PowerPoint slides

Exemplary

Accomplished

Developing

Beginning

Slideshow

(15 pts)

The presentation has 20 slides timed to advance every 20 seconds. The presentation runs flawlessly.

The presentation has 20 slides timed to advance every 20 seconds. The presentation runs with one minor technical flaw.

The presentation has 20 slides timed to advance every 20 seconds, but the presentation has several minor technical flaws.

The presentation does not have 20 slides timed to advance every 20 seconds, OR the presentation has major technical flaws.

Philosophical Analysis

(30 pts)

Student gives a thorough and detailed analysis that fully addresses the article in all of its complexity.

Student analyzes the key issues and details but ignores qualifying points.

Student gives a partial analysis and/or overlooks key issues that are connected to the central philosophical issue.

Little or no attempt made to identify the correct philosophical issues.

Organization

(30 pts)

The Pecha Kucha was extremely organized and the ideas and images flowed in a manner that was easily followed and understood. The material transitioned seamlessly from slide to slide.

The Pecha Kucha was fairly organized and the ideas flowed well. There were perhaps jumps and transitions that were not entirely seamless. Easily understood.

The Pecha Kucha was poorly organized and not easy to follow.

Ideas and images were put together in a way that made comprehension difficult.

The Pecha Kucha was unorganized and difficult to follow. Ideas and images were put together with little thought to audience understanding.

Visual Appeal and Creativity

(30 pts)

The images/text chosen were appropriate and extremely thoughtful to the topic and conveyed in an excellent manner the Pecha Kuchua's purpose. The audience was informed and entertained.

The images/text chosen were appropriate and considered the topic in a thoughtful way. The presenter has used good quality visual images and has used a creative or interesting visual design for the presentation.

The presenter has used adequate quality visual images, but does not use a

creative or interesting visual design for the presentation.

The images/text chosen distracted from the presentation.

Visual images are poorly

chosen, OR the quality of

the images is not legible,

OR used a particularly garish or distracting visual design for the presentation.

Prep & Presentation of script

(30 pts)

The presenter obviously prepared a compelling

The presenter obviously prepared a script, rehearsed,

It appears the presenter prepared a mediocre script

It appears that the presenter did not prepare a

script or did not

script, rehearsed, demonstrated superior knowledge of the subject matter, and did not read to audience.

demonstrated strong knowledge of the subject matter, and did not read to audience.

or was not adequately rehearsed, or demonstrated marginal knowledge of the subject matter, and occasionally read to the audience.

rehearse,

OR demonstrated minimal knowledge of the subject

matter, OR frequently read to audience.

Presentation Skills

(15 pts)

Very well rehearsed

Demonstrated outstanding presentation skills (pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise,

use of presentation media, etc).

Well rehearsed

Demonstrated sound presentation skills

(pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise,

use of presentation media, etc).

Fairly well rehearsed

Demonstrated fair presentation skills (pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise,

use of presentation media, etc).

Not rehearsed

Demonstrated poor presentation skills (pace/tone/volume, confidence/poise,

use of presentation media, etc).