QUEST Presentation Rubric

Common Core College and Career Readiness/ Speaking and Listening Standards: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas. 4. Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically so that listeners can
follow a line of reasoning, alternative or opposing viewpoints are addressed. 5. Make strategic use of digital media. 6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating a command of formal English.
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Argument
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Score
Clear intro, body, and conclusion consistently
capture and convince the audience in an
enain manner.
Clear intro, body, and conclusion are
concise and interestin.
!ntro, body, and conclusion are basic, a
little o""#topic, or abrupt
!ntro, body, and conclusion con"use
the audience and ideas are di""icult
to "ollo$.
Synthesi%ed evidence and smooth transitions
demonstrates an in#depth command o" the topic.
&ody develops ideas' transitions into
evidence may be abrupt' mostly loical or
orani%ed proression.
!deas not $ell#connected' student "orets
evidence or lac(s support "or some o" the
ma)or points.
Poor orani%ation o" ideas
demonstrates a limited
understandin o" the topic, important
evidence is absent.
*easonin is perceptive and persuasive,
addresses alternative or opposin vie$points in
a $ay that inspires ne$ perspective.
*easonin is clear and easy to "ollo$,
addresses alternative vie$points.
*easonin can be "ollo$ed in a sinle and
eneral perspective that s(ips alternate
vie$points.
*easonin and perspective are
unclear or not present.
Delivery
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Score
,ocabulary is "ield#speci"ic and in "ormal -nlish
adapted to the occasion' no mista(es
,ocabulary is correct and "ield#speci"ic' no
mista(es and occasion#appropriate
,ocabulary may be "ield#speci"ic' spea(er
relies on collo.uialisms and slan' a "e$
usae errors.
,ocabulary is used incorrectly or not
speci"ic to the discipline.
,oice is clear, volume appropriate' e/pressive
delivery
,oice is clear' volume varies or delivery is
monotone
,oice is sha(y, nervous, but
understandable
Student is unclear o"ten due to
voicin issues.
Posture stron' eye contact throuhout' estures
appropriate
Posture stron' eye contact s$eeps room
but "ails to "ocus on individuals' estures
may seem "orced
Slouchin' slihtly distractin body
movements' eye contact minimal'
ine""ective estures
Poor posture' no eye contact'
distractin body movements
0ress is pro"essional and/or appropriate to the
pro)ect
0ress attempts to be pro"essional and/or
appropriate' may be somethin missin or
$ron
0ress "alls short o" pro"essional' loose ties,
unpressed clothin' casual shoes, etc.
0ress re"lects a lac( o" concern $ith
the tas( at hand
Spea(er is $ell#prepared and does not rely on
notes, or lances )ust a couple times at cards.
Spea(er is $ell#prepared' lances at notes
throuhout, but does not stop to read them.
Spea(er relies on some notes, may read a
"e$, or reads "rom the Po$erPoint o"ten
Spea(er uses notes or reads the
Po$erPoint entirely
12-S3!4N!N5:
Student displays "luency and con"idence
ans$erin .uestions. *esponses are loical,
in"ormative, and demonstrate command o" topic.
12-S3!4N!N5:
Student displays con"idence in ans$erin
.uestions. *esponse is in"ormative and
displays (no$lede o" topic.
12-S3!4N!N5:
*esponse indicates some lac( o"
(no$lede, or response sidesteps the
.uestion
12-S3!4N!N5:
Student does not (no$ an ans$er
they should (no$' appears
uncom"ortable. 2nable to respond
or lac(s ade.uate ans$er
Digital
Media
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Score
,isuals stronly aid the student6s messae and
are appropriate to the topic
7ppropriate visuals used ,isuals inappropriate or limited' 1 or 2 may
cause con"usion.
,isuals rarely used or detract "rom
sho$' lac( o" concern "or visuals
apparent 89:
Slide transitions smooth, loical, e""ective Slide transitions $or( $ell Slide transitions )umpy or illoical Slide transitions do not e/ist or too
"lashy
-""ects used to stronly advance messae' no
over#the#top e""ects
-""ects help convey messae' 1 or 2 may
not $or( $ell
-""ects detract "rom messae or slo$ do$n
presentation
-""ects are over#the#top, very
inappropriate, or no e""ects used at
all 89:
3e/t is brie", clear, to#the#point, uses lanuae o"
the "ield 8;4<:. No errors in
rammar/spellin/mechanics.
3e/t is e""icient' one slide may be overlon
or one minor spellin/rammar/mechanical
error e/ists' ;4< is there
Several rammar/spellin/mechanical
errors e/ist' several slides have too much
te/t' $ea( attempt at ;4<
=any slides $ith too much te/t'
errors are "re.uent and larin' no
;4<, or incorrect ;4<