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Civics Presentations

Every student will present a 25 minute presentation to the class regarding a topic of their choosing. The students will also be asked to present a paper and bibliography reflecting the information in their presentation.

Rubric Code: T6WX54

By rktsmith

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Subject: History

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: (none)

Civics Presentation - Teacher This section of the rubric scores the actual student presentation
	Excellent 9 pts	Good 6 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 0 pts
Effective Use of Technology This sections review key aspects that are critical when discussing technology
Ease of reading Enter description	Excellent Font is large and text is minimal. Contrast between the background and font color makes reading easy.	Good Font is large and text is minimal. However, there is little contrast between the background and font color.	Fair Contrast is present between the background and font color, but there is too much text and it is small.	Poor Too much text and it is small. There is no contrast between the background and font color.
Well organized Enter description	Excellent Technology flows well from section to section. Each section is related and connected.	Good There are minor issues in the flow of information, but sections are related and connected.	Fair There are major issues in the flow and areas where the sections are not related or connected.	Poor Lack of organization. Technological pieces are thrown together without any obvious connections.
Engaging technology Enter description	Excellent Incorporates appropriate and relevant images, videos and hyperlinks.	Good Minimal use of appropriate and relevant images, videos and hyperlinks.	Fair Use of images, videos and hyperlinks, but they are not appropriate or relevant to the presentation.	Poor Lack of supporting images, videos and hyperlinks.
Use of technology	Excellent Technology works properly.	Good Technology has minor glitches.	Fair Technology has major glitches.	Poor No technology is present.
Effective use of resources
Incorporates a wide variety	Excellent Use of 3 or more types of resources in their presentation (audio, video, visuals, tangible items, personal reflection, interviews, etc.). At least one MUST be tangible.	Good Uses 2 types of resources in their presentation (audio, video, visuals, tangible items, personal reflections, interviews, etc.). At least one is tangible.	Fair Uses one resource in their presentation (audio, video, visuals, tangible items, personal reflections, interviews, etc.) No tangible items included.	Poor No additional resources other than basic presentation (PowerPoint or Prezi).
Quality of materials	Excellent Resources are relevant to topic, engaging and purposeful.	Good Resources are purposeful but non-engaging.	Fair Resources are engaging but not purposeful.	Poor Resources serve no purpose and are not engaging.
Effective communication skills
Voice	Excellent Appropriate voice level and speed.	Good Infrequent moments of low voice level or excessive speed.	Fair Frequent moments of low voice level or excessive speed.	Poor Voice is not audible due to level and/or speed.
Ease of presentation	Excellent Absence of excessive "um", "like", "and", etc. Lack of fidgeting while speaking.	Good Infrequent use of "um", "like", "and", etc. Minor fidgeting while speaking.	Fair Frequent use of "um", "like", "and", etc. Frequent fidgeting while speaking.	Poor Constant use of "um", "like", "and", etc. or fidgeting while presenting.
Presentation Timing	Excellent Presentation is between 22-27 minutes	Good Presentation is 21-19 minutes long.	Fair Presentation is under 15 to 18 minutes.	Poor Presentation is under 14 minutes.
Well-prepared	Excellent Student is well-rehearsed and confident with the material.	Good Student requires some prompting from note cards.	Fair Students requires frequent prompting from note cards.	Poor Student struggles with recollection and reads from note cards constantly.
Effective Content
Information	Excellent Information is historically accurate and research supported.	Good Information contains minor errors in historical accuracy, but is research supported.	Fair Information contains major errors in historical accuracy, with lack of supported research.	Poor Information is not accurate or research supported.
Completeness of information	Excellent Information flows well, is thorough and key points are covered.	Good Key points are covered but the information does not flow well.	Fair Lack of continuity with information and missing some key points.	Poor No continuity with information and is missing key points.
Creativity	Excellent Presentation is creative and offers a "personalized" perspective on the information.	Good Presentation has creative moments, but the "personalized" perspective is not consistent through out the entire paper.	Fair Paper has minimal creative moments, but does not offer a different, "personalized" perspective.	Poor Paper is not creative.
Preparation meetings - Mrs. Keinle
Student meeting	Excellent Meeting is scheduled in a timely manner and the student is prepared.	Good Meeting is scheduled in a timely manner but the student is missing some of the presentation.	Fair Meeting is not scheduled in a timely manner and the student is missing some of the presentation	Poor No meeting is scheduled.
Written Presentation
	Excellent 20 pts	Good 13 pts	Fair 6 pts	Poor 0 pts
Format of paper	Excellent Paper is written in 12 point font and double spaced.	Good Paper is written in 12 point font but not double spaced.	Fair Paper is double spaced but not written in 12 point font	Poor Paper is written in multiple size fonts and not double spaced.
Content	Excellent Information is historically accurate and is a complete reflection of the student presentation.	Good Information is historically accurate but does not adequately reflect the student presentation.	Fair Information has historical inaccuracies, but reflects the student presentation.	Poor Information is historically inaccurate and does not reflect the student presentation.
Writing	Excellent Paper is well written and flows well. Paper contains minimal grammar and punctuation errors, making it easy to read.	Good Paper contains minimal grammar and punctuation errors, but does not flow well. Paragraph transitions are choppy and word choice needs improvement.	Fair Paper is well written and flows well. However, there are frequent grammar and punctuation errors, making it difficult to read.	Poor Paper does not flow well. There are frequent grammar and punctuation errors. Paragraph transitions are choppy and word choice needs improvement.
Turn it In	Excellent Paper is submitted via Turn it In and an originality report is attached to the paper.	Good Paper is submitted to Turn it In but no originality report is attached to the final paper.	Fair Paper is submitted to Turn it In late and no originality report is available.	Poor Paper is not submitted to Turn it In.
Resources	Excellent Student uses a variety of resources, including a minimum of three books.	Good Student uses a variety of resources, including a two books.	Fair Student uses a variety of resources, including one book.	Poor Student only uses the internet as a resource.
Bibliography	Excellent Bibliography is present and in MLA format.	Good Bibliography is present, but contains minor MLA errors.	Fair Bibliography is present, but contains frequent MLA errors.	Poor No bibliography is present.
Student Evaluation
	Excellent 27 pts	Good 18 pts	Fair 9 pts	Poor 0 pts
Engagement of Presentation	Excellent Presentation was engaging and creative.	Good Presentation was engaging but lacked creativity.	Fair Presentation was creative but not engaging.	Poor Presentation did not engage student listeners and contained no creativity.
Knowledge	Excellent Student was knowledgeable regarding the information presented.	Good Student was knowledgeable but struggled to convey information effectively.	Fair Student had gaps in knowledge base and struggled to convey information effectively.	Poor Student lacked the necessary knowledge to present effectively.

Subjects:

History

Types:

Presentation

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