Needs work

Fair

Strong

Excellent

Organization of Presentation

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

Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around.

Student presents information in logical sequence which audience can follow.

Student presents information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.

Subject Knowledge / Factual Accuracy

Historical facts are missing from presentation or wrong

Facts provided are often inaccurate presentation

Some vagueness or minor inaccuracies in the facts presented

Total historical accuracy.  High level of detail provided in presentation

Ability to answer questions

Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject.

Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions, but fails to elaborate

Student appeared at ease and answeed most questions with explanations and some elaboration

Student was able to answer all questions with explanations and elaboration.

Visual Aids

Student either had no visual aids or visual aids contained many (4 or more) mechanical errors (typos, grammatical errors etc.).

Student prepared visual aids, but those aids did not really support the presentation and/ or presentation had some (2 or 3) mechanical errors

Student's visual aids relate to presentation. Presentation has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors

Student's visual aids explain and reinforce presentation. Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors

Presentation  techniques

Student makes no eye contact and only reads from notes. Oral presentation was mumbled, with many terms pronounced incorrectly, making it hard for most of the class to hear or understand what was said.

Student occasionally makes eye contact, but mostly reads from notes. Student's voice is low and some words are mispronounced. Presentation was hard to hear for much of the audience

Student maintains eye contact most of the time but frequently returns to notes. Student's voice and pronunciations were mostly correct and most of the audience could hear the presentation.

Students makes good eye contact, rarely referring to notes.  Clear voice and pronunciation.  Easily audible to entire audience.

Attitude / behavior

Rarely willing to work.  Not focused during group work and presentations.

Sometimes willing to work.  Sometimes focused during group work and presentations.

Usually willing to work. Usually focused during group work and presentations.

Always willing to work.  Highly focused during group work and presentations.

Listening

Projects lack of interest or
disrespect for others

Often displays lack of interest
in comments of others

Sometimes displays lack of interest
in comments of others

Actively and respectfully
listens to peers and instructor

Quality of Contributions

Comments reflect little understanding of either the assignment or previous remarks of others in class,

Comments sometimes irrelevant, betray lack of preparation, or indicate lack of attention to previous remarks of other students

Comments are relevant and reflect understanding of medieval feudal life  and good attention to previous remarks of other students

Comments are unusually insightful reflecting deep understanding of medieval feudal life  and careful attention to previous remarks of other students

Frequency of Contributions

Seldom participates and is generally not engaged

Sometimes participates but at other times is "tuned out"

 Usually participates but is occasionally distracted, or may not always respond at appropriate times

Actively participates at appropriate times