Teacher Name: Mr.

Tudor
Student Name: ________________________________________

Written component counts double. Total 20 points.

CATEGORY

Length

The press
conference is
between 8-10
minutes and
contains at least 5
questions.

The press
conference is
between 5-8
minutes or contains
less than 5
questions.

The Press
conference is
between 5-8 minutes
and contains less
than 5 questions

The press
conference is less
than 5 minutes
and/or has fewer
than 2 questions.

Video

Well-rehearsed with
smooth delivery that
holds audience
attention.

Rehearsed with
fairly smooth
delivery that holds
audience attention
most of the time, but
there may be some
discontinuity at
times.

Major gaps in
continuity, but
segments of well
rehearsed
presentation.

Press conference is
hard to follow. The
questions and
answers are not
answered
coherently.

Written
Component

Covers topic indepth with details

and examples.
Subject knowledge
is excellent. Clearly
articulates the
groups media
response and and
thoroughly supports
their reasons for it.

Includes essential
knowledge about the
topic. Subject
knowledge is
apparent, but may
include 1 untrue or
ambiguous
statements.
Articulates the
groups media
response and their
reasons for it.

Includes essential
information about
the topic but there
are 1-2 factual
errors. Able to
articulate the groups
media response and
their reasons for it,
although
inconsistent at
times.

Content is minimal
OR there are
several factual
errors. Unable to
articulate the groups
media response and
their reasons for it.

Workload

The workload is
divided and shared
equally by all team
members. Each
member contributes
evenly during the
press conference. If
one person is
asking questions,
they must be sure to
expand on those
questions at times in
order to equal the
airtime.

n/a

The workload was

divided, but one
person in the group
is viewed as not
doing his/her fair
share of the work. A
60-40 split between
group members.

The workload was

not divided evenly.
One partner was in
charge of more than
60% of the project.