Superior- 4 Proficient- 3 Poor-2 Unsatisfactory-1 Score

Factual Use many facts Used some facts Used few facts Did not present
Information to support all to support all to support facts to support
arguments arguments. arguments. arguments.

Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated Demonstrated

Comprehens thorough accurate minimal misunderstanding
ion understanding understanding understanding of the information.
of information of important of information.
information.

All arguments Most arguments Some Few arguments

Satisfying were logical were logical and arguments were logical and
and convincing convincing. were logical convincing.
and
convincing.

Communicated Communicated Seldom Failed to

Delivery clearly and clearly; frequent communicated communicate
confidently; eye contact; clearly; poor clearly; no eye
maintain eye good voice and eye contact; contact; monotone
contact; delivery rate. poor voice and delivery.
Excellent voice delivery rate.
infection and
delivery rate.

Address all Addressed most Addressed Did not address

Rebutting opponent of opponent’s some of opponent’s
arguments with arguments with opponent’s arguments.
counter- counter- arguments
evidence evidence. with counter-
evidence.
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Includes at least Includes at least Missing one to two Missing three or

Required one quotation one quotation required elements. more required
Elements from the novel from the novel and May have no elements (i.e.,
and at least six at least six quotation from the the quotation
artifacts that artifacts that cover novel or fewer from the novel
cover at least at least three than six artifacts. and six museum
four different different genres. Curator’s notes are artifacts).
genres. Curator’s notes are included for most Curator’s notes
Curator’s notes included for all or artifacts. are incomplete
are included for most artifacts. or not included
all artifacts. for artifacts.
Topic/Content Artifacts in the Artifacts in the Artifacts in the Artifacts in the
exhibit clearly exhibit clearly exhibit clearly exhibit have
relate to the relates to the main relates to the main little or nothing
main topic. topic. Includes topic. Includes to do with the
Covers topic essential some essential main topic.
completely and information and information with Includes little
in depth. enough few facts or essential
Encourages elaboration to give details. information and
readers to know readers an only one or two
more. understanding of facts.
the topic.
Creativity A lot of thought Some thought was Some thought was Little thought
was put into put into making put into making was put into
making the the exhibit the exhibit making the
exhibit interesting and fun interesting and exhibit
interesting and as shown by fun, but some of interesting or
fun as shown by artifacts or the things made it fun.
creative artifacts curator’s notes. harder to
and curator’s understand/enjoy.
notes.
Bibliographical Includes Documentation is Documentation for No
Resources properly cited included for all some sources is documentation
sources and sources, but some missing and/or is included.
complete bibliographical incomplete.
information. information is
missing.
Mechanics Grammar, Includes 2-3 Includes 3-4 Includes more
spelling, grammatical grammatical than 5
punctuation, errors, errors, grammatical
capitalization are misspellings, misspellings, errors,
correct. No punctuation punctuation misspellings,
errors in the errors, etc. errors, etc. punctuation
text. errors, etc.
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Student Student presents Student Audience cannot
presents information in presents understand
Organization information in logical sequence information in presentation
logical, which audience logical because there is no
interesting can follow. sequence sequence of
sequence which information.
which audience can
audience can follow.
follow.
Student Student is at Student is at Student does not
Subject demonstrates ease with ease with have grasp of
Knowledge full knowledge expected expected information; student
(more than answers to all answers to all cannot answer
required) by questions, but questions, but questions about
answering all fails to elaborate. fails to subject.
audience elaborate.
questions with
explanations
and
elaboration.
Student’s Student visual Student visual Student uses
Visual Aides graphics aides relate to aides relate to superfluous visual
explain and text and text and aides or none
reinforce presentation. presentation.
screen text
and
presentation.
Mechanics Presentation Presentation has Presentation Student’s
has no no more than has no more presentation has
misspellings or two misspellings than two four or more
grammatical and/or misspellings spelling errors
errors. grammatical and/or and/or grammatical
errors. grammatical errors.
errors.
Eye Contact Student Student Student Student reads all of
maintains eye maintains eye occasionally report with no eye
contact with contact most of uses eye contact.
audience. the time but contact, but
Seldom frequently still reads
returning to returns to notes. most of report.
notes.
Elocution Student uses a Student’s voice is Student’s Student mumbles.
clear voice and clear. Student voice is low. Incorrectly
correct, pronounces most Student pronounces terms,
precise words correctly. incorrectly and speaks too
pronunciation Most audience pronounces quietly for students
of terms so members can terms. in the back of class
that all hear Audience to hear.
audience presentation. members have
members can difficulty
hear hearing
presentation. presentation.
Professionalism Student is Student is either Student is not Student dress,
professionally professionally dressed/groo behaviour, and
dressed/groo dressed/groome med speech are
med and d or speaks professionally/ inappropriate for
speaks informally. always speaks setting and task.
formally informally.
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presentation.

4-Excellent 3-Good 2-Fair 1-Need Improvement

Holds attention of Consistent use of Displays minimal Holds no eye contact

Delivery entire audience with direct eye contact eye contact with with audience, as
the use of direct eye with audience, but audience, while entire report is read
contact, seldom still returns to notes. reading mostly from notes.
looking at notes. Speaks with from the notes. Speaks in low volume
Speaks with satisfactory variation Speaks in uneven and/or monotonous
fluctuation in volume of volume and volume with little tone, which causes
and inflection to inflection. or no inflection. audience to
maintain audience disengage.
interest and
emphasize key points
Content/ Demonstrates full Is at ease with Is uncomfortable Does not have grasp
Organizat knowledge by expected answers to with information of information and
ion answering all class all questions, and is able to cannot answer
question with without elaboration answer only questions about
explanations and Has somewhat clear rudimentary subject
elaboration. purpose and subject; questions. Does not clearly
Provides clear some examples, Attempts to define define subject and
purpose and subject; facts, and/or purpose and purpose; provides
pertinent examples, statistics that subject; provides weak or no support
facts, and/or support the subject; weak examples. of subject; gives
statistics; supports includes some data Facts, and/or insufficient support
conclusion/ideas with or evidence that statistics, which for ideas or
evidence supports conclusions. do not adequately conclusions.
support the
subject; includes
very thin data or
evidence.
Enthusias Demonstrates strong Show some Show little or Shows no interest in
m/Audien enthusiasm about enthusiastic feelings mixed feelings topic presented.
ce topic during entire about topic. about the topic Fails to increase
Awarenes presentation Raises audience being presented. audience
s Significantly increases understanding and Raises audience understanding of
audience awareness of most understanding and knowledge of topic.
understanding and points. knowledge of
knowledge of topic; some points.
convinces an audience
to recognize the
validity and
importance of the
subject.
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Homework is in Homework is in an Homework is in a Homework is
Neatness an orderly orderly packed and packed with several disorderly, with
packet and is is neat, with a few smudges or tears. many smudges or
incredibly neat, smudges or tears. tears.
with no
smudges or
tears.
All of the Most of the Some of the Student did not
Completion assigned work assigned work is assigned work is turn in
is complete. complete. complete. assignment.

Homework was Homework was 1 Homework was 2 Homework was 3

Timeliness received on the day late. days late. or more days late.
due date.

All of the Most of the Some of the Little to none of

Accuracy answers are answers are answers are the answers are
correct. correct. correct. correct.

All work is Most work is Some steps for Student did not
Work Shown meticulously meticulously problem solving are show any work.
shown. shown. missing.

7 Points 4 Points 3 Points 1 Point

Posture Student is Student has been Student has been Student has been
sitting up strait corrected on corrected on corrected on
wrists flat. posture 1 time. posture 2-3 times. posture 4 or more
times.

Speed Student is Student skipped Student skipped Student Didn’t

Improvement working on work on work or did not work or try to
assignment and assignment or show work to Mr. improve their
trying to didn’t work hard to Gordon. typing.
improve speed. complete
assignment.
Accuracy All Reaches are 99-80% of reaches 79-60% of the Fewer than 59%
accurate. are accurate. reaches are reaches are
accurate. accurate.

Procedure Student is on Student is late but Student is late and Student does not
time and starts works hard to does not work to complete work.
warm up complete complete
promptly and assignment. assignment.
work to
complete the
assignment.