R&B will never be replaced by modern day artists.
12. Love languages are overrated; it is the bare minimum in a relationship.
13. Messi and Ronaldo are once-in-a-lifetime players.
14. Current female artists are bad representations of what it means to be female.
15. True gender equality is unachievable.
16. Good social skills are underestimated in today’s society.
17. “The hardest part of being a teenager is dealing with other teenagers.” –
Beverley Mitchell

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 HOME LANGUAGE: ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR PREPARED SPEECH GRADE 10 – 12 [10x2 = 20/2 = 10]

Criteria Exceptional Skillful Moderate Elementary Inadequate

10 - 8 7-6 5-4 3-2 1- 0
Research skills Convincing evidence that a wide range of Good evidence that a wide range of Satisfactory evidence that relevant sources Little evidence that relevant sources were Very little evidence of use of sources; few
interesting and relevant sources have interesting and relevant sources have been have been consulted; some new and used; some facts or examples included facts or examples included
been consulted; new and interesting facts consulted; Interesting facts and examples interesting facts and examples included
and examples included included

Thoroughly planned according to task, Well planned according to task, audience, Satisfactory planning according to task, Evidence of some planning according to Limited planning according to task,
Planning and audience, context and format context and format audience, context and format task, audience, context and format audience, context and format
organisation of
content. Striking introduction which immediately Good and appropriate introduction which Reasonably good introduction which still Imperfect introduction which arouses Slight evidence of introduction, barely
grasps audience attention arouses interest arouses interest some interest arouses interest

Brilliant development of ideas and Good, and sustained development of ideas Good development of argument which can Partial development of ideas and Some arguments can be followed, but
argument and argument be followed easily argument, problems with cohesion most are inconsistent / can barely be
followed

Content reflects outstanding creativity, Content reflects creativity originality and Content fairly original, but not always Content shows little originality, but not Content is unoriginal and lacks creativity or
originality and mature insight some insight creative and insight sometimes lacking always creative and lacks insight insight

Skilful ending, ideas meticulously drawn Good conclusion, ideas drawn together well Reasonably good ending, but sometimes Flawed conclusion, lacks cohesion Hardly any evidence of a conclusion
together lacks cohesion
Use of language, tone, Natural delivery, a fluent, skilled and Good presenter, a generally fluent, skilled Reasonably fluent presenter, but sometimes Sometimes fluent, but presentation often Lacks fluency, hesitant, lacks expression
speaking and animated presenter and animated presenter shows hesitation flawed
presentation skills
Clearly audible, excellent articulation Audible, good articulation Mostly clear articulation and audibility Some clear articulation and audibility Articulation not clear and hardly audible

Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures Adequate eye contact, facial Very little eye contact / facial expressions /
and body language outstanding, and body language largely functional and and body language reasonably convincing expressions, gestures and body body language
functional and convincing convincing language but not entirely convincing
Some dependency on notes but still good
Confident delivery with very little use of Notes used effectively contact with the audience Use of notes often detracts from Dependent on notes
notes presentation
Style and register mostly appropriate
Appropriate style and register Appropriate style and register Reasonably mature vocabulary and creative Style and register rarely appropriate Mostly inappropriate style and register
Thorough, mature vocabulary and Good vocabulary and creative language use language use Adequate vocabulary and language use Limited vocabulary and language use
creative language use Good language manipulation in order to Reasonable language manipulation in order Some language manipulation in order to Struggles to manipulate language in order
Outstanding language manipulation in evoke audience response to evoke audience response evoke audience response to evoke audience response
order to evoke audience response Good awareness of language, especially on Reasonable awareness of language, Some awareness of language, especially Seldom aware of language, especially on
Exceptional awareness of language, sensitive issues especially on sensitive issues on sensitive issues sensitive issues
especially on sensitive issues
Good and appropriate choice and use of Visual/other aids are mostly relevant to the Visual / other aids poorly used, not Use of aids clumsy and not functional
Excellent and thoughtful choice and visual / other aids successfully integrated topic and contribute to the success of the always totally appropriate (where used) (where used)
presentation of visual/other aids, fully into the speech to contribute effectively to presentation (where used)
integrated into the speech to contribute the success of the presentation (where
effectively to the success of the used)
presentation (where used)

Audience reaction overwhelmingly Audience interest sustained. Most members of the audience follow with Mixed reaction from the audience Lack of audience interest shown
positive interest