Organization

1 Below Expectation

Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.

2 Needs Improvement

Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around.

3 Meets Expectations

Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow.

4 Exceeds Expectations

Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.

Subject Knowledge

Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject.

Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions.

Student is at ease with expected answers to all questions, but fails to elaborate.

Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required) by answering all class questions with explanations and elaboration.

Appearance

Student uses superfluous graphics or no graphics.
Student's presentation has four or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors.

Student occasionally uses graphics that rarely support text and presentation.
Presentation has three misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

Student's graphics relate to text and presentation.
Presentation has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors.

Student's graphics explain and reinforce screen text and presentation.
Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.

Presentation

Student reads all of report with no eye contact.
Student mumbles, incorrectly pronounces terms, and speaks too quietly for students in the back of class to hear.

Student occasionally uses eye contact, but still reads most of report.
Student's voice is low. Student incorrectly pronounces terms. Audience members have difficulty hearing presentation.

Student maintains eye contact most of the time but frequently returns to notes.
Student's voice is clear. Student pronounces most words correctly. Most audience members can hear presentation.

Student maintains eye contact with audience, seldom returning to notes.
Student uses a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all audience members can hear presentation.

Criteria

1

Below Expectation

2

Needs Improvement

3

Meets Expectation

4

Exceeds Expectation

Organization

Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information.

Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around.

Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow.

Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.

Pronunciation

Often mumbles or can not be understood and/or mispronounces several words and/or Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members.

Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time. Mispronounces more than one word. Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time.

Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, but mispronounces one word. Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90% of the time.

Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time, and mispronounces no words. Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members.

Team Participation

Most of the team does not seem at all prepared to present.

Most of the team is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal effort was lacking.

The whole team seems pretty prepared but might have needed to focus more closely during rehearsal time.

The whole team is completely prepared and has obviously taken rehearsal time seriously.

Content

The skit was vague, and it was hard to tell what was happening. One to no vocabulary from the list was used.

Little vocabulary was used in the skit.

The lines included 3 to 5 good vocabulary words from the list.

The lines included good vocabulary from the list.

Category

Does not Meet

Needs Improvement

Meets Criteria

Exceeds Expectation

Required Components

3 or more required components are missing.

2 required components are missing.

1 required component is missing.

0 required components are missing.

Organization

Writing is disorganized and difficult to follow.

Writing has some elements of organization, but is difficult to follow.

Writing is well organized, but sometimes difficult to follow.

Writing is well organized and easy to read.

Mechanics

There are 5 or more grammatical errors in the writing.

There are 4 or more grammatical errors in the writing.

There are 3 grammatical errors in the writing.

There are 2 or less grammatical errors in the writing.

Quality of Response

Writing does not address topic properly. Writing is minimal, unclear, and shallow.

Writing address topic, but is unclear and shallow.

Writing addresses topic clearly.

Writing addresses topics clearly and thoroughly.