Oral Presentation Rubric

Below is how your oral presentation will be graded, take time to review what it will take to get an A on this part of the final. Your oral presentation is 25% of your final exam grade, the electronic product is 60% of the grade and what you did for your local solutions is 15% of your grade.

CATEGORY	A	B	C	D
Content	Shows a full understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of the topic.	Shows a good understanding of parts of the topic.	Does not seem to understand the topic very well.
Preparedness	Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.	Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.	The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.	Student does not seem at all prepared to present.
Speaks Clearly	Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, and mispronounces no words.	Speaks clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time, but mispronounces one word.	Speaks clearly and distinctly most ( 94-85%) of the time. Mispronounces no more than one word.	Often mumbles or can not be understood OR mispronounces more than one word.
Posture and Eye Contact	Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.	Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.	Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact.	Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation.
Listens to Other Presentations	Listens intently. Does not make distracting noises or movements.	Listens intently but has one distracting noise or movement.	Sometimes does not appear to be listening but is not distracting.	Sometimes does not appear to be listening and has distracting noises or movements.
Time Management	Presentation last 15-20 minutes			Presentation is either too long or too short
Peer Cooperation	All students speak equally	One student speaks more than the others, But all students speak		Only one student speaks.

This rubric was adapted from: http://www.shenet.org/high/hsacaddept/socialstudies/jpfaffenbach/Rubrics/jporalpresentation.htm