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PowerPoint Rubric Exemplary (4) Proficient (3) Basic (2) Minimal (1)

Introduction/

Title Slide  Presents overall

Topic

 Grabs audience

attention

 Topic relates to

audience

interest/goals

 Clear & coherent

 Relates to topic

 Shows some

structure

 Does not create

strong sense of topic

 Overly

detailed/incomplete

 Somewhat appealing

 Does not introduce topic

 Not interesting/relevant

Content  Clear & concise

 Logical progression

of ideas

 Accurate &

complete

 Logical progression

of ides

 Unnecessary

length/detail

 Vague in conveying

point

 No sense of purpose

 Information shows

some understanding

of topic

 Lacks a clear point

 No logical sequence of

information

 Limited understanding of topic

 Not all accurate

Text Elements

7x7 Rule: no more than 7 words per line, and 7 lines per slide

 Easy-­­to-­­read

 Point size varies

appropriately for

headings and text

 7x7 Rule is

followed (not too

much text)

 Font is sometimes

difficult or

distracting to read

 7x7 Rules is

followed

 Font is often difficult

to read

 Bold, italics, or

underlining is

distracting or

overused

 Some slides do not

obey 7x7

 Text is extremely difficult to

read

 Inappropriate use of color

contrast, bold, italic, underline,

formatting

 7x7 rule not obeyed

Appearance/

Layout  Layout is visually

appealing and

supports overall

message

 Appropriate use of

background and

theme

 Logo, footer, and

slide # included on

all slides

 Layout is pleasant

 Background is

appropriate

 Logo, footer or

slide # is missing

 Layout appears

cluttered or busy

 Background is

distracting

 Large gaps of white

space

 Logo, footer, or slide

# is missing

 Layout is cluttered, confusing

 No headings

 Background is very distracting

 Large gaps of white space

 Logo, footer, and slide # are

missing

Transitions/

Effects  All transitions and

animation enhance

the presentation

without distraction

 Sounds and other

media do not

distract the

audience

 All effects are not

distracting and are

appropriate to the

topic and overall

theme

 Transitions and

animation is

mostly used

appropriately and

effectively, but

could be less

distracting

 Transitions and

animation are often

distracting

 Sound or other

media seems

unrelated to topic

 Transitions and animation are

highly distracting

 Sound or other media is very

distracting and does not relate

to topic

Writing Mechanics  No spelling,

punctuation, or

grammatical errors

 Little or no editing

required for

spelling/grammar

 3-­­5 errors exist in

text

 More than 5 errors exist in

text

 Spelling, punctuation,

capitalization, usage, and

grammar errors are repetitive

and

distracting