PowerPoint Rubric

Objective Needs Revision Needs Revision Meets Exceeds
Content - Information (2 points)
No thesis
No organization
Weak summary

(3 points)
Unclear thesis
Unorganized ideas
Limited synthesis.

 (4 points)
Clearly-stated thesis
Well-organized - good information architecture.
Skillful synthesis - makes connections between information.

(5 points)
Strong, clearly-stated thesis
Thorough, well-organized - good information architecture.
Highly skillful synthesis - develops and extends summarized connections of information.

Design - Graphics, Font, Content

(2 points)
No graphics. Excessive spelling/grammatical errors

(3 points)
Limited use of graphics. Graphics do not relate to topic. Spelling/grammatical errors

(4 points)
Good use of graphics, font, and color. Few spelling/grammatical errors.
(5 points)
Exceptional use of graphics, font, and color. No spelling/grammatical errors.
Presentation (2 points)
Not ready on due date.
Speech not clear. Slideshow is not working.

(3 points)
Speech not clear.
Slideshow is partially broken.

(4 points)
Good description of slides.
Prepared and on time.
Pauses for audience interaction and questions.

 (5 points)
Well-prepared presentation.
Pauses for audience interaction and questions.
Asks for audience questions.