Presentation Marking Rubric

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Category 4: Exceeds 3: Meets 2: Needs 1: Inadequate Score
Expectations Expectations Improvement
Content Uses clear and Uses content which Uses content which is Uses content which
(40%) purposeful content is well structured generally related to the is confusing and at
with ample examples and relevant, theme of the times seems
to support ideas although further presentation, though unrelated to overall
presented during the examples might audience needs to make presentation theme.
course of the improve the overall many of the connections Little or no evidence
presentation. presentation. for itself, as well as is provided during
having to accept the course of the
presentation on face presentation.
value due to an overall
lack of evidence.
Pronunciatio Pronunciation shows Pronunciation Presenter made Numerous
n a clear contained some numerous individual pronunciation
(20%) understanding of individual word word pronunciation errors during the
stress and intonation pronunciation errors with little attempt course of
with few basic errors errors. Presenter at the use of stress and presentation with
in pronunciation at made a strong intonation to underline no attempt made at
the level of attempt at using meaning. the use of stress and
individual words. stress and intonation intonation.
during the course of
the presentation.
Grammar and Grammar and Grammar and Grammar and sentence Grammar and
Structure sentence structure sentence structure structure lacking sentence structure
(15%) sound throughout mostly correct, coherence with frequent are weak
the entire although there are a mistakes in grammar, throughout the
presentation with number of minor tense use and other entire presentation.
only a few minor grammar mistakes, factors.
mistakes. as well some
mistakes in sentence
structuring.
Body Excellent physical Overall satisfactory Limited use of physical Little to no use of
Language presence and use of physical presence presence and body body language and
(10%) body language to and use of body language to communicate eye contact to
effectively language at times to to the audience including communicate with
communicate with communicate with very little eye contact. the audience, with
the audience the audience, very little care given
including eye although a certain to physical
contact, and gestures distance can be presence.
to underscore noted at times
important points because the speaker
during the is caught up in
presentation. reading, rather than
presenting
information.
Fluency Presenter is in firm Presenter is Presenter sometimes Presenter is entirely
(10%) control of the generally communicates directly tied to notes for
presentation and communicative with with the audience, but is presentation with
communicates the audience, mostly caught up in no real contact
directly with the although he or she reading and/or referring established with the
audience with little finds it necessary to to written notes during audience.
or no direct reading often refer to written the presentation.
from prepared notes. notes during the
presentation.
Visual Props Includes visual props Includes visual props Includes few visual props Uses no visual props
(5%) such as slides, photos, such as slides, photos, such as slide, photos, etc. such as slides, photos,
etc. which are on target etc. which are on target, which at times are distracting etc. or props that are
and helpful to the but may be slightly or seem to have little poorly linked to
audience while not confusing of distracting relevance to the presentation. presentation.
distracting. at times.