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This I Believe Podcast Rubric

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Organization Podcast has an Podcast has an Podcast is missing Podcast is not

introduction and a introduction, a body an element, making organized and is
clearly structured of content and a understanding hard to follow.
body of content summary. Lacks flow difficult.
followed by a brief from beginning to
summary. Extremely end.
well planned to flow
smoothly.

Content Podcast has a clearly Podcast may have a Podcast does not Podcast is
stated purpose and stated purpose, but clearly state its unfocused; does
presents personal does not provide purpose and/or not have a clear
examples to support enough examples to provide necessary purpose and/or
purpose. make thinking clear. examples. no meaningful
examples given.

Voice The speaker reads The speaker reads The speaker reads in The speaker does not
in a calm voice, in a calm voice, a rushed or broken- clearly enunciate;
enunciation is enunciation is up style. Some words are rushed
clear, and the mostly clear, and words are difficult or interrupted
flow of narration the narration may to understand; with coughing or
is uninterrupted. have pauses or slight the narration has laughter.
The presentation interruption. distracting elements.
is professional
sounding.

Posting Comments Comments reflect Comments reflect Comments mimic Comments are off
understanding understanding of the podcast content track and do not
of main idea of the main idea of without reflecting connect with the
the podcast. They the podcast, but do on it. They do podcast.
further the class not further the class not further the
conversation. conversation. conversation.

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