A24.1 Oral Thesis Defense Form
Literary Core Skill:
Rhetoric Level 24: Defend thesis orally in biblioscopic dialogue.
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Elements of Fiction:
Biblioscopic Dialogue
Recitation
Assignment Type:
Oral Thesis Defense Form
Capstone Project
Description:
On this worksheet, teachers grade and record student thesis defense (R23).
Grading Rubric:
Equal parts credit for a) organization of information, b) plausibility of argument, c) appropriate and sufficient reference to a range of texts, d) elements of public speaking (poise, diction, eye contact, posture, etc.), and e) agility of responses to teacher/class questioning.