Rubric For Project
Rubric For Project
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Indicator Exemplary-3 points Competent-2 points Emerging-1 point
Content The speaker demonstrates understanding of The speaker addresses the prompt The speaker fails to address the
the prompt and provides solid supporting and provides limited supporting prompt and/or supplies very
details. details. Details may be redundant minimal details to elaborate on
or off-topic. topic.
Nonverbal Made excellent and even eye contact with Some eye contact, and a small Minimal eye contact, fidgeting
the audience without fidgeting. Expressions amount of fidgeting. No facial excessively. No facial expressions
were natural and exciting. expressions or some distracting or many distracting gestures.
gestures.
Speaking quality Excellent voice quality, tone, and speed. Occasionally read from the paper, Read directly from paper, could
Made excellent connections with audience but spoke clearly and with not clearly understand the words,
and elocution was immaculate. Emotional appropriate speed and tone of talked too quickly or too slowly,
connection voice. tone of voice was inappropriate for
made through voice. the setting.
Engagement Presentation involves audience, allowing time Audience is involved but inadequate Speaker does not involve audience
for audience to think and respond. processing or response time is
provided.
Presentation Student uses text on slides as prompts for Student reads text on slides, adding a Student just reads text on slides.
original narration. few comments.
3 marks for formal
dressing
Time 1:30 to 2:00 Between 0:51 and 1:29 Less than 50 seconds
Text All slides present one idea and Most slides present one idea Most slides present one idea but Most slides present multiple ideas
a few supporting facts. and a few supporting facts. too many words. and too many words.
Font Font on all slides is large Font on most slides is large Font on most slides is too small Font on all slides is too small to be
enough to be read at a enough to be read at a to be read at a distance. read at a distance.
distance. distance.
Contrast There is good contrast There is good contrast The lack of contrast between the The lack of contrast between the
between the font and between the font and font and background makes the font and background makes the text
background on all slides. background on most slides. text difficult to read. impossible to read.
Images and layout All slides contain one Most slides include one Most images are clipart. Images Images are distracting decorations
powerful, high-quality image powerful, high-quality image are too large/small in size or poor that create a busy feeling and
per slide which helps audience which helps audience quality (fuzzy) layout shows detract from the content. Layout is
understand the content. Layout understand the content. some structure cluttered and confusing.
is visually pleasing. Layout uses most space
appropriately.
All presenters knew the Slight domination of one Significant controlling by some Unbalanced presentation or tension
information, participated presenter. Members helped members with one minimally resulting from over-helping.
Preparedness/ equally, and helped each other each other. contributing. Multiple group members not
Participation/ as needed. Very well prepared. Primarily prepared but with some participating.
Group Dynamics Extremely prepared and dependence on just reading off Evident lack of
rehearsed. slides. preparation/rehearsal. Dependence
on slides.