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Civics Presentations

Every student will present a 5 minute presentation to the class regarding a President of their choosing. .

Rubric Code: TX4A746

By steve_collins

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Subject: History

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Civics Presentation - Teacher
	Excellent 9 pts	Good 6 pts	Fair 3 pts	Poor 0 pts
Effective Use of Technology
Ease of reading	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	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	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.).	Good Uses 2 types of resources in their presentation (audio, video, visuals, tangible items, personal reflections, interviews, etc.).	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.
Well-prepared	Excellent Student is well-rehearsed and confident with the material. Presentation is within assigned time limit	Good Student requires some prompting from note cards./ or presentation is mostly within assigned time limit	Fair Students requires frequent prompting from note cards./or presentation is not within assigned time limit	Poor Student struggles with recollection and reads from note cards constantly. Presentation is made with no regard for time limit
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.
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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