Video Debate Rubric
Video Debate Rubric
CATEGORY
Information
4
All information
presented in
the debate was
clear, accurate
and thorough.
3
Most
information
presented in
the debate was
clear, accurate
and thorough.
Rebuttal/CrossExamination
All counterarguments
were accurate,
relevant and
strong.
Most counterarguments
were accurate,
relevant, and
strong.
Presentation
Style
Team
consistently
used gestures,
eye contact,
tone of voice
and a level of
enthusiasm in
a way that kept
the attention of
the audience.
Every major
point was well
supported with
several
relevant facts,
statistics
and/or
examples.
Team usually
used gestures,
eye contact,
tone of voice
and a level of
enthusiasm in
a way that kept
the attention of
the audience.
Organization
All arguments
were clearly
tied to an idea
(premise) and
organized in a
tight, logical
fashion.
Most
arguments
were clearly
tied to an idea
(premise) and
organized in a
tight, logical
fashion.
Understanding
of Topic
The team
clearly
understood the
topic in-depth
and presented
their
information
The team
clearly
undestood the
topic in-depth
and presented
their
information
Use of
Facts/Statistics
Every major
point was
adequately
supported with
relevant facts,
statistics
and/or
examples.
2
Most
information
presented in
the debate was
clear and
accurate, but
was not usually
thorough.
Most counterarguments
were accurate
and relevant,
but several
were weak.
Team
sometimes
used gestures,
eye contact,
tone of voice
and a level of
enthusiasm in
a way that kept
the attention of
the audience.
Every major
point was
supported with
facts, statistics
and/or
examples, but
the relevance
of some was
questionable.
All arguments
were clearly
tied to an idea
(premise) but
the
organization
was sometimes
not clear or
logical.
The team
seemed to
understand the
main points of
the topic and
presented
those with
1
Information
had several
inaccuracies
OR was usually
not clear.
Counterarguments
were not
accurate
and/or relevant
One or more
members of
the team had a
presentation
style that did
not keep the
attention of the
audience.
Every point
was not
supported.
Arguments
were not
clearly tied to
an idea
(premise).
Video Debate
Quality of
Video
forcefully and
convincingly.
with ease.
ease.
Video and
audio were
clear and
didn\'t interfere
with the
presentation of
the debate.
Video and
audio were
somewhat
clear and
slightly
interfered with
the
presentation of
the debate.
Video or audio
were not clear
and interfered
with the
presentation of
the debate.
Video and
audio were
unwatchable.