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Author Presentation Favorite Author Presentation Students will choose an author and research him or her. They will then put together a oral presentation, including a display board with illustrations. In the presentation they must include information on the author's Early Life, Middle Life, Adult Life, Literary Style, Major Works, and Current Status. Rubric Code: K6878W By shsjhenglish Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 9-12

Presentation
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 5 pts	Average 10 pts	Excellent 10 pts
Early Life	Poor Vague: Minimal information was provided on the chosen author.	Fair Incomplete: Some of the criteria was met. Material was not organized.	Average Familiar: The presentation was some-what organized. Most of the criteria were met.	Excellent Knowlegable: The selected subject matter was defined and organized.
Middle Life	Poor Vague: Minimal information was provided on the chosen author.	Fair Incomplete: Some of the criteria was met. Material was not organized.	Average Familiar: The presentation was some-what organized. Most of the criteria were met.	Excellent Knowlegable: The selected subject matter was defined and organized.
Adult Life	Poor Vague: Minimal information was provided on the chosen author.	Fair Incomplete: Some of the criteria was met. Material was not organized.	Average Familiar: The presentation was some-what organized. Most of the criteria were met.	Excellent Knowlegable: The selected subject matter was defined and organized.
Literary Style	Poor Vague: Minimal information was provided on the chosen author.	Fair Incomplete: Some of the criteria was met. Material was not organized.	Average Familiar: The presentation was some-what organized. Most of the criteria were met.	Excellent Knowlegable: The selected subject matter was defined and organized.
Major Works	Poor Vague: Minimal information was provided on the chosen author.	Fair Incomplete: Some of the criteria was met. Material was not organized.	Average Familiar: The presentation was some-what organized. Most of the criteria were met.	Excellent Knowlegable: The selected subject matter was defined and organized.
Current Status	Poor Vague: Minimal information was provided on the chosen author.	Fair Incomplete: Some of the criteria was met. Material was not organized.	Average Familiar: The presentation was some-what organized. Most of the criteria were met.	Excellent Knowlegable: The selected subject matter was defined and organized.
Eye Contact	Poor None: There was no eye contact from the student during the presentation.	Fair Minimal: The student had minimal eye contact with the audience.	Average Partial: The student had some eye contact with the audience.	Excellent Consistent: The student looks at the audience, often, while presenting.
Delivery	Poor Unclear: The student mumbled or spoke in a low tone. They had no enthusiasm for the project or their author.	Fair Confusing: The student was hard to understand while presenting. They had a hard time reading material, but showed some enthusiasm for their author choice.	Average Understood: The student was understood while presenting. They showed some enthusiasm for their author choice.	Excellent Prepared and well-spoken: The student was audible, they practiced for the presentation and they had enthusiasm for their topic.
Display Board	Poor Unprepared: The display board has no color, and is not organized. No material is typed, and does not meet the minimum requirement of pictures.	Fair Disorganized: The display board is not organized. Not all material is typed, and it does not meet the minimum requirement of pictures.	Average Visible and understandable: The display board looks neat, somewhat organized and visible from the back of the room. Material is typed, and at least 4 pictures were included.	Excellent Well-organized and displayed: The display board pertains to the topic. There is no clutter. It is colorful and creative. All material is typed, and at least 4 pictures were included.
Sources	Poor Incomplete: The student did not turn in any sources.	Fair Poor: The student only has one or two sources, which may or may not be cited correctly.	Average Average: The student has three sources, but they are not all correctly cited.	Excellent Complete: The student has three or more sources, and they are all correctly cited.
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