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Outline Group Demonstration Informative Persuasive

 

OUTLINE CRITIQUE

 

Name: ____________________________________________                             Date: ____________________

 

Headings:

                Topic:

                _____ is missing

                _____ is too trivial/technical

                General Purpose:

                _____ is missing

                _____ incorrect general purpose for assignment

                Specific Purpose:

                _____ not written as an infinitive phrase

                _____ too vague and general

                _____ purpose inconsistent with the assignment

                _____ does not reflect the goal of the speech

                _____ missing

                Pattern of Organization:

                _____ missing

                _____ pattern indicated is not the pattern used

Introduction:

                Attention Getter:

                _____ insufficient/missing

                _____ not written as it would be said

                Statement of Importance:

                _____ not fully developed/requires proof/does not demonstrate a need to know

                _____ not a complete sentence/written as it would be said

                _____ missing

                Statement of Credibility:

                _____ does not demonstrate the speaker’s qualifications to speak on the topic

                Thesis/Central Idea:

                _____ not a single, complete sentence

                _____ does not adequately capture the central theme of the speech

                _____does not include a preview of main points/preview is out of order/preview is inaccurate

                _____ missing

Body:

                Outline Content:

                _____ outline is too brief/too extensive

                _____ outline overlooks the requirement for complete sentences

                _____ transitions do not adequately introduce the next points/are missing

                _____ citation of sources is inadequate/nonexistent/in incorrect format

                _____ main points do not fully develop central idea/_____ subpoints do not fully develop main points

                _____ main points are written as questions, not statements/_____ subpoints are written as questions

                _____ have too many main points

                _____ main points are not carefully phrased/_____ subpoints are not carefully phrased

                _____ main points are not strategically ordered

                _____ have fewer than 2 main points, subpoints, and/or sub-subpoints

Conclusion:

                Summary:

                _____ does not adequately summarize your ideas

                _____ does not signal the end of the speech

                _____ does not accurately review the main points of the speech

                _____ missing

                Final Statement/Closure:

                _____ closing statement is inadequate/missing

Outline Format:

                _____ have not labeled introduction, body, and/or conclusion

                _____ have not labeled individual speech components (purpose statements, attention-getter, transitions, etc.)

                _____ have incorrect numerical values for introduction, body, and/or conclusion

                _____ have more than one sentence per letter/number

                _____ the outline does not meet college standards of composition (too many mechanical errors)

                _____ the outline is not legible

                _____ unclear visual framework/improper indentation

Bibliography:

                _____ omitted/missing

                _____ improper citation format

                _____ not in alphabetical order

                                                                                Subtotal: __________                           __________

                                                                                Penalty:  __________                           __________

                                                                                Total:      __________                            __________

 

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