iRubric: Powerpoint Presentation rubric

Note cards/graphic organizer indicates you accurately researched a variety of information sources, recorded and interpreted significant facts, meaningful graphics, accurate sounds.

Notes show you recorded relevant information from multiple sources of information, evaluated and synthesized relevant information.

Notes show you misinterpreted statements, graphics and questions and failed to identify relevant arguments.

You have included more than 3 meaningful pictures/illustrations to support your research information. Photo credits included.

Images are proper size and resolution, and all images enhance the content.

You have included 3 pictures/illustrations to support your research information. Graphics are relevant. Photo credits included.

Most images are proper size, resolution.

You have included 1 to 2 pictures/illustrations to support your research information. Graphics may lack relevance. Photo credits not included.

Graphics/sounds do not enhance understanding of the content, or are distracting decorations that create a busy feeling and detract from the content.

Images are too large/small in size, poorly cropped or color/resolution is fuzzy.

The text is written with no errors in grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

The text is clearly written with little or no editing required for grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

Spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors distract or impair readability.
(3 or more errors)

The fonts are easy-to-read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.

Use of italics, bold, and indentations enhances readability.

The background and colors enhance the readability of text.

Sometimes the fonts are easy-to-read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, color or busy background detracts and does not enhance readability.

Overall readability is difficult due to inappropriate contrasting colors, poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting.

Sources of information/photos are properly cited so that the audience can determine the credibility and authority of the information presented.

All sources of information are clearly identified and credited.

Most sources of information/photos are documented to make it possible to check on the accuracy of information.

No way to check source of information.

Poised, clear articulation; proper volume; steady rate; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence.

Involved the audience in the presentation; points made in creative way; held the audience's attention throughout.

Stayed within time limit.

Presentation not as polished. Some mumbling; some eye contact; uneven rate; little expression.

Presented facts with some interesting "twists"; held the audience's attention most of the time.

Time OK.

Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; rate too slow/fast; speaker seemed uninterested and used monotone.

Some related facts but went off topic and lost the audience; mostly presented facts with little or no imagination.

Too long or too short;