Grading Rubric for PowerPoint/Canva Presentation

Exemplary Proficient Basic Minimal

(10-8) (7-6) (5-4) (3-0)
Introduction/Title Presents overall topic Clear and coherent Shows some Does not introduce
Slide Grabs audience Relates to topic structures topic
attention Does not create Not
Topic relates to sense of topic interesting/relevant
audience interest/goals
Slide Creation Presentation flows well Presentation flows well. Presentation flows Presentation is
and logically. Tools are used well. Some tools are unorganized. Tools
Presentation reflects correctly. used to show are not used in a
extensive use of tools • acceptable
O relevant manner
in a creative way. verall presentation is understanding.
interesting.

Slide Transitions • Transitions are Smooth transitions are Very few transitions No transitions are
smooth. Transitions used on most slides. are used and/or they used.
enhance the distract from the
presentation. presentation
Pictures, Clip Art Images are appropriate. Images are appropriate. Most images are Images are
Background Layout is pleasing to Layout is cluttered. appropriate inappropriate/ No
the eye. images
Content • Clear & concise • Logical progression • Vague in • Lacks a clear
(x2) • Logical progression of ideas conveying point
of ideas • Unnecessary points • No logical
• Accurate and length/detail • No sense of sequence of
complete purpose information
• Information • Limited
shows some understanding
understandin of topic
g of topic • Not all
accurate
• I
Information on slides • The information on • There is a lack of •Information
reflects complete the slides demonstrates clarity and demonstrates a lack
understanding and comprehension and summarization in of usefulness and
effective summarization. Only a the content on the understanding. The
summarization. small amount of data slides. Majority of data was entirely
Information has not has been copied and the information has copied and pasted
simply been copied and pasted from another been copied and from another
pasted from another source. pasted from another source/site.
source. source.
Text Elements • Easy to read Font is difficult of Font is often Text is extremely
• Point size varies distracting to read difficult to read difficult to read
7x7 Rule: no more than appropriately for x7 Rules is followed Bold, italics, or Inappropriate use
7 words per line, and 7 headings and text underlines is of color, contrast,
lines per slide • 7 distracting or bold, italic,
x7 Rule is followed overused underline,
(not too much text) Some slides do not formatting
 adhere to 7x7 x7 rule not
followed
Appearance/Layout • Layout is visually • Layout is pleasant • Layout appears • Layout is
appealing and • Background is cluttered or busy cluttered,
support overall appropriate • Background is confusing
message distracting • No heading
• Appropriate use of • Large gaps of • Background is
background and white space very distracting
theme • Large gaps of
white space
Writing Mechanics No spelling, Little or no editing -5 errors exist in text • More than 5
punctuation, or required for errors exist in
grammatical errors spelling/grammar text
• Spelling
punctuation,
capitalization,
usage, and
grammar errors
are repetitive
and distracting
Length of The presentation The presentation The presentation There are
Presentation consists of fifteen (15) consists of ten to nine consists of eight to considerably fewer
to eleven slides. slides. five slides slides in the
presentation than
are required.

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