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Presentation Rubric : Holocaust

Individual Grade

Teacher Name: Katherine Norton

Student Name: ________________________________________

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Comprehension 25%

Expert
Student is able to accurately
answer almost all questions
posed by audience members
about the Holocaust.

Enthusiasm 20%

Facial expressions and body Facial expressions and body

language generate a strong
language sometimes generate
interest and enthusiasm about a strong interest and
the Holocaust in others.
enthusiasm about the
Holocaust in others.

Facial expressions and body

language are used to try to
generate enthusiasm, about
the Holocaust, but seem
somewhat faked.

Very little use of facial

expressions or body language.
Did not generate much
interest in the Holocaust being
presented.

Preparedness 15%

Student is completely
prepared and has obviously
rehearsed.

Student looks like they are

mostly prepared, and have
gone over their information.

The student is somewhat

prepared, but it is clear that
rehearsal was lacking.

Student looks like they are not

at all prepared to present.

Stays on Topic 15%

Talks about the Holocaust

100% of the time during
presentation.

Talks about the Holocaust a Talks about the Holocaust

good portion of the time (99% - some of the time (79%-60%)
80%) throughout the
during the presentation.
presentation.

It was difficult to tell that the

topic was the Holocaust, as the
student only talked about it
less than 60% of the time.

Time-Limit 10%

Presentation is more than 5

minutes and less than 10
minutes long.

Presentation is 4-4:59
Presentation is 3-3:59
Presentation is less than 3
minutes, or 10-10:59 minutes minutes, or 11-11:59 minutes minutes, or more than 12
long.
long.
minutes.

Posture and Eye Contact 10% Stands up straight, looks

relaxed and confident.
Establishes eye contact with
everyone in the room during
the presentation.

Created by Katherine Norton with help from RubiStar

Historian
Student is able to accurately
answer most questions posed
by audience members about
the Holocaust.

Stands up straight and

establishes eye contact with
everyone in the room during
the presentation.

Reporter
Student
Student is able to accurately Student is unable to accurately
answer 1 or 2 questions posed answer questions posed by
by audience members about audience members about the
the Holocaust.
Holocaust.

Sometimes stands up straight Slouches and/or does not look

and establishes eye contact. at people during the
presentation.