Rubric for Presentation: Points Possible 50 pts 40 pts 30 pts 20 pts 10 pts Time Presentation is at least 6 full minutes long Presentation is about 5 minutes long Presentation is about 4 minutes long Presentation is 2-3 minutes long Presentation is less than 2 minutes long Speakers At least two presenters – speak clearly and maintain eye contact with the audience at least 90% of the time At least two presenters – speak clearly and maintain eye contact with the audience most of the time. One or two presenters – speech is difficult to follow at times, maintains eye contact with the audience about half of the time. One presenter – speech is too quiet, too fast, etc., maintains eye contact less than half the time. One presenter – speech has little relation to presentation and/or is read entirely off of notes. Content Content is accurate, thorough, and from authoritative sources. Content is accurate, relatively thorough, and Content contains minor inaccuracies and/or information gaps, incomplete or incorrect documentation Content is only partially accurate, contains gaps, little-to-no documentation Content is inaccurate, incomplete, and off-topic AND/OR no citations Text is grammatically correct, and concise Text contains few errors, mostly readable, and concise Text contains many minor errors; font may be too small/illegible, text may contain unnecessary information. Text contains many errors; font is nearly unreadable, audience may have difficulty finding the important information Text is difficult to comprehend due to serious grammatical/ formatting errors; information copied from source with little regard for assignment standards. Presentation contains 2-3 graphics, properly referenced, that enhance content Presentation contains 1 graphic, properly referenced, that enhances content Presentation contains graphics with little relation to content that may also be improperly referenced. Presentation contains no graphics, OR graphics are not related to content Presentation contains no graphics OR graphics have no citations
Rubric for Visual – Fiction Points Possible 50 pts 30 pts 10 pts Neatness Project displays attention to detail and tidiness; well evidence of hard work and effort Project is fairly tidy, but may seem only 90% complete, evidence of some work/effort. Project is obviously incomplete or done at last minute, messy, evidence of minimal work/effort Content Both novel and choice text are equally and accurately represented; mixed elements are easily distinguished. Both novel and choice text are represented, but elements from each may be difficult to identify Either novel or choice text is not represented, elements may not seem to be from either. Artistic Value Colorful, expressive images that show an attempt to interpret the spirits of novel and choice text Images have limited color or distinguishing characteristics, little evidence of creativity Images are in black and white, no evidence of creativity Rubric for Newspaper - Nonfiction Points Possible 50 pts 30 pts 10 pts Formatting Displays correct newspaper/periodical formatting w columns, headers, and at least 2 pictures (drawn or inserted) Displays mostly correct formatting w/some columns, headers, and at least 1 picture Genre of text is difficult to distinguish due to bad formatting AND/OR no pictures Content Newspaper articles accurately depict events from the novel while also using creativity to re-create them as contemporary news stories. Newspaper articles show insufficient knowledge of events from the book; basic elements of news stories are not all represented. Articles show knowledge of events from the book; few basic elements of a news story are present. Mechanics 3 or fewer minor grammatical errors; quotes are punctuated properly. 4-6 minor errors; quotes are incorrectly integrated into sentences. More than seven minor errors AND/OR some major grammatical errors that interfere with readability.