Activity: “Construct a Prezi Presentation about your choice novel using the rubric

below as your guide.”

Objective: Given The Beginner's Guide to Prezi" presentation, students will construct a Prezi
presentation with 80% accuracy according to the rubric.

Student Name: ______________________________________________________________

Advanced Proficient Developing Inadequate Absent
(5) (4) (3) (2) (1)
10 Slides All 10 slides are 9-10 slides are 1-2 slides are 3-5 slides are More than 5 of
included in the included with an missing and/or missing and/or the slides are
(see list below) correct order, neat error in the order, incorrect, difficult incorrect, difficult missing all
and clear, easy to mostly neat, clear, to read, and to read, and together
read and creative and easy to read unclear unclear
Theme A central theme of A central theme of A central theme of A central theme of A central theme
the novel is the novel is the novel is the novel is of the novel is
(see rules determined and determined and determined and determined and absent
meets 4/4 theme meets 3/4 theme meets 2/4 theme meets 1/4 theme
below)
rules rules rules rules
Illustration Using Google Using Google Using Google Using Google Google drawing
drawing, a picture is drawing, a picture drawing, a picture drawing, a picture is absent all
created that is clear, is created that is is created but is is created but it is together
relevant, neat, and mostly clear, lacking clarity, not clearly related
creative relevant, neat, and relevance, and to the novel or is
creative neatness too messy
Grammar, The author The author The author The author The author
Punctuation, purposefully uses demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates demonstrates
and standard English standard English some inaccuracies inaccuracies in multiple
Conventions conventions and conventions and in standard standard English inaccuracies in
mechanics with mechanics with English conventions and standard English
discipline-specific discipline-specific conventions and mechanics with conventions and
language to enhance language to mechanics with limited to no mechanics with
the presentation enhance the limited discipline- discipline-specific no discipline-
presentation specific language language specific language
Citations 4/4 citations 3/4 citations 2/4 citations 3 or 4 citations are No citations are
included and cited included and cited included and/or included but MLA included
correctly using MLA correctly using MLA format is format is incorrect
format MLA format incorrect
Creativity Student Student Student attempts Student attempts Student uses only
purposefully uses demonstrates creativity with creativity but some one font and
creativity with the creativity with the some font changes fonts are hard to images or
font size and color, font size and color, and images read and images do animations are
along with along with images included, but they not fully relate to absent
enhancing images and animations do not enhance the presentation
and animations the presentation
 10 Slides

1. Title/Author: Write the title and author of your novel. Include your own name.
2. Character: Choose a character from your novel and determine his/her most important trait.
Complete a CER (Claim, Evidence, and Reason) paragraph for this trait. Include a quote with
citation.
3. Theme: Determine a theme for your novel. Write your theme, and then give a three sentence
explanation of why that is the theme.
4. Conflict: Determine the main conflict in your novel. (Character vs. _____). Write the conflict,
then give a three sentence explanation of that conflict.
5. Review: Write a paragraph book review. Tell me your opinion of the book, why you would
recommend it or why you wouldn’t. (~5 sentences).
6. Important Quote: Include an important quote from the book - make sure to cite it correctly!
“Quote” (6). Explain why this quote is important to the book or to you. Use your creativity to
add color and images to help showcase the quote and its importance to the book.
7. Illustration: Using Google drawing, create a picture of the part of the story that is most vivid
to you.. Think about what part stands out to you the most.
8. Figurative Language: Find two examples of figurative language and write/cite them. Identify
what type of figurative language each quote is. Include quotes with citations.
9. Summary: Summarize the major plot points of your novel in 8-10 sentences.
10. Personal Connection: Write a paragraph explaining how you relate to the theme or ideas
found in the book. How does the book relate to your life?

Theme Rules Checklist

o No first or second person pronouns are used

o Complete sentence and grammatically correct
o Not a command (no implied “you)
o Not a cliché saying

For tips to make your presentation “Advanced,” check out the article below:

CranfordTeague, J. (2013, November 12). 8 Tips to Power-Up Your Classroom Presentations.

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