History Oral Presentation Rubric

Grade

Your Grade

Nonverbal Skills

Eye Contact

No eye contact with

audience, as entire
report is read from
notes.

Displayed minimal
eye contact with
audience, while
reading mostly from
notes.

Consistent use of
direct eye contact
with audience, but
still returns to
notes.

Holds attention of
entire audience
using direct eye
contact, seldom
looking at notes.

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Body Language

No movement or
descriptive gestures.

Very little movement

or descriptive
gestures.

Made movements
or gestures that
enhances
articulation.

Movements seem
fluid and help the
audience visualize.

Poise

Tension and
nervousness is
obvious; has trouble
recovering from
mistakes.

Displays mild
tension; has trouble
recovering from
mistakes.

Makes minor
mistakes, but
quickly recovers
from them;
displays little or
no tension.

Student displays
relaxed, selfconfident nature
about self, with no
mistakes.

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Shows absolutely no
interest in topic
presented.

Shows some
negativity toward
topic presented.

Occasionally
shows positive
feelings about
topic.

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Student mumbles,
incorrectly
pronounces terms,
and speaks too quietly
for a majority of
students to hear.

Students voice is
low. Student
incorrectly
pronounces terms.
Audience members
have difficulty
hearing presentations.

Students voice is
clear. Student
pronounces most
words correctly.
Most audience
members can hear
presentation.

Demonstrates a
strong, positive
feeling about topic
during entire
presentation
Student uses a
clear voice and
correct, precise
pronunciation of
terms so that all
audience members
can hear
presentation.

Subject
Knowledge

Student does not have

a grasp of the
information.

Student is at ease
with explanations
without
elaboration.

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

Mechanics

Students
presentation has four
or more spelling
and/or grammatical
errors.

Presentation has
three misspellings
and/or grammatical
errors.

Presentation has
no more than two
misspellings
and/or
grammatical

Student
demonstrates full
knowledge with
explanations and
elaboration.
Student presents
information in
logical, interesting
sequence that
audience can
follow.
Presentation has no
misspellings or
grammatical errors.

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Organization

Student is
uncomfortable with
explanations and
provides only basic
explanations.
Audience has
difficulty following
presentation because
student jumps
around.

Verbal Skills
Enthusiasm

Elocution

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Content

Student presents
information in
logical sequence
which audience
can follow.

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