CATEGORY 20 15 10 5

Content Covers topic in-depth Includes essential Includes essential Content is minimal
with details and knowledge about the information about the OR there are
examples. Subject topic. Subject topic but there are 1- several factual
knowledge is knowledge appears 2 factual errors. errors.
excellent. to be good.

Mastery The presenter knows The presenter knows The presenter knows The presenter
the presentation well the presentation some of the could not tell the
and has obviously pretty well and has presentation but did story without using
practiced telling the practiced telling the not appear to have notes.
story several times. story once or twice. practiced. May need
There is no need for May need notes once notes 3-4 times, and
notes and the or twice, but the the speaker appears
speaker speaks with speaker is relatively ill-at-ease.
confidence. confident.
Oral Presentation Interesting, well- Relatively interesting, Delivery not smooth, Delivery not
rehearsed with rehearsed with a but able to hold smooth and
smooth delivery that fairly smooth delivery audience attention audience attention
holds audience that usually holds most of the time. lost.
attention. audience attention.

Attractiveness Makes excellent use Makes good use of Makes use of font, Use of font, color,
of font, color, font, color, graphics, color, graphics, graphics, effects
graphics, effects, etc. effects, etc. to effects, etc. but etc. but these
to enhance the enhance to occasionally these often distract from
presentation. presentation. detract from the the presentaion
presentation content. content.
Content - Accuracy At least 7 accurate 5-6 accurate facts are 3-4 accurate facts are Less than 3
facts are displayed displayed on the displayed on the accurate facts are
on the poster. poster. poster. displayed on the
poster.

Organization Content is well Uses headings or Content is logically There was no

organized using bulleted lists to organized for the clear or logical
headings or bulleted organize, but the most part. organizational
lists to group related overall organization structure, just lots
material. of topics appears of facts.
flawed.