points emphasis, follow; text effects color contrast; poor dimming or hiding were not consistently font choices and effects used sizes. Spelling 0-2 errors 3-5 errors >5 errors Color scheme Too many colors or Colors were Color Scheme enhanced the inconsistent use of a distracting. presentation. color scheme. Did not hold Effective use of white audience attention. space; visually Some pace issues; too Visual Interest Need to work on interesting slide layout; many slides with slide layout and Layout strong pace kept similar layout. developing visual audience focused. interest. Technical issues Audio was effectively with audio or audio used to enhance the Minor issues with Audio was not present or mood of the audio content. audio was presentation. distracting. Content extends Creativity is evident; Lacks originality; a beyond the sources Originality/Creativity fresh and original collection of other cited; original ideas content people’s ideas are presented. Total Points and Grade (Multiply Total Points by 1.43 to determine grade on 100 point scale) Grading Rubric for Narrative Presentation Great Job Nice Work Needs Improvement Requirements (0-7 pts) (10 pts) (8-9 pts) Consistent font Text difficult to read Minor inconsistencies Text Presentation selection and text due to size and/or with text effects throughout color choices Consistent color Too many colors or Poor color choices, scheme that Color Scheme inconsistent use of colors were distracting, supports theme, colors not enough contrast evokes mood Spelling 0-2 errors 3-5 errors >5 errors Eye-catching, good Distracting, does not Some eye-catching Visual Interest pace, flows well, flow well, layout and/or features, space Layout thoughtful, animation not well utilized. Some intentional design inconsistencies are Animation issues with pace is evident evident
points emphasis, dimming or hiding effects follow; text effects were not consistently used color contrast; poor font choices and sizes. Spelling 0-2 errors 3-5 errors >5 errors Color Scheme Color scheme enhanced the presentation. Too many colors or inconsistent use of a color scheme. Colors were distracting. Visual Interest Layout Effective use of white space; visually interesting slide layout; strong pace kept audience focused. Some pace issues; too many slides with similar layout. Did not hold audience attention. Need to work on slide layout and developing visual interest. Audio Audio was effectively used to enhance the mood of the presentation. Minor issues with audio content. Technical issues with audio or audio was not present or audio was distracting. Originality/Creativity Creativity is evident; fresh and original content Content extends beyond the sources cited; original ideas are presented. Lacks originality; a collection of other people’s ideas Total Points and Grade (Multiply Total Points by 1.43 to determine grade on 100 point scale) Grading Rubric for Narrative Presentation Requirements Great Job (10 pts) Nice Work (8-9 pts) Needs Improvement (0-7 pts) Text Presentation Consistent font selection and text effects throughout Minor inconsistencies with text Text difficult to read due to size and/or color choices Color Scheme Consistent color scheme that supports theme, evokes mood Too many colors or inconsistent use of colors Poor color choices, colors were distracting, not enough contrast Spelling 0-2 errors 3-5 errors >5 errors Visual Interest Layout Animation Eye-catching, good pace, flows well, thoughtful, intentional design is evident Some eye-catching features, space not well utilized. Some issues with pace Distracting, does not flow well, layout and/or animation inconsistencies are evident