ENGFAL SBA-TASKS 2024

GRADE 10

TASK 4: PREPARED SPEECH

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NAME:_______________________________ CLASS: ____

DUE DATE: _______________________________

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Do thorough research on your chosen topic.
(Collect and keep texts (pictures, posters, cartoons or any other audio-visual
material. Display or refer to these when you present your speech).
• Write a speech which, when read at a moderate pace, lasts at least three
minutes. Read your speech aloud to a friend who will be able to assist you with
pronunciation and fluency.
• Time your presentation.
• Ensure that your teacher will be able to follow your speech.
• Use cue cards to present your speech. Good cue cards only note the main
points of the speech to help you to remember the rest of the presentation.
• Number your cue cards to ensure correct sequence of your speech.
• Marks will be awarded according to the extent of preparation and planning that
is evident from the preparation of the speech.
• Refer to the marking rubric that will be used to assess your prepared speech /
presentation. On the day of the presentation ensure that you have the following:
a copy of your final speech, your visual aids and your cue cards.
• Submit a copy of your speech written on an A4 page, a copy of the poem /
idiom or idiomatic expression / proverb and all the research done.

TOPICS
1. Tik-tok is a ticking time-bomb.
2. The me I see is the me I want to be.
3. The value of sport/cultural participation in school.
4. Genetic modification of food - blessing or curse.
5. Selfies
6. Tattoos – body art or rebellion?
7. Challenges create growth more than success ever can.
8. The best way to solve the energy crisis.
9. My purpose on earth is not to be important but to make a difference.
10. When things go bump in the night. Are ghosts real?

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 ENGFAL SBA-TASKS 2024
GRADE 10

FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE: ASSESSMENT RUBRIC FOR PREPARED SPEECH: GRADE 10 – 12 [10x2 = 20]

Exceptional Skillful Moderate Elementary Inadequate

Criteria 10 - 8 7-6 5-4 3-2 1- 0
Research Convincing evidence that a wide range of Good evidence that a wide range of Satisfactory evidence that relevant Limited evidence that relevant sources Use of sources not evident.
skills interesting and relevant sources have been interesting and relevant sources have sources have been consulted. were used.
consulted. been consulted.

Planning and A wide range of new and interesting facts and Interesting facts and examples contribute Presentation is interesting and some Presentation is adequate but without the Little evidence of research owing to lack of
organisation examples make the presentation impressive. to a well-structured presentation. new and interesting facts and examples spark of new ideas, facts or information. new ideas, facts or information.
of content have been given.
Thoroughly planned according to task, Well planned according to task, audience, Elementary planning according to task,
audience, context and format. context and format. Satisfactory planning according to task, audience, context and format. Evidence of some planning according to
audience, context and format. task, audience, context and format.
Striking introduction which immediately grasps Good and appropriate introduction which Introduction adequate which arouses
audience attention. arouses interest. Reasonably good introduction which still some interest. Introduction barely arouses interest.
arouses interest.
Brilliant development of ideas and coherent / Good, and sustained development of Some development of ideas and
cohesive argument. Content reflects ideas and argument. Content reflects Argument can be followed. Content fairly argument but has problems with Arguments are inconsistent / can barely
outstanding creativity, originality and mature creativity originality and some insight. original, but not always creative and cohesion. Content not always creative be followed. Content is barely original and
insight. insight sometimes lacking. and lacks insight. lacks creativity or originality.

Elementary conclusion.
Skilful ending thoroughly drawn together. Good conclusion. Reasonably good ending, but Hardly any evidence of a conclusion.
sometimes lacks cohesion.
Use of Natural delivery, a fluent skilled and animated Good presenter, fluent presentation. Reasonably fluent presenter, but Sometimes fluent. Only relatively Lacks fluency, hesitant, lacks expression.
language, presenter. Clearly audible articulation. Largely audible articulation. sometimes shows hesitation. audible and articulate. Articulation not clear and hardly audible.
tone, Reasonably clear articulation and
speaking and audibility.
presentation
skills and Confident delivery with very little use of notes. Notes used effectively. Eye contact, facial Some dependency on notes but still Use of notes often detracts from Dependent on notes. Very little eye
visual aid Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and expressions, gestures and body language good contact with the audience. Eye presentation. Inadequate eye contact, contact, facial expressions and body
body language outstanding, functional and largely functional and convincing. contact, facial expressions, gestures facial expressions, gestures and body language insecure.
convincing. and body language reasonably language, not always convincing.
convincing.
Appropriate style and register. Skilful
Appropriate style and register; mature vocabulary and creative language use. Style and register mostly appropriate. Style and register rarely appropriate. Inappropriate style and register. Limited
vocabulary and creative language use. Good awareness of language and usage. Reasonably mature vocabulary and Elementary vocabulary and language vocabulary and language use.
Outstanding language manipulation to evoke creative language use. Reasonable use.
audience response. Exceptional awareness of language manipulation.
language, especially on sensitive issues.

Good and appropriate choice and use of

Excellent and thoughtful choice and visual / other aids successfully integrated Visual/other aids are mostly relevant to Visual / other aids poorly used, not Use of aids clumsy and not functional.
presentation of visual/other aids, fully into the speech to contribute effectively to the topic and contribute to the success always totally appropriate.
integrated into the speech to contribute the success of the presentation. of the presentation.
effectively to the success of the presentation.

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