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Organization Well-developed Introduction and thesis Introduction and thesis Introduction and thesis
introduction and thesis statement create statement introduce the statement do not
statement. Engage the interest and are fairly Electoral College and introduce both Electoral
audience and cover well-developed. Cover popular vote for College and popular vote
both the Electoral both Electoral College comparison and for comparison and
College and popular and popular vote but not differences, but dont differences.
vote comparison and engaging. give accurate and
differences. complete information.
Content Knowledge The details are in a The details are in a The details are in No distinct organization.
clear effective order and clear order and the distinct order, but the Details are either
the group sticks to one group sticks to one group does not stick to missing or not in any
pattern: subject-by- pattern. Both subjects one pattern in the distinct order.
subject or point-by are given roughly the presentation, or the
point. Both Electoral same space. details do not
College and popular adequately support the
vote are covered and group's points.
given the same amount
of space.
Visuals Presentation has Each visual contains a At least one visual is not There are no apparent
visuals that relate to the topic sentence that clear or doesnt relate to visuals in the
thesis statement. relates to the thesis the thesis statement. presentation. Details are
Visuals are clear and statement. Visuals are Details are not clear. lacking, or misplaced.
sufficient for clear and specific, but Electoral College and
comparison and they do not support the popular vote are not
differences. Visuals comparison or given the same amount
clearly support differences. of space.
comparison and
differences.
Delivery Overall performance Overall performance Overall performance There is no energetic
unifies the presentation unifies the essay makes a point about the performance evident in
around the Electoral around the tribes and subjects for comparison the presentation, or the
College and popular the points used for and differences, but it presentation is not
vote. Overall delivery comparison and does not unify or "wrap- related to the virtual
paraphrases the thesis differences, but it is not up" the essay quest.
statement and is very engaging or effectively.
engaging. interesting.

Facts/Information Accurate facts and Some facts are used Few facts are used or Little or no facts are
information are used in but they are they are random in their used in the presentation.
the presentation. Facts imbalanced. use.
used are relevant and
helpful to the
presentation.