Being an Activist Presentation Rubric

Category Preparedness 20 The presentation was well prepared The presenters made a coherent argument The presentation flowed smoothly Content Group shows full understanding of the strategy and how it relates to the activist point of view Provides 3 specific examples from the text that supports this connection Performance Skit Facial expression and body language show strong interest and enthusiasm Actors use consistent voices, facial expressions and movements, making the story easier to understand Held the audiences attention throughout *Picket Sign: Slogan is related, memorable, and expressive *Speech: Student has a good hook Presents information in logical, interesting sequence 14 The presentation was mostly well prepared The presenters attempted to make a coherent argument The presentation flowed smoothly Group shows good understanding of the strategy and how it relates to the activist point of view Provides 2 specific examples from the text to support this connection Facial expression and body language sometimes show strong interest and enthusiasm Actors often use consistent voices, facial expressions and movements, making the story easier to understand Held the audiences attention most of the time *Picket Sign: Slogan is related, memorable *Speech: Presents information in logical, interesting sequence that can be followed 8 The presentation was not very prepared The was no strong coherent argument The presentation did not flow well Group shows some understanding of the strategy and how it relates to the activist point of view Provides 1 specific example from the text to support this connection Facial expression and body language try to show interest and enthusiasm but seem fake Actors try to use consistent voices, facial expressions and movements, making the story easier to understand Lost audiences attention due to lack of creativity *Picket Sign: Slogan is related *Speech: Student jumps around with through the information making it difficult for the 0 The presentation is unorganized The presentation lacks an argument The presentation does not proceed in a particular direction Group shows no understanding of the strategy and how it relates to the activist point of view Does not provide specific examples from the text to support this connection Very little use of facial expression and body language; did not show much interest or enthusiasm Actors say the skit but do not use voices, facial expressions or movements to make the story easier to understand Unable to gain the audiences attention *Picket Sign: Slogan is not at all related to the topic *Speech: Audience cannot understand the presentation because there is no

that is easy to follow Time Collaboration Presentation is 5min Apparent that the group collaborated with each other Showed strong communication, understanding and knowledge between members Presentation is 3-4 minutes Apparent that there was some collaboration with each other, but not much Showed good communication, understanding and knowledge between members

audience to follow Presentation is 2 minutes Little evidence of collaboration within the group Showed weak communication, understanding and knowledge between members

sequence of information Presentation is less than 2 minutes There is no evidence of collaboration