Task: As a group or individually develop and deliver an oral presentation on a topic assigned or chosen.

Criteria:

• Shapes information for a particular purpose and to engage interests and background knowledge of audience members
• Shapes content and information based on importance
• Uses notes and other aids to structure presentation
• Engages audience with verbal cues (use of 2nd person point of view, questioning, calling on audience members, raising/lowering volume of voice, etc.), eye contact and use of space
• Projects sense of individuality and personality in selecting and organizing content and in delivery
• Develops several main points related to a single thesis

Rubric:

Points	1-Novice	2-Beginner	3-Apprentice	4--Practitioner	5-Expert
Content-Are all the requirements met?	Missing all required elements of presentation.	Missing most required elements of presentation.	Missing some required elements of presentation.	All required elements evident in presentation.	All required elements evident along with enriching information.
Oration-Articulation, projection, intonation	Lack of articulation, projection, and intonation hinder audience comprehension.	Some articulation, projection, or intonation but audience comprehension still hindered. .	Some articulation, projection and intonation but needs improvement.	Adequate articulation, projection, and intonation	Exceptional articulation, projection, and intonation engage audience with purpose of presentation.
Engagement-Verbal cues, memorization, gestures, use of space, stance, calling on audience members (as applicable)	No attempt to use aforementioned strategies to engage audience.	Little attempt to use aforementioned strategies to engage audience.	Some attempt to use aforementioned strategies to engage audience.	Adequate use of aforementioned strategies to engage audience.	Exceptional use of varied strategies to engage audience.
Participation-Use of time and all members (if applicable) part of presentation and preparation	Consistently ineffective use of time. Group members not contributing to preparation or presentation.	Consistently ineffective use of time. Some group members not contributing to preparation or presentation	Occasionally ineffective use of time. Some group members not contributing to preparation or presentation.	Effective use of time. All group members contributing to preparation and presentation.	Exceptional use of time with all group members contributing to preparation and presentation. Extra time is used for development of content that will be enriching to audience.
Organization-Use of aids to engage audience (visual, auditory, etc.)Development of thesis and details. Shaping of information.	Lack of organization that hinders audience's comprehension of information and purpose of presentation.	Little organizational structure present with no details and/or thesis to support purpose of presentation.	Organizational structure present but lacks use of aids, thesis, or details to shape information.	Organizational structure present and use of aids assist in audience comprehension of presentation. Thesis and details help to shape information.	Exceptional organizational structure present that uses aids, thesis and details to assist in audience's comprehension and engagement.