Monroe's Final Outline

INVENTION - Topic Choice

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4 pts

EXEMPLARY: Reflects careful consideration of purpose, audience, and time frame. Reflecfs careful consideration of significance, appropriateness, and scope

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3 pts

SATISFACTORY: Appropriately narrowed/ developed for audience, purpose, and time frame. Demonstrafes consideration of significance, appropriateness, and scope

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2 pts

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Somewhat narrow or broad for audience, purpose, and/ or time frame. Needs more consideration of significance, appropriateness, or scope

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0 pts

DEFICIENT: Inappropriate based on considerations of significance, scope, and appropriateness. Inappropriate for speech type chosen.

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4 pts

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INVENTION - Monroe's Attention

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5 pts

EXEMPLARY: Attention elements constructed to artfully focus audience on the need

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4 pts

SATISFACTORY: Attention elements focus audience on the need

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3 pts

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Attention elements introduce the topic, but are not an effective part of the persuasive appeal

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DEFICIENT: Introduction elements distract or cause the audience to focus on elements outside of the persuasive task

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5 pts

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INVENTION - Monroe's Defining the Problem

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5 pts

EXEMPLARY: Clear and insightful statement of problem. Evidence includes relevant contextual factors. Compelling demonstration of burden of proof appropriate for audience and persuasive claim

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4 pts

SATISFACTORY: Constructs a problem with credible evidence. Problem discussion is adequately detailed. Demonstrates burden of proof

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3 pts

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Problem statement is superficial. Inconsistent demonstration of burden of proof

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DEFICIENT: Limited ability in identifying an effective problem. Does not demonstrate burden of proof

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5 pts

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INVENTION - Monroe's Propose Solutions

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5 pts

EXEMPLARY: Solution indicates a deep comprehension of the problem. Solution credibly addresses problem. Solution is sensitive to individual, ethical, logical, and cultural objections

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SATISFACTORY: Solution indicates comprehension of the problem. Solution is sensitive to contextual factors

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3 pts

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Solution is "off the shelf" rather than individually designed to address the specific problem

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DEFICIENT: Solution is difficult to evaluate because it is vague or indirectly addresses the problem

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5 pts

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INVENTION - Monroe's Evaluate Potential Solutions (Benefits)

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5 pts

EXEMPLARY: Evaluation of solution is thorough. Feasibility. Impacts weighed

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SATISFACTORY: Evaluation of solutions is adequate, reasonable

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NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Evaluation of solutions lacks depth or adequate support

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DEFICIENT: Evaluation of solutions is superficial

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5 pts

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INVENTION - Monroe's Action

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5 pts

EXEMPLARY: Action steps demonstrate depth of understanding. There is no doubt that completed action steps will accomplish plan. There is no doubt action will address problem.

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4 pts

SATISFACTORY: Action steps demonstrate a clear understanding of audience's ability to act. Action is practical and "actionable". Action steps have a probability of achieving the desired outcome in response to the problem

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3 pts

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Action steps are insufficient, unsupported, or are weakly linked with the desired plan

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DEFICIENT: Action steps might not exist, or are not connected with desired plan

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5 pts

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INVENTION - Use of Source Citations

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5 pts

EXEMPLARY: Skillful use of many high quality, credible, relevant sources to support main ideas

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4 pts

SATISFACTORY: Employs correct source citation in speech. Cites minimum number of credible sources

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NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Inadequate citation of sources or questionable sources

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DEFICIENT: No source citations

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5 pts

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INVENTION - Development of Visual Aids

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DEFICIENT: No visual aids

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EXEMPLARY: Develops creative and visually appealing visual aids that enhance thesis

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NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Visual aids demonstrate lack of attention to purpose, topic, or audience

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SATISFACTORY: Develops visual aids effectively to support thesis

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ARRANGEMENT - Introduction

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4 pts

EXEMPLARY: Introduction includes: Motivating attention-getter that creates desire to listen. Highly important topic. Unique, creative personal credibility statement. Unique, creative, and powerful thesis. Introduction well-developed, satisfying for audience, topic, and purpose

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3 pts

SATISFACTORY: Introduction includes: Attention-getting device connecting topic to audience. Statement on importance of topic for audience. Speaker credibility. Concise thesis

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NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Introduces topic in some way, but introduction may lack: Attention-getter. Clear thesis/purpose. Audience connection/development

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DEFICIENT: Introduction missing. Stated "my topic is" or something similar just to start talking

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4 pts

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ARRANGEMENT - Organizational Pattern

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4 pts

EXEMPLARY: The outline: Relies on an exceptionally clear, logical progression within/between ideas. Varies transitions

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SATISFACTORY: The outline: Uses Monroe's Motivated Sequence. Relies on a clear and logical progression within/between ideas. Is easy to follow

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NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: The outline relies on: An organizational pattern that is present but unclear. Awkward transitions

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DEFICIENT: The outline: Fails to provide a reasonably clear and logical progression within/among ideas. Fails to leave audience with a clear message. Lacks transitions or connections

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4 pts

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ARRANGEMENT - Conclusion

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4 pts

EXEMPLARY: Conclusion: Reflects speaker's informed evaluation, ability to place evidence and perspectives discussed in priority order. Is thought-provoking and satisfying

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3 pts

SATISFACTORY: Conclusion: Is logically tied to information. Summarizes main points effectively. States action. Leaves audience with an adequate final statement

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2 pts

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Conclusion: Is inconsistently tied to some information discussed. May lack reference to thesis, review of main points, or thought-provoking final statement

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DEFICIENT: Conclusion is abrupt; speech just stops rather than summarizes or concludes

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STYLE - Language

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4 pts

EXEMPLARY: Language choices (are): Exceptionally clear, inclusive, vivid, and creative. Enhance audience comprehension, enthusiasm for thesis. Varied in sentence structure, word choice. Strong in standards of grammar, usage

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3 pts

SATISFACTORY: Outline relies on language that is reasonably clear, vivid, appropriate

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NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: Outline relies on: Inconsistent language choices that may, at times, be unclear for audience or purpose

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DEFICIENT: Outline relies on: Unclear or inappropriate language. Undefined jargon. Language that is not inclusive. Language lacks attention to audience and/or purpose

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4 pts

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5 pts

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Monroe's Final Outline

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