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Preparation Student sends presentation to
Presentation turned in day of
april.leitshuh@adams12.org the
night before and corrections are
made OR
Physical presentations are
brought the morning of to 110
Comments
Content
Integrates relevant and accurate Accurately presents
disciplinary content with
disciplinary content relevant
thorough explanations that
to the prompt with sufficient
demonstrate in depth
explanations that demonstrate
understanding
understanding.

Comments
Slides
Maintains an organizational
structure that intentionally and
effectively enhances the
presentation of information as
required by the specific prompt.

Comments
Relationship
to
background
knowledge

Comments

Addresses all aspects of

connection to content
appropriately and maintains a
strongly developed focus.
Addresses additional demands
with thoroughness and makes a
connection to the content

Briefly notes disciplinary

content relevant to the
prompt; shows basic or
uneven understanding of
content; minor errors in
explanation.

Attempts to include
disciplinary content in
explanations, but
understanding of content is
weak; content is irrelevant,
inappropriate, or
inaccurate.

Maintains an appropriate
organizational structure to
address the specific
requirements of the prompt.

Uses an appropriate
Attempts to organize ideas,
organizational structure to
but lacks control of
address the specific
structure.
requirements of the prompt,
with some lapses in coherence
or awkward use of the
organizational structure

Addresses connection to
content appropriately and
maintains a clear, steady
focus.

Addresses connection to
Attempts to address
content appropriately, but
connection to content but
with a weak or uneven focus. lacks focus or is off-task.