Verbal Delivery 14% Poised, clear articulation; Clear articulation but not Audience occasionally has Presenter is obviously Presenter cannot be proper volume; steady as polished; slightly trouble hearing the anxious and/or is heard. rate; enthusiasm; uncomfortable at times. presentation. monotone with little or confidence; speaker is The presenter’s voice is Presenter sounds no expression. clearly comfortable in clear and shows uncomfortable and lacks Student mumbles, front of a group. command of the subject confidence. pronounces terms Uses correct, precise matter, but presenter Incorrectly pronounces incorrectly. pronunciation of terms. sounds uncomfortable. terms. Selects words Selects rich and varied Pronounces most words Selects words inappropriate for words for context and correctly. inappropriate for context; context; uses incorrect uses correct grammar. Selects words appropriate uses incorrect grammar. grammar. Sentences are complete for context and uses The audience can follow The audience cannot and grammatical, and correct grammar. the presentation, but focus on the ideas they flow together easily. For the most part, some grammatical errors presented because of Words are chosen for sentences are complete, and use of slang are difficulties with grammar their precise meaning. grammatical and they evident. Some sentences and appropriate flow together easily. With are incomplete/ halting, vocabulary. a few exceptions, words and/or vocabulary is are chosen for their somewhat limited or precise meaning. inappropriate. Example Grading The grade for each category is calculated by multiplying the weight for the category times the number of points awarded for the category to arrive at the weighted score for the category. The final grade is the sum of all category-weighted scores. Category Weight Points Earned Weighted Score 10% 40 4.0 Project Description Base Map 15% 40 6.0 Alternate Route Map 15% 25 3.75 Completeness 5% 30 1.5 Spreadsheet Completeness 5% 36 1.8 Final Route Selection
Verbal Delivery 14% Poised, clear articulation; proper volume; steady rate; enthusiasm; confidence; speaker is clearly comfortable in front of a group. Uses correct, precise pronunciation of terms. Selects rich and varied words for context and uses correct grammar. Sentences are complete and grammatical, and they flow together easily. Words are chosen for their precise meaning. Clear articulation but not as polished; slightly uncomfortable at times. The presenter’s voice is clear and shows command of the subject matter, but presenter sounds uncomfortable. Pronounces most words correctly. Selects words appropriate for context and uses correct grammar. For the most part, sentences are complete, grammatical and they flow together easily. With a few exceptions, words are chosen for their precise meaning. Audience occasionally has trouble hearing the presentation. Presenter sounds uncomfortable and lacks confidence. Incorrectly pronounces terms. Selects words inappropriate for context; uses incorrect grammar. The audience can follow the presentation, but some grammatical errors and use of slang are evident. Some sentences are incomplete/ halting, and/or vocabulary is somewhat limited or inappropriate. Presenter is obviously anxious and/or is monotone with little or no expression. Student mumbles, pronounces terms incorrectly. Selects words inappropriate for context; uses incorrect grammar. The audience cannot focus on the ideas presented because of difficulties with grammar and appropriate vocabulary. Presenter cannot be heard. Example Grading The grade for each category is calculated by multiplying the weight for the category times the number of points awarded for the category to arrive at the weighted score for the category. The final grade is the sum of all category-weighted scores. Category Weight Points Earned Weighted Score Project Description 10% 40 4.0 Base Map 15% 40 6.0 Alternate Route Map Completeness 15% 25 3.75 Spreadsheet Completeness 5% 30 1.5 Final Route Selection 5% 36 1.8