Group Name: _________________________________________________________

Grade: _____
Comments:

Polizzi - Food Waste Presentation Rubric

Below Basic (D)

Basic (C)

Good (B)

Excellent (A)

Organization

Presentation is not
sequential or logical and it
may be hard for the
audience to understand
the purpose

Presentation may not be

sequential or logical but
the audience understands
the purpose

Presentation is sequential,
logical and audience
understand the purpose

Presentation is sequential,
logical and effectively
conveys the meaning and
purpose to the audience

Knowledge

Presenters have only a

basic understanding of the
content and do not
develop reasonable
conclusions answering
few questions from the
website.
Many graphics and
content are too small or
unclear from the audience
seating

Presenters show a basic

understanding of the
content but do not
develop reasonable
conclusions answering
most questions from the
website
The audience can identify
graphics and content
when pointed out

Presenters demonstrate a
firm grasp of the content
and generalize
reasonable conclusions
answering all questions
from website

Presenters demonstrate
an in-depth understanding
of the content and provide
valid and/or reasonable
conclusions answering all
questions from website.

Most graphics and content

are clear from the
audience seating

Graphics and content are

easily viewed and
identified from the
audience seating

GraphicsRelevance

Graphics do not directly

relate to the topic OR
detract from the
presentation

Most graphics relate to

the topic and presentation

All graphics and content

are related to the topic
and most make it easier to
understand the
presentation

Speaking Skills,
Eye Contact

Presenters does not

engage the audience,
doesnt not speak clearly
and reads directly from
slides or notes

Presenters does not

engage the audience or
speaks in a low voice and
reads from slides or
directly from notes

Presenters engages the

audience, speaks clearly,
makes eye contact often,
but relies on slides or
notes

All graphics are related to

the topic and make it
easier to understand the
presentation and support
the presenters
conclusions
Presenters engages the
audience, speaks clearly,
makes frequent eye
contact and does not read
from slides or notes

Visual Product

The presentation is not

engaging or effective or
does not make use of
available technology
effectively and has errors
or bugs that detract from
its effectiveness

The presentation may not

be engaging or effective
but utilizes available
technology but has errors
or bugs that detract from
its effectiveness

The presentation is
engaging, effective,
utilizes available
technology effectively but
may have errors or bugs
that detract from its
effectiveness

The presentation is
engaging, effective,
utilizes available
technology effectively and
is free of errors / bugs

Resource Page,
Works Cited

The presentation has a

works cited page with few
reliable sources and is not
in MLA Format

The presentation has a

works cited page with few
reliable sources in MLA
Format

The presentation has a

works cited page with
some reliable and
unreliable sources in MLA
format

The presentation has a

works cited page with
reliable sources in MLA
format

Graphics Clarity