Presentation Rubric Name(s):

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CRITERIA Level 4 Level 3 Level 2 Level 1
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Relationship to topic o demonstrates o demonstrates o demonstrates o demonstrates
thorough knowledge effective knowledge adequate knowledge beginning limited
of topic of topic of topic knowledge of topic
Additional or ideas / o teachers few or
thought provoking o teaches many o teaches significant o teaches some limited thought
significant / thought /thought provoking significant / thought provoking ideas
provoking ideas ideas provoking ideas
THINKG AND INQUIRY
Introduction o intro provides ample o intro provides o intro provides some o intro provides limited
background sufficient background background
background
Organization of content o thoughtful o some sequencing of o limited sequencing
– sequence of ideas sequencing of o coherent sequencing content of content
(middle) content of content

Conclusion o ends with powerful o ends with effective o ends with a o ends with conclusion
conclusion that conclusion that conclusion that is that is limited
raises compelling raises thoughts somewhat effective
thoughts
COMMUNICATION
Flow o consistently o often maintains o occasionally o rarely maintains
maintains smooth smooth flow, pace maintains smooth smooth flow, pace
flow, pace and and timing flow, pace and and timing
Eye contact timing timing

o looks at audience o looks at audience / o seldom looks at o rarely looks at

often / rarely reads occasionally reads audience / often audience / always
Enthusiasm / confidence reads reads

o consistently shows o often shows o occasionally shows o limited confidences

Creativity / confidence and confidence and confidence and and lacks
enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm

Audience involvement o highly effective use o effective use of o some use of props, o limited use of props,
of props, media props, media and/or media and/or media and/or
and/or technology technology technology technology

o frequently involves o involves the o sometimes involves o doesn’t involve the

the audience audience the audience audience
APPLICATION
Connection to other o Makes insightful
topics connections to other
topics in class and
community
Information gathered o Many high quality
from a variety of sources are
sources integrated and in
proper reference
format
Adapted from:
On your own. (2000). London: Thames Valley District School Board & Focus on inquiry: A teacher’s guide to implementing inquiry-based learning. (2004). Edmonton:
The Crown in the Right of Alberta, Ministry of Learning.
o Makes effective o Makes some o Makes few
connections to other connections to other connections to other
topics in class and topics in class and topics
community community
o Several high quality o Some high quality o Few high quality
sources are sources are sources are
integrated ad in integrated and some integrated and
proper reference in format seldom in proper
format format