Category

4 Excellent
3 Good 2 Satisfactory 1 Needs
Improvement
Organization
All Arguments
were clearly tied
to an idea and
organized in a
tight logical
fashion.
Most arguments
were clearly tied
to an idea and
were organized
logically.
All arguments
were tied to an
idea but the
organization was
not very logical.
Arguments were
not tied to any
logical idea.
Use of Facts
Every major point
supported with
relevant facts and
each side used at
least two forms of
visual evidence.
Every major point
was supported
with facts but only
one form of visual
evidence was
used.
Every major point
was supported
with facts, but no
form of visual
evidence was
used.
Not every point
was supported
and no visual
evidence was
used.
Information
All information
presented was
clear and accurate.
All definitions and
theorems were
used and defined
appropriately.
Most information
presented was
clear and accurate,
and only some
definitions and
theorems were
used
appropriately.
Most information
was clear and
accurate, but
theorems and
definitions were
defined
incorrectly.
The information
was inaccurate
and did not use
any theorems or
definitions.
Presentation
Style
Team keeps
excellent attention
of the audience by
using hand
gestures, eye
contact,
appropriate tone
of voice and
enthusiasm.
Team keeps good
attention of the
audience. Usually
gestures, keeps
eye contact and
has an appropriate
tone of voice.
Keeps good
attention of the
audience, but only
sometimes uses
hand gestures,
and eye contact.
Has an adequate
tone of voice.
One or more
members of the
team had a
presentation style
that did not keep
the attention of
the audience.
Respect For
Other Team
All statements
from both sides
were respectful
and used
appropriate
language.
Statements were
respectful and
used appropriate
language, but
once or twice
body language
was not.
Statements were
respectful and
mostly used
appropriate
language, but
there were one or
more sarcastic
remarks.
Statements and
body language
were consistently
not respectful.