Not yet meeting

Minimally Meeting

Fully Meeting

Exceeds Expectations

Content

• Control/

organization of ideas

• Insight
• Connection to the audience
• Sources

• Weak central idea; unfocused
• Underdeveloped, inadequate ideas, examples, details
• Lacks sense of audience
• No sources listed

• Central idea, may lose focus at times
• Superficial ideas, details, examples; may also be predictable; obvious
• Limited audience connection
• 1-2 sources listed, may be incomplete

• Focused central idea
• Thoughtful ideas, details, examples are well developed
• Connects with audience; makes an impact
• 3-4 sources listed,

• Very focused; strong sense of purpose; clear message may be thought provoking
• Interesting insights or perspectives
• Well-chosen details, examples
• 5-6 sources listed

Style/ form

• Structure
• Vocabulary
• Sentence Structure

• Poor organization
• Limited word choice
• Simple sentence structure

• Adequate organization; connections among ideas are unclear
• Basic generally accurate word choice
• Some sentence variety

• Strong opening, organization, and ending
• Varied word choice
• Varied sentences

• Engaging hook; effective organization; conclusion has an impact
• Effective word choice
• Effective use of varied sentences

Delivery (Voice)

• Audible
• Expression
• Confidence
• Pacing

• Hard to understand

(inaudible; too slow/ too fast; poor pronunciation)

• May be unclear or difficult to understand

(poor projection at times; , sometimes; too slow or too fast; some poor pronunciation)

• Clear and easy to understand

(clear projection and pronunciation, pacing)

• Very clear & effective
• Has an impact on audience
• Delivery contributes to the message

Delivery (Body)

• Facial expression
• Eye contact
• Posture/ gestures

• Body language is ineffective (poor eye contact, posture, little facial expression

• Body language is inconsistent, mechanical
• Does not appear genuine or authentic

• Body language contributes and supports meaning
• Some gestures; strong facial expression and eye contact

• Body language is highly effective
• Naturally connects resonates with audience

Presentation (Media Tools)

• Layout/ design
• Use of tool

• Visually confusing or distracting layout
• Text may be unreadable
• No images

• Simplistic layout
• Difficult to navigate
• Some images; may be inappropriate

• Layout and design provide a meaningful representation of thinking
• Presentation is user friendly and easy to navigate (e.g. hyperlinks)
• Some images included

• Layout and design convey ideas uniquely and enhance meaning
• Presentation is user friendly and easy to navigate (e.g. hyperlinks)
• More than one media tool (e.g. powerpoint and popplet)
• Many images included