PowerPoint Presentation Rubric
Unacceptable (1)
Acceptable (2)
Very Good (3)
Message is
communicated.
The project is missing
pieces, information is
missing and scattered.
No sign of planning.
Overall project
message is missed.
The project may be
missing a few pieces,
information is more
organized but critical
parts are still not
present. The project
lacks planning and
organization.
All pieces are
present, but some
information is
missing. The missing
information does not
hinder the overall
understanding of the
presentation.
Information could be
better organized and
planned.
All pieces are
present, planning
is evident.
Information is
organized and
presented in a
logical manner.
The overall power
and impact of the
project is well
represented.
Organization of slides
and information
presented. Shows
student understanding
of material presented
Lacks enough support
for each piece of work.
Student has little, if
any, personal insight.
The presentation
shows signs of
background support,
but fails to
incorporate all
elements. Little if any
student insight.
The presentation has
an adequate amount
of evidence. There is
some student insight.
Information is
organized well.
The presentation
goes above and
beyond the
requirements. More
than adequate
information is
presented Student
provides insightful
perspective.
Student is reading
directly from the
PowerPoint
presentation.
Student reads from
notes but at times is
unclear and does not
have good eye
contact.
Student tends to rely
too much on notes,
but is well spoken
and clear.
Student is well
versed and does
not read from the
slides or from
notes.
Slides are confusing.
Font animation,
number of images and
backgrounds distract
completely from the
message.
The backgrounds,
animation and
images are not
consistent, and
distract from the
meaning and
presentation in
places.
Some of the design
(backgrounds and
images, font
animation) is a little
confusing but doesn't
distract from the
meaning of the
information
Backgrounds and
images support the
slides and do not
distract from the
message. There is
consistency in
design from slide
to slide.
Font is too small and
there are too many
words/sentences on
each slide. Slides
cannot be read.
There is some
difficulty reading
slides because of the
font size or number
of words.
The slides can be
read although some
slides have too much
text or some have
fonts that are too
small.
The font is large
enough and there
is consistent use in
all the slides. The
amount of text on
each slide is
Spelling and Grammar
The spelling and
grammatical errors
obscure the message
of the presentation.
There are many
grammatical and
spelling errors but
the presentation still
conveys the
message.
There are a few
grammatical or
spelling errors but
these don't distract
from the
presentation.
There are no
spelling or
grammatical
errors.
Citation of Sources
Information
Citations are missing.
Sources are not cited
properly.
A few sources are
incorrectly cited or
missing.
All information is
cited correctly.
Oral Presentation
Eye contact, not
reading directly off
PowerPoint
Technical Aspects
Backgrounds and
images.
Technical Aspects
Text
Excellent (4)