Informative speech subject: climate change.
Informative Essay Rubric
1. Essay should be in MLA format (double spaced, size 12 Times
New Roman font)
2. Header should include:
1. Student Name
2. Professor Name
3. Class Title
4. Due Date
3. Essay should cover a subject of interest to you.
4. Thesis serves as a cover statement.
1. Ex. “Carol Burnett’s career has extended over broadway
and film for the past forty years; this essay will describe
the specifics of her life from childhood into lat adulthood.”
5. Grading Rubric:
● Length/Content/Organization: 50%
1. Is the essay 3 pages?
2. Is the essay clear?
3. Is the essay well-thought out?
4. Is the essay bias/fallacy-free?
5. Is the essay within the time limit of 4-6 minutes?
An informative speech is more specific, and thus more focused, than a personal experience speech. First, as a speaker, you must decide what will be the most effective approach for presenting your informative topic. The most common approaches are as follows:
• to present what you, the speaker, feel is new knowledge
• to correct a misunderstanding about a topic
• to demonstrate how to do something
• to clarify (make clear) information on a topic
After choosing a speech topic and then focusing the scope of your speech, you should choose one of the above approaches to present your informative speech. You will then begin the written organization of your speech.
