iRubric: Powerpoint Presentation rubric

The presentation presents the overall topic in a clear and coherent manner. It draws the audience into the presentation with compelling questions or by relating to the audience's interests or goals.

The presentation shows some structure but does not create a strong sense of what is to follow. It is somewhat appealing to the audience but has incomplete coverage of topic.

The presentation does not orient the audience to what will follow.
The sequencing is unclear and does not appear interesting or relevant to the audience

Fonts are easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.
Use of italics, bold, and indentations enhances readability.
Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point.
The background and colors enhance the readability of text.

The fonts are easy to read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, long paragraphs, color or busy background detracts and does not enhance readibility

Overall readability is difficult with lengthy paragraphs, too many different fonts, dark or busy backgrounds, overuse of bold or lack of appropriate indentations of text.

Graphics, sound and/or animation assist in presenting an overall theme and enhance understanding of concept, ideas and relationships.
Several different types of images are included.

Some of the graphics, sound and/or animations seem unrelated to the topic/theme and do not enhance the overall concepts. Most images are clip art.

Graphics, sounds, and/or animations are unrelated to the content or are nonexistant.