Oral Presentation Rubric

Members of Presentation Group:

Topic:

	Exceptional	Admirable	Acceptable	Amateur
Content	An abundance of material clearly related to thesis; points are clearly made and all evidence supports thesis; varied use of materials; students demonstrate full knowledge of topic, answer all questions and can elaborate beyond what is required.	Sufficient information that relates to thesis; many good points made but there is an uneven balance and little variation; students demonstrate adequate knowledge of topic, answer all questions, but fail to elaborate.	There is a great deal of information that is not clearly connected to the thesis; students lack sufficient understanding of topic, able to answer only rudimentary questions.	Thesis not clear; information included that does not support thesis in any way; students do not understand topic, cannot answer questions about subject.
Coherence and Organization	Thesis is clearly stated and developed; specific examples are appropriate and clearly develop thesis; conclusion is clear; shows control; flows together well; good transitions; succinct but not choppy; well organized.	Most information presented in logical sequence; generally very well organized but better transitions from idea to idea and medium to medium needed.	Concept and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear transitions; flow and organization are choppy.	Presentation is choppy and disjointed; does not flow; development of thesis is vague; no apparent logical order of presentation.
Creativity	Very original presentation of material; uses the unexpected to full advantage; captures audience’s attention	Some originality apparent; good variety and blending of materials.	Little or no variation; material presented with little originality or interpretation	Repetitive with little or no variety; insufficient use of materials.
Material	Balanced use of visuals and handouts, properly used to develop thesis; use of visuals varied and appropriate.	Use of visuals and handouts not as varied and not as well connected to thesis	Choppy use of visuals and handouts; lacks smooth transition from one medium to another; visuals not clearly connected to thesis.	Little or no visuals used or ineffective use of visuals; imbalance in use of materials--too much of one, not enough of another.
Delivery	Poised, clear articulation; proper volume; enthusiasm and confidence; involved audience in the presentation; held audience’s attention throughout; used full time allotted.	Clear articulation, but not as polished; presented facts with some interesting “twists”; held audience’s attention most of the time; within three minutes of allotted time.	Some mumbling; little eye contact; some related facts but went off topic and lost audience; mostly presented facts with little or no imagination; within six minutes of allotted time.	Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; presenters seemed uninterested; audience lost interest; too long or too short; ten or more minutes above or below allotted time.

Oral Presentation Evaluation Form

Members of Presentation Group:

Topic:

	Exceptional 4	Admirable 3	Acceptable 2	Amateur 1
Content
Coherence & Organization
Creativity
Material
Delivery

Comments:

Assessment:

Total Points___________ x 2 = _____________

Grade: __________