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  **Oral Presentation Rubric : 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery Voting Rights March**                                                               

                                                                                                                                            

                                                                                                                                             

                                                                                                                                            

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  CATEGORY                                                                               4 Outstanding     3 Above Average   2 Average      1 Below Average

  Comprehension                                                                          Student is able   Student is able   Student is     Student is
                                                                                         to accurately     to accurately     able to        unable to
                                                                                         answer almost all answer most       accurately     accurately
                                                                                         questions posed   questions posed   answer a few   answer
                                                                                         by classmates     by classmates     questions      questions posed
                                                                                         about the topic.  about the topic.  posed by       by classmates
                                                                                                                             classmates     about the
                                                                                                                             about the      topic.
                                                                                                                             topic.         

  Enthusiasm                                                                             Facial            Facial            Facial         Very little use
                                                                                         expressions and   expressions and   expressions    of facial
                                                                                         body language     body language     and body       expressions or
                                                                                         generate a strong sometimes         language are   body language.
                                                                                         interest and      generate a strong used to try to Did not
                                                                                         enthusiasm about  interest and      generate       generate much
                                                                                         the topic in      enthusiasm about  enthusiasm,    interest in
                                                                                         others.           the topic in      but seem       topic being
                                                                                                           others.           somewhat       presented.
                                                                                                                             faked.         

  Preparedness                                                                           Student is        Student seems     The student is Student does
                                                                                         completely        pretty prepared   somewhat       not seem at all
                                                                                         prepared and has  but might have    prepared, but  prepared to
                                                                                         obviously         needed a couple   it is clear    present.
                                                                                         rehearsed.        more rehearsals.  that rehearsal 
                                                                                                                             was lacking.   

  Uses Complete Sentences                                                                Always (99-100%   Mostly (80-98%)   Sometimes      Rarely speaks
                                                                                         of time) speaks   speaks in         (70-80%)       in complete
                                                                                         in complete       complete          speaks in      sentences.
                                                                                         sentences.        sentences.        complete       
                                                                                                                             sentences.     

  Stays on Topic                                                                         Stays on topic    Stays on topic    Stays on topic It was hard to
                                                                                         all (100%) of the most (99-90%) of  some (89%-75%) tell what the
                                                                                         time.             the time.         of the time.   topic was.

  Posture and Eye Contact                                                                Stands up         Stands up         Sometimes      Slouches and/or
                                                                                         straight, looks   straight and      stands up      does not look
                                                                                         relaxed and       establishes eye   straight and   at people
                                                                                         confident.        contact with      establishes    during the
                                                                                         Establishes eye   everyone in the   eye contact.   presentation.
                                                                                         contact with      room during the                  
                                                                                         everyone in the   presentation.                    
                                                                                         room during the                                    
                                                                                         presentation.                                      

  Time-Limit                                                                             Presentation is   Presentation is 4 Presentation   Presentation is
                                                                                         5-6 minutes long. minutes long.     is 3 minutes   less than 3
                                                                                                                             long.          minutes OR more
                                                                                                                                            than 6 minutes.

  Props                                                                                  Student uses      Student uses 1    Student uses 1 The student
                                                                                         several props     prop that shows   prop which     uses no props
                                                                                         (could include    considerable      makes the      OR the props
                                                                                         costume) that     work/creativity   presentation   chosen detract
                                                                                         show considerable and which make    better.        from the
                                                                                         work/creativity   the presentation                 presentation.
                                                                                         and which make    better.                          
                                                                                         the presentation                                   
                                                                                         better.                                            
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