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Organization Well-developed Introduction, thesis Introduction, thesis Introduction, thesis
introduction, thesis statement, and statement, and statement, and
statement and conclusion create conclusion introduce conclusion do not
conclusion. Engage interest and are fairly the Electoral College introduce both
the audience and well-developed. Cover and popular vote for Electoral College and
cover both the both Electoral College comparison and popular vote for
Electoral College and and popular vote but differences, but dont comparison and
popular vote not engaging. give accurate and differences.
comparison and complete
differences. information.
Content Knowledge The details are in a The details are in a The details are in No distinct
clear effective order clear order and the distinct order, but the organization. Details
and the group sticks group sticks to one group does not stick are either missing or
to one pattern: pattern. Both subjects to one pattern in the not in any distinct
subject-by-subject or are given roughly the presentation, or the order.
point-by point. Both same space. details do not
Electoral College and adequately support
popular vote are the group's points.
covered and given the
same amount of
space.
Visuals Presentation has Each visual contains At least one visual is There are no apparent
visuals that relate to a topic sentence that not clear or doesnt visuals in the
the thesis statement. relates to the thesis relate to the thesis presentation. Details
Visuals are clear and statement. Visuals statement. Details are are lacking, or
sufficient for are clear and specific, not clear. Electoral misplaced.
comparison and but they do not College and popular
differences. Visuals support the vote are not given the
clearly support comparison or same amount of
comparison and differences. space.
differences.
Delivery Overall performance Overall performance Overall performance There is no energetic
unifies the unifies the makes a point about performance evident
presentation around presentation around the subjects for in the presentation, or
the Electoral College the Electoral College comparison and the presentation is not
and popular vote. and popular vote and differences, but it related to the virtual
Overall delivery the points used for does not unify the quest.
paraphrases the comparison and presentation
thesis statement and differences, but it is effectively.
is engaging. not very engaging or
interesting.
Facts/Information Accurate facts and Some facts are used Few facts are used or Little or no facts are
information are used but they are they are random in used in the
in the presentation. imbalanced. their use. presentation.
Facts used are
relevant and helpful
to the presentation.