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General Science Oral Presentation

Students will give an argumentative speech about a topic assigned as well as answer a self-generated question and back their decision with evidence.

Rubric Code: C98WX7

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Subject: Science

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Presentation Grading This score only reflects the speech itself; not the written work.
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Need to improve 2 pts	Extremely bad 1 pts
Follow instructions 15 pts Presentation based on guideliness	Excellent Main points work within the presentation are clearly distinguished with supporting details. Transitions are effectively used for coherent movement from point to point.	Good General body organization presentation weren't clear or well-developed. Transitions were okay, but not as unique or distinct as the could be.	Need to improve The presentation lacked detail to the extent that some argumentative impact was compromised. Transitions need work.	Extremely bad The speech was difficult to follow due to a lack of organization. Little detail was given to support the main points. Difficult to identify introduction, body, and conclusion.
Voice, body language, posture. 5 pts Loud, confident speaking voice, firm posture and understandable body language	Excellent Natural variation of vocal characteristics heighten interest and match message appropriately. Few, if any, verbal fillers. Maintains firm posture and	Good Some limited variation of vocal characteristics. Inconsistent at times. Some verbal fillers. Body language is good and has a good posture	Need to improve The student could be heard most of the time but it was inconsistent. Pacing was too slow/fast. Verbal fillers were noticable and frequent.	Extremely bad Audience had difficulty hearing and/or understanding much of the speech due to monotone or inappropriate variation of vocal characteristics. Inconsistent with verbal message. Excessive fluency errors interfered with message comprehension.
Audience attention 10 pts Call the attention of the audience	Excellent Speaker used original and effective creative techniques. (Examples include images, graphs, charts<BR> Short video clips<BR> Jokes/humor/cartoons <BR> Extra examples <BR> Anecdotes<BR> Ask the audience questions<BR> Bring an object to display)	Good Speaker used typical techniques to keep the attention of audience, but nothing original.	Need to improve Audience attention was minimal.	Extremely bad The element of creativity was overpowering and distracting from the true message or audience attention was not included.
Content knowlegde 20 pts Explain clearly the assigned topic and solve doubts	Excellent It seems as information was researched and read. Content was clear enough to transmit it to other classmates	Good Information was copied and kind of read. Content was clear to transmit it to other classmates	Need to improve Information was copy pasted and read. Content was not clear enough to transmit it to other classmates	Extremely bad Information was copy pasted and read. Content was poor and lacking of purpose and was a waste of time
Presentation and activity 20 pts Preparation of the presentation and the reinforcement activity	Excellent Presentation was Excellent done and the activity reinforced student knowledge to understand the topic	Good Presentation was well done and the activity was related to student knowledge to understand the topic	Need to improve Presentation was ok and the activity was not too related with student knowledge	Extremely bad Presentation was awful and the activity was a total mess and does not reinforce student knowledge to understand the topic
Presentation length 10 pts Presentation is on time	Excellent Presentation starts on time and finishes on time. It lasts 20 minutes long	Good Presentation starts almost on time and finishes almost on time. It lasts >< 20 minutes long	Need to improve Presentation does not start on time and finishes over time. It lasts >< 20 minutes long	Extremely bad Presentation starts really late and finishes earlier. It lasts <20 minutes long
Other Presentation Attention 10 pts	Excellent Student pays attention to other presentation and shows respect when others presenting	Good Student pays attention but tend to distract when other presentation and shows respect when others presenting	Need to improve Student pays a little attention and distracts when other presentation and shows almost no respect when others presenting	Extremely bad Student pays a little attention and distracts when other presentation and shows almost no respect when others presenting
Self Evaluation 10 pts Student measures own learning by qualifying the work done and presentation.	Excellent	Good	Need to improve	Extremely bad

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