Oral Presentation Rubric : A Visit to Steinbeck Country and Times-Of Mice and Men

Teacher name: Mr. Duryea

Students Name _______________________________________________________________

CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

Content

Shows a full understanding of the topic.

Shows a good understanding of the topic.

Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.

Does not seem to understand the topic very well.

Volume

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation.

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90% of the time.

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time.

Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members.

Speaks Clearly

Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.

Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word.

Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word.

Often mumbles or can not be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.

Body Posture and Eye Contact

Stands up straight, looks relaxed and and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.

Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.

Sometimes tands up straight and establishes eye contact.

Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation.

Vocabulary

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Extends audience vocabulary by defining words that might be new to most of the audience.

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Includes 1-2 words that might be new to most of the audience, but does not define them.

Uses vocabulary appropriate for the audience. Does not include any vocabulary that might be new to the audience.

Uses several (5 or more) words or phrases that are not understood by the audience.

Time-Limit

Presentation is 5-6 minutes long.

Presention is 4 minutes long.

Presentation is 3 minutes long.

Presentation is less than 3 minutes

Stays on Topic

Stays on topic all (100%) of the time.

Stays on topic most (99-90%) of the time.

Stays on topic some (89%-75%) of the time.

It was hard to tell what the topic was.

Making A Brochure: A Visit to Steinbeck Country and Times- Of Mice and Men

Teacher name: Mr. Duryea

Students Name _______________________________________________________________

CATEGORY

4

3

2

1

Spelling & Proofreading

No spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

No more than 1 spelling error remains after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

No more than 3 spelling errors remain after one person other than the typist reads and corrects the brochure.

Several spelling errors in the brochure.

Writing - Organization

The brochure includes all the sections required.

Almost all sections of the brochure are included.

Three sections of the brochure are included.

Two sections of the brochure are included.

Writing - Grammar

There are no grammatical mistakes in the brochure.

There are some grammatical mistakes in the brochure.

There are more than 4 grammatical mistakes in the brochure.

The grammatical mistakes in the brochure make it confusing to read.

Writing - Mechanics

Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure.

Capitalization and punctuation are mostly correct throughout the brochure

There are more than 4 capitalization and/or punctuation errors in the brochure.

The capitalization or punctuation errors in the brochure make it confusing.

Content - Accuracy

All facts in the brochure are accurate.

99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate.

Attractiveness & Organization

The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information.

The brochure has well-organized information.

The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader.

Graphics/Pictures

Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics.

Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text.

Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy"

Graphics do not go with the accompanying text but appear to be randomly chosen.

Sources

Accurate records are kept to document the sources -4 internet sources and 3 books used in the brochure.

Mostly accurate records are kept to document the sources in the brochure.

Sources are listed incorrectly or do not meet the minimum amount of sources required.

Sources are not documented accurately.

Knowledge Gained

All students in the group can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure.

All students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure.

Most students in the group can accurately answer most questions related to facts in the brochure and to technical processes used to create the brochure.

Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the facts or technical processes used in the brochure.