Oral Presentation : National Park Presentation Rubric

Teacher Name: Zachary Mayo

Student Names:

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CATEGORY 4- Nature Guru

3- Park Ranger

2- At Home Bird
Watcher

1- Lost Hiker

Preparedness
20%

Students are
completely prepared
and have seemingly
rehearsed presenting
their presentation.

Students seem pretty

prepared, one or two
minor pieces seem
unprepared.

The students are

somewhat prepared to
present, but several
minor or one major
component is not
prepared.

Students are not

prepared at all,
makes up
presentation on
the spot.

Comprehension
30%

Students are able to

accurately answer
almost all questions
posed by National Park
board members about
their park.

Students are able to

accurately answer
most questions posed
by National Park
board members on
their park.

Students are able to

accurately answer
general questions
about their preserve,
but not specific ones.

Students are
unable to
accurately
answer any
questions asked
about their
ecosystem or
park.

Vocabulary
20%

Uses appropriate,
professional vocabulary
in both their written and
verbal presentation.
Defines any vocabulary
which may be unfamiliar
to National Park board
members.

Uses mostly
appropriate,
professional
vocabulary. Provides
definitions for most
terms a National Park
board member may
be familiar with.

Uses some
appropriate or
professional
vocabulary. Defines
a few terms which
may be unfamiliar.

Uses
inappropriate
and/or
unprofessional
vocabulary. No
attempt is made
to define
unfamiliar
vocabulary.

Speaks professionally Speaks professionally Speaks profesionally Often mumbles

Speaks
Clearly 10% and distinctly all (100- and distinctly most and distinctly more or can not be
95%) the time, and all (94-85%) the time,
team members
and speaking is
contribute equally.
shared among team
members.

than not ( 84-75%%).

Some team members
do not contribute
equally.

understood OR a
student clearly
does not do their
fair share of
speaking.*

Volume 10% Volume is loud enough Volume is loud

Stays on
Topic 10%

to be heard by all
audience members
throughout the
presentation.

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 70%
of the time.

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

Stays on topic all

(100%) of the time.

Stays on topic most Stays on topic some

(99-90%) of the
(89%-75%) of the
time.
time.

Goes off of topic

multiple times;
hard to
determine what
the topic was
from the talk.

Created by Zachary Mayo using Rubistar

*= Individual students will not be penalized if they do their fair share and their partners do not.