Informative slideshow Rubric

30 points
Label the page Works Cited.
Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.
Entries are listed alphabetically by the author's last name (or, for entire edited collections, editor names). Author names are
written last name first; middle names or middle initials follow the first name:
Sample: Greenblatt, Stephen, Edoardo Ballerini, and LLC Recorded Books. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern.
Unabridged. Prince Frederick, MD: Recorded Books, 2011.
For online sources, you should include a location to show readers where you found the source. Delete http:// from URLs.
o Sample: Staff. Renaissance Art. History.com. 2010. www.history.com/topics/renaissance-art.

Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced

Lacks title slide
Many elements are missing
or there is no title slide.
Title Slide
3 points
Introduces Subject Clearly Introduces
The presenter identified Subjects
some of the subjects of The presenter identified the
the slideshow, included subjects of the slideshow,
his/her name, date and included his/her name, date
class period. and class period. The slide
is visually appealing.
Creatively Introduces Subjects
The presenter identified the subjects
of the slideshow, included his/her
name, date and class period. The
slide is visually appealing and
includes some or all of the following:
animation, photo(s), videos, audio,
originality.

No Presentation Attempted Presented Presented

Didnt present or presented
Presentation information, but was unable
Qualities to answer question about the
slides at the end of the
presentation.
8 points
Presented information, Presented information Presented information clearly and
demonstrated some clearly, demonstrated creatively, demonstrated knowledge
knowledge of the subject, knowledge of the subject, of the subject, made eye contact with
and tried to answer made eye contact with the the audience, and answered question
question about the slides audience, and answered about the slides at the end of the
at the end of the question about the slides at presentation.
presentation. the end of the presentation.
 Below Basic
Describes All 3 Subjects
The presenter used slides to
tell the history of the famous
Renaissance person and
Informative his/her accomplishment(s),
but did not present enough
slides
information or
All of the information came
12 points straight from the internet
without citations or
quotations; or the slides use
vocabulary that is far below
grade level.
No Attempt
Student did not cite to any
Works Cited sources or citations were
incomplete and inaccurate.
7 points
Teacher Comments:
Total points out of 30:
Basic Proficient Advanced
Describes All 3 Accurately Describes Creatively and Accurately
Subjects all 3 Subjects Describes all 3 Subjects
The presenter used slides The presenter used slides to The presenter used slides to tell the
to tell the history of the tell the history of the history of the famous Renaissance
famous Renaissance famous Renaissance person person and his/her
person and his/her and his/her accomplishment(s).
accomplishment(s). accomplishment(s). The information is accurate and the
However, the presenter The information is accurate slides are interesting, relevant and
relied too heavily on and the slides are use grade level vocabulary. The slides
internet sources or did interesting, relevant and are visually appealing and include
not cite to sources. use grade level vocabulary. some or all of the following:
Some of the information animation, photo(s), videos, audio,
is incomplete or originality.
inaccurate; or the slides
use vocabulary that is
below grade level.
Attempted Works Complete Works Cited Complete Works Cited
Cited Student used MLA Student used MLA format,
Student used MLA format, included a title included a title page, alphabetized
format, included a title page, alphabetized sources and cited to all sources.
page, alphabetized sources and cited to most
sources and cited to sources.
some sources.