CATEGORY
Topic Slide
5 Points
Content -Personal Life
5 Points
Content – Career
5 Points
Content –
Why Famous?
5 Points
Use of Graphics and
Spelling and Grammar
10 Points
Bibliography
5 Points
Presentation
5 Points
4
3
2
1
Topic slide was included
that had the sociologists
name, student’s names,
and a quote or fact to
begin presentation.
Topic slide was missing
quote or fact at the
beginning of the
presentation.
Topic slide was missing
quote or fact at the
beginning of the
presentation.
Topic slide was missing.
All content throughout the
presentation is accurate.
There are no factual errors.
5 other key facts about the
person from early life.
Most of the content is
accurate but there is one
piece of information that
might be inaccurate. 4
other key facts about the
person from early life.
The content is generally
accurate, but one piece of
information is clearly
flawed or inaccurate. 3
other key facts about the
person’s early life.
Content is typically
confusing or contains
more than one factual
error. 2 other key facts
about the person from
early life.
All content throughout the
presentation is accurate.
There are no factual errors.
5 other key facts about the
person’s contributions.
Most of the content is
accurate but there is one
piece of information that
might be inaccurate. 4
other key facts about the
person’s contributions.
The content is generally
accurate, but one piece of
information is clearly
flawed or inaccurate. 3
other key facts about the
person’s contributions.
Content is typically
confusing or contains
more than one factual
error. 2 other key facts
about the person’s
contributions.
All content throughout the
presentation is accurate.
There are no factual errors.
5 other key facts about the
person including all
relevant vocabulary listed
in the book.
Most of the content is
accurate but there is one
piece of information that
might be inaccurate. 4
other key facts about the
person including all
relevant vocabulary listed
in the book.
The content is generally
accurate, but one piece of
information is clearly
flawed or inaccurate. 3
other key facts about the
person including all
relevant vocabulary listed
in the book.
Content is typically
confusing or contains
more than one factual
error. 2 other key facts
about the person including
all relevant vocabulary
listed in the book.
3 or more relevant pictures
are included in the
presentation. Presentation
has no spelling and
grammar errors.
2 or more relevant pictures
are included in the
presentation. Presentation
has 1 spelling or grammar
error.
1 or more relevant pictures
are included in the
presentation. Presentation
has 1-2 spelling or
grammar errors.
No pictures are included
in the presentation.
Presentation has more than
2 spelling or grammar
errors.
Bibliography was
included, and 2 sources
were included and cited
correctly with Citefast.
Bibliography was not
formatted correctly or 2
sources were not used.
Bibliography was not
formatted correctly or 2
sources were not used.
Bibliography was not
included.
Students spoke loudly and
clearly and they explained
the information well. It is
okay if they read from the
slides.
Students spoke softly, and
it was difficult to hear
them during the
presentation.
Students did not explain
the information at all, and
it was a confusing
presentation.
Students seemed
completely confused about
the topic of their
presentation. They did not
get along with their group
members.
Sociological Theorists Rubric
Names:
Score:
Comments:
Topic:
/40 Points