History 10 Enlightenment Project Rubric

Presentation Rubric
Excellent 5 pts Good 3 pts Fair 1 pts Poor 0 pts
Research Excellent Good Fair Poor
The research was thorough and Research was well thought Research was done but Research was
well thought out. Included all of out and has most of the is missing key incomplete or not done
the assignment requirements and assignment requirements requirements of the at all. No poster
creative poster included. and somewhat creative assignment. Poster is not included.
poster included. complete or is not very
creatively done.

Body Stands Up during speech. Stands up. Slouched. Sitting down.

Language No Distracting movements. Few Distractions or Some distraction and Very distracting and lots
fidgeting. fidgeting. of fidgeting.

Volume and Audible throughout the entire
Tone presentation
Audience does not have to strain
to hear you.
Tone is engaging.
Variation in tone is used to
emphasize key points.
The Speaker demonstrates Speaker is somewhat Monotone
an awareness of volume monotone and is difficult Your presentation was
and tone and tries to to hear and understand difficult for audience to
adjust. at times. hear.
Tone is appropriate and Attempted to engage
emphatic inflection. audience. Tone did not
Some emphasis used. vary much during
presentation.

Eye Contact Speaker frequently makes eye Speaker makes some eye Speaker makes some No eye contact is made
contact with various member of contact with some eye contact, look at with members of
the audience members of the audience teacher but needs to audience does not look
improve eye contact up until section of
presentation are done.

Pace, Pace is appropriate and Pace appropriate. Some attempts are Pace is awkward.
Phrasing maintained. Pauses are Audience can comprehend made to adjust pace but Too slow or too fast.
and appropriate and well timed to all points. Little variation speaker is sometimes to Some parts are difficult
Pronunciati emphasize points. is pace fast or to slow or to follow.
on All words are clearly pronounced Speaker attempts to inconsistent. Frequent
and have been practiced pronounce all words Mispronunciation is mispronunciation and
correctly becoming an issue for does not speak clearly.
the speaker, speaker
sometimes does not
speak clearly.