Intel® Teach Program

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The People vs. Columbus Rubric

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Preparation Witness Witness Witness Witness
and statements are statements are statements, statements are
Research fully developed, adequately questions, not developed,
completely developed, fairly and/or and
consistent with consistent, and performances presentation
X2 indictment, and accurately show a lack of shows little or
accurately performed. preparation. no preparation
portrayed.
Attorney Attorney Attorney
Attorney statements are statements lack statements are
statements are clear, logical, logic; most irrelevant or
relevant, logical, and relevant questions are unclear.
and clear; most of the poorly formed.
questions are time; most
properly formed questions are
and delivered. properly formed.

Voice Presenter is Presenter is Presenter is Presenter is not

easily understood understood, but easily
understood and most of the time uses an understood;
consistently and uses an inappropriate delivery needs
uses an appropriate rate, rate, volume, or work.
appropriate rate, volume, and intonation that
volume, and intonation most distracts from Some members
intonation. of the time. what is being do not
said. participate or do
All members Members’ level so
participate of participation Some members inappropriately.
meaningfully. is adequate. participate
minimally.
Authenticity Presenter is Presenter is Presenter lacks Presenter needs
and very convincing believable. They realism. Their to be more
Decorum and has use adequate body and facial convincing.
excellent use of body and facial expressions do Body and facial
body and facial expression, and not match their expressions are
expression; the presenter portrayal. They not used.
words and stays in and have Presenter is
gestures match. character most difficulty staying distracted,
Props add to the of the time. in character. demonstrates
performance, inappropriate
and the behavior, and
presenter stays does not stay in
in character character.
throughout the
trial.