Rubric for Final Presentations

Your final presentations will be judged on Performance and Content

Performance -- 15 points
The performance component of your grade will consider your use of language, your ability to express ideas clearly, and your ability to present an engaging and lively speech to your classmates. Your performance score will be broken down into two categories:

Enunciation: 10 points
Is the speaker's voice clear? Does she or he speak at an appropriate volume? Are there aspects of the speech that are inaudible or unclear? Does the speaker use appropriate language (complex but comprehensible vocabulary)? Are there structural or grammatical issues that make the speech difficult to understand?

Engagement: 5 points
How well does the speaker engage with the audience? Is there sufficient eye contact? Is the speech natural and unscripted?

Content -- 15 points
The content portion of your grade addresses the quality of your research and the ideas you are presenting to the class.

Clear explanation of an issue: 10 points
Does the speaker clearly explain the purpose of the speech? Is it clear how your portion of the speech relates to the inquiry project as a whole? Is the argument or explanation logical and is it easy to follow the logic? Are the claims reasonable?

Relevance: 5 points
Does the speaker convince the audience that this is a meaningful topic worth discussing? Is there a clear goal or purpose for this inquiry project?