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Weighted Grades Practice

Oral Presentation: Changing Communities in Our City

Each student will make a 5 minute presentation on the changes in one Boston community over the past 30 years. The student may focus the presentation in any way s/he wishes, but there needs to be a thesis of some sort, not just a chronological exposition. The presentation should include appropriate photographs, maps, graphs, and other visual aids for the audience. (Adapted from Dannelle Stevens sample in Introduction to Rubrics, p. 13)

Rubric Code: Z84X7X

By rronan6

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Oral Presentation
	Excellent (N/A)	Competent (N/A)	Needs Work (N/A)
Credibility/Ethos	Excellent The presentation demonstrates a depth of historical understanding by using relevant and accurate detail to support the student’s thesis.	Competent The presentation uses knowledge which is generally accurate with only minor inaccuracies, and which is generally relevant to the student’s thesis.	Needs Work The presentation uses knowledge which is generally accurate with only minor inaccuracies, and which is generally relevant to the student’s thesis.
Research	Excellent Research is thorough and goes beyond what was presented in class or in the assigned texts.	Competent Research is adequate but does not go much beyond what was presented in class or in the assigned text.	Needs Work Little or no research is apparent.
Analytical Structure	Excellent The presentation is centered on a thesis which shows a highly developed awareness of historiographic or social issues and a high level of conceptual ability.	Competent The presentation shows an analytical structure and a central thesis, but the analysis is not always fully developed and/or linked to the thesis.	Needs Work The presentation shows no analytical structure and no central thesis.
Thinking	Excellent Independent thinking, creativity and originality are evident.	Competent Independent thinking, creativity and/or originality are somewhat evident.	Needs Work Thinking is not original and there is little creative effort demonstrated.
Visual Aids/Handouts	Excellent The presentation includes appropriate and easily understood visual aids which the presenter refers to and explains at appropriate moments in the presentation.	Competent The presentation includes appropriate visual aids, but these are too few, in a format that makes them difficult to use or understand, and/or the presenter does not refer to or explain them in the presentation.	Needs Work The presentation includes no visual aids or visual aids that are inappropriate, and/or too small or messy to be understood. The presenter makes no mention of them in the presentation.
Effectiveness	Excellent The presentation is imaginative and effective in conveying ideas to the audience.	Competent Presentation techniques used are effective in conveying main ideas, but a bit unimaginative.	Needs Work The presentation fails to capture the interest of the audience and/or is confusing in what is to be communicated.
Audience Engagement	Excellent The presenter responds effectively to audience reactions and questions.	Competent Some questions from the audience remain unanswered.	Needs Work The presenter does not involve the audience.
Elocution	Excellent The presenter speaks clearly and loudly enough to be heard, using a lively conversational tone and appropriate language.	Competent The presenter speaks clearly and loudly enough to be heard, but tends to drone.	Needs Work The presenter cannot be heard and/or speaks so unclearly that s/he cannot be understood.
Posture/Delivery	Excellent The presenter makes frequent eye contact, uses expressive gestures, and body language to engage the audience.	Competent The presenter fails to use eye contact, gestures, and body language consistently or effectively at times.	Needs Work There is no attempt to engage the audience through eye contact, gestures, or body language.
Length	Excellent Appropriate length. Clear summary is provided. Audience is involved in synthesizing the information.	Competent Time is appropriately used, but may run slightly over or under allotted time and/or information is not tied together or conclusion is inadequate.	Needs Work Presentation lacks conclusion and/or time is not appropriately applied.

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