P R E S E N T A T I O N R U B R I C

BelowStandard

ApproachingStandard

AtStandard

Explanationof
Ideas&
Information

usestoofew,inappropriate,orirrelevant
descriptions,facts,details,orexamplesto
supportideas

usesrelevant,wellchosendescriptions,facts,
usessomedescriptions,facts,details,and
examplesthatsupportideas,buttheremaynot details,andexamplestosupportclaims,
beenough,orsomeareirrelevant
findings,arguments,orananswertoaDriving
Question(CC68.SL.4)

Organization

doesnotincludeimportantpartsrequiredin
thepresentation

includesalmosteverythingrequiredinthe
presentation

doesnothaveamainideaorpresentsideas
inanorderthatdoesnotmakesense

doesnothaveanintroductionand/or
conclusion

statesmainideaandmovesfromoneideato
movesfromoneideatothenext,butmain
ideamaynotbeclearorsomeideasmaybein thenextinalogicalorder,emphasizingmain
thewrongorder
pointsinafocused,coherentmanner(CC6
8.SL.4)
hasanintroductionandconclusion,butthey

Eyes&Body

usestimepoorly;thewholepresentation,or
apartofit,istooshortortoolong

includeseverythingrequiredinthe
presentation

arenoteffective

hasaneffectiveintroductionandconclusion

generallytimespresentationwell,butmay
spendtoomuchortoolittletimeonatopic,
a/vaid,oridea

organizestimewell;nopartofthe
presentationisrushed,tooshortortoolong

makesinfrequenteyecontact;readsnotesor
slidesmostofthetime

doesnotlookataudience;readsnotesor
slides

doesnotusegesturesormovements

lackspoiseandconfidence(fidgets,
slouches,appearsnervous)

wearsclothinginappropriateforthe
occasion

keepseyecontactwithaudiencemostofthe
time;onlyglancesatnotesorslides
usesafewgesturesormovementsbuttheydo (CC68.SL.4)
usesnaturalgesturesandmovements
notlooknatural
showssomepoiseandconfidence(onlyalittle lookspoisedandconfident
fidgetingornervousmovement)
wearsclothingappropriatefortheoccasion
makessomeattempttowearclothing
appropriatefortheoccasion

Above
Standard

BelowStandard

Voice

mumblesorspeakstooquicklyorslowly

speakstoosoftlytobeunderstood

ApproachingStandard

AtStandard

speaksclearlymostofthetime;sometimes
tooquicklyorslowly

frequentlyusesfillerwords(uh,um,so,
and,like,etc.)

doesnotspeakappropriatelyforthecontext
andtask(maybetooinformal,useslang)

speaksloudlyenoughformostoftheaudience speaksloudlyenoughforeveryonetohear;
tohear,butmayspeakinamonotone
changestonetomaintaininterest
(CC68.SL.4)
occasionallyusesfillerwords

usesaudio/visualaidsormedia,butthey
sometimesdistractfromordonotaddtothe
presentation

useswellproducedaudio/visualaidsormedia
toclarifyinformation,emphasizeimportant
points,strengthenarguments,andaddinterest
(CC68.SL.5)

answerssomeaudiencequestions,butnot
alwaysclearlyorcompletely

answersaudiencequestionsclearlyand
completely

seeksclarification,admitsIdontknow,or
explainshowtheanswermightbefoundwhen
unabletoansweraquestion

Presentation
Aids

doesnotuseaudio/visualaidsormedia

attemptstouseoneorafewaudio/visual
aidsormediabuttheydistractfromordo
notaddtothepresentation

Responseto
Audience
Questions

doesnotaddressaudiencequestions(goes
offtopicormisunderstandswithoutseeking
clarification)

Participation
inTeam
Presentations

Notallteammembersparticipate;onlyone
ortwospeak

speaksclearly;nottooquicklyorslowly
(CC68.SL.4)

triestospeakappropriatelyforthecontextand rarelyusesfillerwords
speaksappropriatelyforthecontextandtask,
task
demonstratingcommandofformalEnglish
whenappropriate(CC68.SL.6)

Allteammembersparticipate,butnotequally Allteammembersparticipateforaboutthe
samelengthoftime

Allteammembersareabletoanswer
questionsaboutthetopicasawhole,notjust
theirpartofit

Above
Standard