New Milford High School Oral Presentation Rubric
Criteria
Exceptional
5
Commendable
4
Adequate
3
Needs
Improvement
2
Minimal
1
No
Presentation
0
Preparation
Evidence of superior
preparation
Obvious evidence of
preparation
Evidence of
preparation
Limited evidence of
preparation
Unprepared No
presentation
Organization
(How)
• Exceptionally
clear, logical and
organized
• Has insightful
and/or creative
intro, body,
conclusion
• Effective time
use
• Very clear, logical
and organized
• Has insightful
and/or creative
intro, body,
conclusion
• Effective time use
• Clear, logical
and organized
• Has intro, body,
conclusion
• Stays within time
limits
• Unclear, less
distinct pattern
of organization
• Does not stay
within time
limits
• Unclear or lacks
any pattern of
organization
• Does not stay
within time
limits
Delivery
(How)
• Addresses
audience
• Uses effective
non-verbal and
verbal
communication
• Demonstrates
exceptional style
and enthusiasm
• Addresses audience
• Uses effective non-
verbal and verbal
communication
• Demonstrates style
• Addresses
audience
• Uses sufficient
non-verbal and
verbal
communication
• Demonstrates
some style
• Has limited
connection with
audience
• Uses insufficient
non-verbal and
verbal
communication
• Does not address
audience
• Uses minimal
non-verbal
and/or verbal
communication
Content & Focus
(What)
• Creatively
demonstrates and
elaborates
content
• Consistently
maintains focus
• Demonstrates and
elaborates content
• Consistently
maintains focus
• Demonstrates
content
development
• Maintains focus
• Has insufficient
content
development
• Has inconsistent
focus
• Does not develop
content
• Is not focused
Audio Visuals
Exceptionally
supportive, skillful,
and creative
Supportive, skillful and
creative
Supportive and
skillful
• Irrelevant
• Unclear
• Unsupportive
• No audio visuals
present
Overall Effect
Highly insightful and
creative
Insightful Satisfactory Needs improvement Unsatisfactory
2/8/2008
