GRADE 9 – SCORING RUBRIC

Category 5 4 3 Score
All of the information Some of the information All of the information
presented is related to presented is not related presented is not
Organization the topic. to the topic. related to the topic.
All of the information is Some of the information All of the information is
presented in a logical is presented in a logical not presented in a
sequence. sequence. logical sequence.
The introduction is not
The introduction is The introduction is
interesting, does not
attention-getting, lays attention-getting, and
lays out the problem,
out the problem well, lays out the problem,
and does not
and establishes a but does not establish a
establishes a
framework for the rest framework for the rest
framework for the rest
of the presentation. of the presentation.
of the presentation.
Technical terms are Technical terms are
Technical terms are
well-defined in defined in language
confusing for
language appropriate appropriate for
the target audience.
for the target audience. the target audience.
All of the information is Some of the information All of the information is
Content accurate. is inaccurate. inaccurate.
The material included The material included is The material included
is very relevant to the somehow relevant to is not relevant to the
overall the overall overall
message/purpose. message/purpose. message/purpose.
An appropriate amount
An appropriate amount An appropriate amount
of material is not
of material is prepared, of material is prepared,
prepared, and the
and points made but the points made do
points made do not
reflect well their not reflect well their
reflect well their
relative importance. relative importance.
relative importance.
The conclusion clearly The conclusion
The conclusion is
summarizes the whole summarizes the whole
vague.
presentation. presentation.
The speaker does not
The speaker maintains Speaker maintains
maintain good eye
good eye contact with good eye contact with
contact with the
the audience and is the audience but is not
audience and is not
appropriately animated appropriately animated
appropriately animated
(e.g., gestures, moving (e.g., gestures, moving
(e.g., gestures, moving
around, etc.). around, etc.).
around, etc.) at all.
Speaker has an Speaker has an audible Speaker has an
audible voice and the voice but the delivery is inaudible voice and the
delivery is smooth. agitated. delivery is agitated.
Presentation Very good language Good language skills Lacks good language
skills and pronunciation and pronunciation are skills and proper
are used. used. pronunciation.
Visual aids are well- Visual aids are Visual aids are not well
prepared, informative, prepared, informative, prepared, informative,
effective, and not and effective, but effective, and
distracting. distracting. distracting.
The length of the The length of the The length of the
presentation is within presentation is presentation is too
the assigned time exceeding the assigned short in the assigned
limits. time limits. time limits.
Information was well Information was Information was not
communicated. communicated. communicated.
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