Oral Presentation Rubric

Teacher Name: Mrs. Joerg

Student Name: ___________________________

Date: ____________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Preparedness Students are Students seem pretty The students are Students do not seem
completely prepared prepared but might somewhat prepared, at all prepared to
and have obviously have needed a but it is clear that present.
rehearsed. couple more rehearsal was
rehearsals. lacking.
Content There is an There is sufficient There is a great deal Topic is not clear;
abundance of information that of information that is information included
material clearly relates to topic. Most not clearly connected does not support topic
related to the topic. points are accurate to the topic. in any way.
All points are and clearly made.
accurate and clearly
made.
Visual Aids Students use several Students use 1-2 Students use 1-2 The students use no
visual aids that show visual aids that make visual aids during the visual aids or ones
considerable the presentation presentation, which chosen detract from
work/creativity and better. are somewhat the presentation.
enhance the effective.
presentation.

Enthusiasm Facial expressions Facial expressions Facial expressions Very little use of facial
and body language and body language and body language expressions or body
generate a strong sometimes generate are used to try to language. Did not
interest and a strong interest and generate generate much
enthusiasm about the enthusiasm about the enthusiasm, but interest in topic being
topic in others. topic in others. seem somewhat presented.
faked.
Speaking Skills Student(s) are poised Student(s) maintain Sometimes students Student(s) slouch
and confident and good posture and maintain good and/or does not look
establish eye eye contact for most posture and eye at the audience during
contact. Volume is of the presentation. contact. Volume the presentation.
loud enough to be Volume is loud levels are Student(s) mumble
heard by all audience enough to be heard inconsistent. and are mono-toned.
members throughout. by the audience most
of the time.
Audience Points made in a Presented facts with Some related facts Incoherent; audience
Response very creative way some interesting but went off topic and lost interest and could
and held the facts; held the lost the audience; not determine the
audience's attention audience's attention mostly presented point of the
throughout and most of the time facts with little or no presentation
enhance their imagination
understanding