I. Cohesiveness
4 - The piece flows sensibly and logically and employs proper usage of transitional
phrases and sentences.
3 - Most of the piece flows sensibly and logically and employs proper usage of
transitional phrases and sentences.
2 - Parts of the piece flow sensibly and logically and employs proper usage of
transitional phrases and sentences.
1 - The piece does not flow sensibly and logically.
Student __________ Teacher __________
Comments:
II. Mechanics
4 - The speaker(s) employs effective use of hand gestures, eye contact, and bodily
movement to deliver his/her piece.
3 - The speaker(s) sometimes employs effective use of hand gestures, eye contact, and
bodily movement to deliver his/her piece.
2 - The speaker(s) employs little effective use of hand gestures, eye contact, and
bodily movement to deliver his/her piece.
1 - The speaker(s) does not use hand gestures, eye contact, and bodily movement to
deliver his/her piece.
Student __________ Teacher __________
Comments:
III. Content Quality
4 - The speaker(s) effectively cites a variety of sources (i.e. books, magazines,
Internet, etc.) to support his/her argument.
3 - The speaker(s) cites some sources to support his/her argument.
2 - The speaker(s) cites few sources to support his/her argument.
1 - The speaker(s) cite no sources to support his/her argument.
Student __________ Teacher __________
Comments:
IV. Quality of Presentation
4 - The presentation completely addresses all of the questions posed and meets all of
the standards of cohesiveness, mechanics, and content quality.
3 - The presentation adequately addresses all of the questions posed and meets most
of the standards of cohesiveness, mechanics, and content quality.
2 - The presentation fails to address all of the questions posed and does not
sufficiently meet the standards of cohesiveness, mechanics, and content quality.
1 - The presentation does not address any of the questions posed and does not meet
any of the standards of cohesiveness, mechanics, and content quality.
Student __________ Teacher __________
Comments:
For this particular rubric, the creators of this unit define success to be a score of 3 or 4 on each of the criterion. The scoring and criteria of this rubric may be adjusted to suit the curricular needs of teachers or students.
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