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Oral Presentation

	Amateur	Acceptable	Admirable	Exceptional
Content	Main idea is not clear; information included that does not support main focus in any way.	There is a great deal of information that is not cleraly connected to the main idea.	Sufficient information that relates to point; good points made but an uneven balance and little variation.	An abundance of material clearly related to central focus; points are clearly made and all evidence supports central focus; varied use of materials.
Coherence and Organization	Presentation is choppy and disjointed; does not flow; development of thesis is vague; no apparent logical order of presentation.	Concept and ideas loosely connected; lacks clear transitions; flow and organization are choppy.	Most information presented in logical sequence; generally very well organized but better transistions from idea to idea and medium to medium needed.	Point clearly stated and developed; specific examples appropriate and clearly developed. Conclusion is clear; shows control; flows together well; good transitions; succinct but not choppy; well organized.
Creativity	Repetitive with little or no variety; insufficient use of maerial	Little or no variation; material presented little or originality or interpretation.	Some origingality apparent; good variety and blending of materials/costuming.	Very original in presentation; uses the unexpected to full advantage; captures audience's attention.
Knowledge of subject matter	Little or no oral communication used; or ineffective use of skills; imbalance in use of technique; too much of one, not enough of another.	Choppy use of oral communication; lacks smooth transition from one subject to another.	Use of oral communication not as varied and not as well projected.	Balanced use of oral communication and presentaion; properly used to develop point.
Speaking Skills	Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; rate too slow/fast; speaker seemed uninterested and used monotone.	Some mumbling; little eye contact; uneven rate; little or no expression.	Clear articulation, but not as polished.	Poised, clear articulation; proper volume, steady rate; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence.
Audience Response	Incoherent; audience lost interest and could not determine the point of the presentation.	Some related facts but went off topic and lost the audience; mostly presented facts with little or no imagination.	Presented facts with some interesting "twists"; held the audience's attention most of the time.	Involved the audience in the presentation; points made in a creative way; held the audience's interest.
Length of Presentation	Too long or too short -way above or below the alloted time.	Withing 3-4 minutes of alloted time.	Within 1-2 minutes +/- of alloted time.	Met alloted time.