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Research

Convention
s

Strong thesis statement

Quality and quantity of
information educates the
reader
Effective examples,
evidence, elaboration used
Fully developed

Presentation has no
misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Paper has virtually no
errors in grammar, spelling,
or capitalization
Writes with correct
grammar and usage that
contribute to clarity and
style
Citations are correctly
formatted

Thesis statement
addresses the topic
All information relates to
the topic
Good examples and/or
explanations help the
reader understand the
topic

Presentation has no
more than two
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Paper has minor errors,
but they do not impede
readability; some editing
is needed
Most citations are
correctly
formatted

Weak thesis statement

Information is repetitive
Few/weak examples
and/or very little
explanation

Presentation has three

misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Paper has errors that
begin to impede
readability; editing is
needed
Reader may need to
reread in order to make
sense of writing
Includes citations, but
formatting is incorrect

Thesis statement is
unclear
Not enough information
or information is unclear
Examples and
explanations are
inaccurate, confusing, or
omitted

Presentation has four or

more spelling errors
and/or grammatical
errors.
Paper has many errors
that severely impede
readability; extensive
editing is needed
Requires reader to
reread several times in
order to make sense of
writing
Citations are missing
Uses Power Point

Presentati
on

Student uses Empressr,

Prezi , PowToon, Knovio,
Keynote, or Animoto to
present the material

Organizati
on

Presents information in
logical, interesting
sequence which audience
can follow.

Information is presented
in logical sequence
which the audience can
follow.

Audience has difficulty

following presentation
because student jumps
around.

Audience cannot
understand presentation
because there is no
sequence of information.

Subject
Knowledge

Demonstrates full
knowledge (more than
required) by answering all
class questions with
explanations and
elaboration.

Presenter is at ease with

expected answers to all
questions, but fails to
elaborate.

Presenter is
uncomfortable with
information and is able
to answer only
rudimentary questions.

Student does not have

grasp of information;
student cannot answer
questions about subject.

Multimedia

Graphics explain and

reinforce screen text and
presentation
Animation, audio, graphics,
text, and video are
effectively integrated into
the presentation

Graphics relate to the

text and presentation
Animation, audio,
graphics, text, and video
are integrated into the
presentation

Occasionally uses
graphics that rarely
support the text and
presentation.
An attempt is made to
integrate animation,
audio, graphics, text,
and video into the
presentation

Research/Presentation Rubric

Uses superfluous
graphics or no graphics
Animation, audio,
graphics, text, and video
are not integrated into
the presentation