Part III: Project Components and Point Values
1. Group Presentation (20 points)
- Overall presentation is a group grade, and will be evaluated on the
quality of general delivery.
2. Individual Contribution (25 points)
- All slides/photos/shots, etc. that you individually create for the
presentation will be evaluated on degree of subject mastery, mechanics,
and clarity.
3. Subtopic Timeline (10 points)
- To demonstrate depth of understanding of your chosen subtopic, you
will turn in a timeline depicting five significant events related to your
subtopic.
4. Graphic Organizer (10 points)
- You will receive credit for the graphic organizer sheets filled in during
the research phase. You must have a minimum of five graphic
organizer pages to earn all ten points.
5. Test Questions (5 points)
- Each group will write five analytical questions (multiple choice,
true/false, or short answer) about the topic presented as a contribution
to the student-written culminating assessment. An answer key must
also be provided to receive all five points.
Part IV: Rubrics
Group Presentation – 20 points
Synthesis
5
Organization
Elocution
Presentation clearly
and effectively
synthesizes subtopics,
giving the audience a
vivid, in-depth
understanding of the
topic.
Presentation clearly
synthesizes subtopics
into one larger
concept.
Students present
information in a logical
sequence which enhances
the overall message and is
easily followed.
Presentation of
subtopics is generally
synthesized into one
larger concept, with a
few missing
connections to help the
audience see the “big
picture”.
Subtopics are poorly
synthesized into one
larger concept, leaving
audience members to
connect the ideas on
their own.
Presentation seems
like an assortment of
unrelated topics, and
synthesis of subtopics
is largely nonexistent,
leaving the audience
mostly confused.
Students present
information in a logical
sequence which the
audience can mostly
follow.
Students’ voices are
projected and clear,
they pronounce all
words correctly, speak
at a rate effective for
note-taking and
understanding.
Students’ voices are
clear, they pronounce
most words correctly,
speak at a rate
appropriate for notetaking, and project
enough for all audience
members to hear.
Students’ voices are
clear, and project
enough for most
audience members to
hear, but pronounce
some words incorrectly
and speak a bit too fast
for note-taking.
Students mumble, are
too fast for note-taking,
and speak too quietly
for students in the back
to hear.
4
3
2
1
_______ / 20
Students present
information in a logical,
interesting sequence
which the audience can
follow.
Audience has difficulty
following presentation
because students jump
around.
Audience cannot
understand presentation
because there is no logical
sequence of information.
Students mumble,
incoherently pronounce
terms, are too fast for
note-taking and speak
too quietly for students
in the back to hear.
Grammar, Usage &
Mechanics
Presentation has no
spelling or grammatical
errors.
Presentation has two
spelling and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has three
spelling and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has four
spelling and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has at least
five spelling and/or
grammatical errors.
Individual Contribution – 25 points
5
Ideas &
Development
Has relevant and
complete support
and elaboration to
enhance ideas.
4
Has relevant and
complete support
and elaboration to
develop ideas.
3
Has adequate
support and
elaboration for
ideas, but may
leave some points
underdeveloped.
2
Has incomplete or
unclear support
and elaboration
for the
development of
ideas.
1
Support and
elaboration of
ideas is
inadequate.
_______ / 25
Organization
Subject Knowledge
Eye Contact
Slides adhere to the
5x5 rule, and
information is well
organized and
effectively
presented to engage
the audience and
aid in their
understanding.
Slides follow the
5x5 rule, and
generally present
the information in
an effective way.
Presenter is
comfortable with the
information,
demonstrates a
mastery of the subject,
and is able to
elaborately answer all
audience questions.
Presenter
consistently
maintains eye
contact with
audience, keeping
the audience
engaged.
Graphics are
engaging, and
explain and
enhance text and
presentation.
Presenter is
comfortable with the
information,
demonstrating an
understanding of the
subject, and is able to
completely answer all
audience questions
Presenter is mostly at
ease with expected
answers to all
questions, but with
little to elaboration.
Presenter
maintains eye
contact with
audience, seldom
returning to notes.
Graphics are
related to the text
and presentation.
Presenter
maintains eye
contact most of
the time,
frequently relying
on notes.
Graphics are
generally related to
the text, but
sometimes raise
confusion or
distraction for the
audience.
Presenter is
uncomfortable with
the information and is
able to answer only
rudimentary audience
questions.
Presenter
occasionally uses
eye contact while
reading almost all
of the
presentation.
Graphics rarely
support text and
presentation.
Presenter does not
have a grasp of the
information and
cannot answer
audience questions.
Presenter reads
entire presentation
from the board
with no eye
contact.
Graphics are
superfluous
graphics or there
are no graphics at
all.
Slides mostly
follow the 5x5 rule,
but sometimes
leave the audience
with little
understanding
about the
information
presented.
Slides do not follow
the 5x5 rule, and
are poorly
organized, leaving
the audience to
decipher the
information
themselves.
Slides do not follow
the 5x5 rule, are
disorganized,
unfocused, and
incoherent, leaving
the audience
confused.
Graphics
Timeline – 10 points
TOTAL: ______ / 10
Events on the timeline receive two points each for (1) correct sequence of events which are (2) both
relevant and significant to the subtopic researched for the project.
Event 1: ____/2
Event 2: ____/2
Event 3: ____/2
Event 4: ____/2
Event 5: ____/2
Graphic Organizers – 10 points
TOTAL: ______ / 10
A minimum of ten notecards are legible, thorough, and correctly formatted. If more than ten
notecards are turned in, only ten will be graded. You may not choose which notecards will be
graded.
Notecard
#1 ___
#6 ___
#2 ___
#7 ___
#3 ___
#8 ___
#4 ___
#9 ___
#5 ___
#10 ___
Test Questions – 5 points
TOTAL: ______ / 5
Five test questions receive one point each for being sufficiently challenging and analytical in
nature, including an answer key. Include 2 multiple choice, 2 true/false, and 1 short-answer
questions (questions requiring a one-three word response).
Question 1: ___
Question 2: ___
Question 3: ___
Question 4: ___
Question 5: ___