Civil War Oral Presentation
Student Name:
________________________________________
CATEGORY
25 pts
20 pts
Preparedness
Student is
completely
prepared and
has obviously
rehearsed.
Student seems
pretty prepared
but might have
needed a
couple more
rehearsals.
Content
Shows a full
Shows a good
understanding understanding
of the topic.
of the topic.
Goes above
and beyond.
15 pts
10 pts
The student is Student is not
somewhat
prepared to
prepared, but it present.
is clear that
rehearsal was
lacking.
Shows a good
understanding
of parts of the
topic.
Does not
understand
the topic very
well.
Comprehension Student is able Student is able Student is able Student is
Engages the
audience
to accurately
answer all
questions
posed by
classmates
about the
topic.
to accurately
answer most
questions
posed by
classmates
about the
topic.
to accurately
answer a few
questions
posed by
classmates
about the
topic.
unable to
accurately
answer
questions
posed by
classmates
about the
topic.
Student keeps
the audience
engaged
throughout
entire
presentation.
(good eye
contact and
enthusiasm)
Student keeps
the audience
engaged
through most
of the
presentation.
(eye contact
most of the
time)
Student fails to
keep audience
engaged
throughout
most of the
presentation.
(looks at
audience very
little)
Audience is
never
engaged by
the
presentation.
(reads
directly from
notecards)