ORAL PRESENTATION OF CURRENT EDITORIAL GRADING SHEET (20 points max) Student: ______________ Course: ______________ Period: ______ Unit: _____ Date: ________________ Selection & Effort (5 points max): _________ points - Editorial or Opinion piece from recent (within last month) publication with some relation to current unit of study - Bring in copy of editorial article Descriptive Substance (12 points max): __________ points (1) Title of article (2) Name of author (3) Name of publication (4) Topic of article (5) Describe author’s thesis (6) Summary of article (7) 2 or 3 details amplifying subject matter/supporting author’s thesis (8) Personal view – do you agree or disagree with the author’s thesis? Why? (9) More info – state what more you would like to know about the subject matter (10) Relevance to current unit of study, and why (11) Length of Presentation: 60-75 seconds Public speaking skills (3 points max): ___________ points