Category

Outstanding

Good

Satisfactory

Poor

Slide Content

Slides have 4 or more lines of information

Slides have 3 lines of information

Slides have 2 lines of information

Slides have 1 line of information

Background

Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card and is appropriate for the topic

Background does not detract from text or other graphics. Choice of background is consistent from card to card.

Background does not detract from text or other graphics.

Background makes it difficult to see text or competes with other graphics on the page

Originality

Presentation shows considerable originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in a unique and interesting way.

Presentation shows some originality and inventiveness. The content and ideas are presented in an interesting way.

Presentation shows an attempt at originality and inventiveness on 1-2 slides.

Presentation is a rehash of other people’s ideas and/or graphics and shows very little attempt at original thought.

Text - Font Choice and Formatting

Font formats (color, bold, italic, etc) have been carefully planned to enhance readability and content.

Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.

Font formatting has been carefully planned to complement the content. It may be a little hard to read.

Font formatting makes it very difficult to read the material.

Content ~ Accuracy

All content throughout the presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors.

Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate.

The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate.

Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error.

Spelling and Grammar

Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors.

Presentation has 1-2 misspellings, but no grammatical errors.

Presentation has more than 2 grammatical errors and 1-2 misspellings.

Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and spelling errors.

Use of Graphics

All graphics are attractive (size and colors) and support the theme/content of the presentation.

A few graphics are not attractive but all support the theme/content of the presentation.

All graphics are attractive but a few do not seem to support the theme/content of the presentation.

Several graphics are unattractive and detract from the content of the presentation.

Effectiveness

Project includes all material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the topic. It is a highly effective study guide.

Project includes most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material but is lack one or two key elements. It is an adequate study guide.

Project is missing more than two key elements. It would make an incomplete study guide.

Project is lacking several key elements and has inaccuracies that make it a poor study guide.

Category

Outstanding

Points

Preliminary Work

Student completed content prior to beginning animation work

Presentation

The animation flows smoothly from beginning to end

Design

Animation contained text, graphics and sound

Knowledge

Student showed knowledge of design elements, such as contrast between text and background

Content

Story is relevant and interesting to viewer

Creativity

Student showed creativity in the design and layout

Understanding

Student showed complete understanding of the animation process

Category

Outstanding

Good

Fair

Poor

Requirements

Content is well organized using headings or bulleted lists to group related material

Uses headings or bulleted lists to organize, but the overall organization of topics appears flawed

Content is logically organized for the most part.

There was no clear or logical organizational structure, just lots of facts.

Voice

Always speaks loudly, slowly and clearly. It easily understood by all audience members all the time.

Usually speaks loudly, slowly and clearly. Is easily understood by all audience members almost all the time.

Usually speaks loudly and clearly. Speaks so fast sometimes that audience has trouble understanding.

Speaks too softly or mumbles. The audience often has trouble understanding.

Audience Content

Presenter looks at and gives presentation to all members of audience.

Presenter looks at and gives presentation to most members of the audience

Presenter looks at and gives presentation to some members of the audience.

Presenters looks out the window and pays no attention to members of the audience.

Enthusiasm

Facial expressions and body language generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic to others.

Facial expressions and body language sometimes generate a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic to others.

Facial expressions and body language are used to try to generate enthusiasm, but seem somewhat faked.

Very little use of facial expressions or body language. Did not generate much interest in topic being presented

Speaks Clearly

Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time and does not mispronounce any words.

Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time, but mispronounces more than one word.

Speaks clearly and distinctly some of the time, but mispronounces more than 5 words.

Often mumbles or cannot be understood and mispronounces more than 6 words.