CRITERIA Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Basic (2) Minimal (1) Points
Introduction/ Presents overall Clear & coherent Shows some Does not introduce
Title Slide Topic Relates to topic structure topic
Grabs audience Does not create Not interesting/
attention strong sense of relevant
Topic relates to topic
audience interest/ Overly detailed/
goals incomplete
Somewhat
appealing
Content Clear & concise Logical Vague in Lacks a clear point
Logical progression of conveying point No logical
progression of ides No sense of sequence of
ideas Unnecessary purpose information
Accurate & length/ detail Information Limited
complete shows some understanding of
understanding of topic
topic Not all accurate
Text - Font Font formats (e.g., Font formats have Font formatting Font formatting
Choice & color, bold, italic) been carefully has been carefully makes it very
Formatting have been carefully planned to enhance planned to difficult to read the
planned to enhance readability. complement the material.
readability and content. It may be
content. a little hard to read.
Text Elements Easy-‐to-‐read Font is sometimes Font is often Text is extremely
Point size varies difficult or difficult to read difficult to read
7x7 Rule: no appropriately for distracting to read Bold, italics, or Inappropriate use
more than 7 headings and text 7x7 Rules is underlining is of color contrast,
words per line, 7x7 Rule is followed distracting or bold, italic,
and 7 lines per followed (not too overused underline,
slide much text) Some slides do formatting
not obey 7x7 7x7 rule not
obeyed
Appearance/ Layout is visually Layout is pleasant Layout appears Layout is cluttered,
Layout appealing and Background is cluttered or busy confusing
supports overall appropriate Background is No headings
message Logo, footer or distracting Background is
Appropriate use slide # is missing Large gaps of very distracting
of background white space Large gaps of
and theme Logo, footer, or white space
Logo, footer, and slide # is missing Logo, footer, and
slide # included slide # are missing
on
all slides
Use of Graphics All graphics are A few graphics All graphics are Several graphics are
attractive (size are not attractive attractive but a unattractive AND
and colors) and but all support the few do not seem detract from the
support the theme/content of to support the content of the
theme/content of the presentation. theme/content of presentation.
the presentation. the presentation.
Transitions/ All transitions and Transitions and Transitions and Transitions and
Effects animation animation is animation are animation are
enhance the mostly used often distracting highly distracting
presentation appropriately and Sound or other Sound or other
without effectively, but media seems media is very
distraction could be less unrelated to topic distracting and
Sounds and other distracting does not relate to
media do not topic
distract the
audience
All effects are not
distracting and are
appropriate to the
topic and overall
theme
Writing No spelling, Little or no 3-‐5 errors exist in More than 5 errors
Mechanics punctuation, or editing required text exist in text
grammatical for spelling/ Spelling,
errors grammar punctuation,
capitalization,
usage, and
grammar errors are
repetitive and
distracting