Rubric for presentation:
Category
Eye Contact
Elocution
Posture/Gestures
Body Language
Enthusiasm
Interaction with
audience/Q&A (if
applicable)
4
3
Exceptional eye
contact with the
entire audience,
seldom returning
to notes/visual
aid
Exceptionally
clear, correct and
distinct
pronunciation of
all words and
phrases
Exceptional
posture
Exceptional
gestures: gestures
enhance the
audience’s
understanding
Effective eye
contact with the
audience, but
with some
distracting use of
notes/visual aid
Clear, correct and
distinct
pronunciation of
most words and
phrases
Some eye contact
Little or no eye
with the audience— contact with the
frequent/distracting audience
use of notes/visual
aid
Clear, correct and
distinct
pronunciation of
some words and
phrases
Unclear, incorrect
and/or indistinct
pronunciation of
words and
phrases
Effective posture:
standing straight
with both feet on
the ground, some
rocking back and
forth
Effective
gestures: hand
gestures assist
audience’s
understanding
Pleasant attitude
about topic
during much of
presentation
Somewhat effective
posture: some
standing straight,
but with rocking
back or forth and
slumping
Somewhat effective
gestures: hand
gestures sometimes
assist audience’s
understanding
Engaged attitude
about topic during
some of
presentation
Ineffective
posture: sits or
slumps during
entire
presentation
Ineffective
gestures: few or
no hand gestures
that aid
audience’s
understanding
Disengaged
attitude about
topic during most
of presentation
Effective
encouragement
of interaction
Effective
knowledge of the
topic displayed
while responding
directly and
appropriately
Somewhat effective
encouragement of
interaction
Somewhat effective
knowledge of the
topic displayed
while responding
directly and
appropriately
Insufficient
encouragement
of interaction
Insufficient
knowledge of the
topic displayed
while responding
directly and
appropriately
Exceptionally
strong and
positive attitude
about topic
during entire
presentation
Exceptional
encouragement
of interaction
Exceptional
knowledge of the
topic displayed
while responding
confidently,
precisely, and
appropriately
2
1
Skit Rubric:
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Preparedness/ team The whole team is
completely prepared
participation
and has obviously
taken rehearsal time
seriously.
The whole team
seems pretty
prepared but might
have needed to
focus more closely
during rehearsal
time.
Most of the team is Most of the team
somewhat prepared, does not seem at all
but it is clear that
prepared to present.
rehearsal effort was
lacking.
Content /Chinese
language use
Script/ skit included
all of the important
action and dialogue
based on the lines
created by the team
members. All
Chinese vocabulary
and Chinese
sentence structure
throughout the
presentation is
accurate and
appropriate.
Script/ skit included
all of the important
action and dialogue
based on the lines
created by the team
members. There are
less than five
Chinese vocabulary
errors and Chinese
sentence structure
errors.
Script/ skit included
most of the
important action
and dialogue based
on the lines created
by the team
members. There are
less than ten
Chinese vocabulary
errors and Chinese
sentence structure
errors.
The scene/script was
vague, and it was
hard to tell what was
happening.
Speaks Clearly and
loudly
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all the
time, and
mispronounces no
words. Volume is
loud enough to be
heard by all
audience members.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all the
time, but
mispronounces less
than five words.
Volume is loud
enough to be heard
by all audience
members at least
90% of the time.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly most of
the time.
Mispronounces less
than ten words.
Volume is loud
enough to be heard
by all audience
members at least
80% of the time.
Often mumbles or
can not be
understood and/or
mispronounces too
many words and/or
Volume often too
soft to be heard by
all audience
members.
Students have made
a good effort to
create or bring in
simple costumes
+/or props which
help make the scene
Most students have
made a good effort
to create or bring in
simple costumes
+/or props which
help make the scene
Only a few students
have made a good
effort to bring in
simple costumes
+/or props which
help make the scene
Props and costumes Students have made
an excellent effort to
create or bring in
simple costumes
+/or props which
help make the scene
Originality
more
understandable.
more
understandable.
more
understandable.
more
understandable.
Skit shows
considerable
originality and
inventiveness. The
content and ideas
are presented in a
unique and
interesting way.
Skit shows some
originality and
inventiveness. The
content and ideas
are presented in an
interesting way.
Skit shows an
attempt at
originality and
inventiveness in part
of the presentation.
Skit is a rehash of
other people's ideas
and/or dialog and
shows very little
attempt at original
thought.
Debate Rubric:
Category
4
Viewpoint
There are clear
viewpoint that is
organized.
Facts and
statistics
Arguments are
supported with
various sufficient
facts and statistics
that are relevant.
Strength of
arguments
All arguments are
strong and
convincing.
Use of Chinese
language
All Chinese
vocabulary and
Chinese sentence
structure
throughout the
presentation is
accurate and
appropriate.
The student is well
prepared, and
makes
contribution to
the team.
Preparation
3
2
Above 95% of
viewpoints are
clear and
organized.
Arguments are
supported with
sufficient facts and
statistics that are
relevant.
Above 90% of
viewpoints are
clear and
organized.
Most of
arguments are
supported with
sufficient facts and
statistics that are
relevant.
Some arguments
are strong and
convincing.
Viewpoints are
unclear and
disorganized.
There are less
than ten Chinese
vocabulary errors
and Chinese
sentence structure
errors.
There are too
many Chinese
vocabulary errors
and Chinese
sentence structure
errors.
The student needs
more preparation
to defend the
argument.
The student is
unprepared to
defend the
argument.
Most of
arguments are
strong and
convincing.
There are less
than five Chinese
vocabulary errors
and Chinese
sentence structure
errors.
The student is well
prepared.
1
Arguments lack
factual supports
that are relevant.
Arguments are not
convincing at all.