Sample Rubrics

Mechanic Writing.

Creative text enhances theme and easy to read.

The text is clearly written with little or no editing required.

Few words to assess or spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors distract or impair readability.3+ errors

Not enough words or needs major editing. 5+ errors

Points

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

Animation

Creative animations on all slides assist overall theme and enhance understanding of concepts. All animations add weight to the words being spoken with excellent timing and no distractions.

The animations on most slides assist the audience understanding.

Generally good timing between words spoken and animations add emphasis to most spoken words.

Many animations seem unrelated to the topic/theme and do not enhance the overall storyline. Many slides with no animations.

Movies are too long and do not add to the excitement of the presentation.

Animations are unrelated to the content

and do not enhance understanding. Distracting decorations create a busy feeling and detract from the content. Videos too long

Points

1^st movie 30seconds 2^nd movie 15seconds Movies <5 seconds over continue scoring graphic animations.

Movies up to 5 seconds over

Movies up to 10+ seconds over.

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

Image/graphics

As per previous and all images are from the country and enhance the theme and story line about country.

Original images are created using proper size and resolution, and all images/graphics enhance the content.

Original images are used.

Images are proper size, resolution and sometimes irrelevant to content.

Images/graphics are too large/small in size are poorly cropped or the color/resolution is fuzzy. Most are irrelevant.

Points

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

Layout

A creative theme is visually pleasing with a feeling of wholeness that removes disjointedness from the content. Information is a continuous flow without breaking audience’s attention.

The layout is creative, pleasing to watch and assists the flow of information.

The layout shows some structure but appears cluttered and busy or distracting with large gaps of white space or uses a distracting background.

The layout is cluttered, confusing, and does not use spacing, headings and subheadings to enhance the readability.

Points

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

Font and Size

The fonts are creative and easy-to-read, size varies appropriately for headings and text.  Use of italics, bold, and indentations enhances readability.

Sometimes the fonts are easy-to-read, but in a few places the use of fonts, italics, bold, distracts and does not enhance readability

Overall readability is difficult with too many different fonts, overuse of bold or lack of appropriate indentations of text.

The text is extremely difficult to read with small point size of fonts, poor use of headings, subheadings, indentations, or bold formatting.

Points

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

Length of Text

Text is appropriate in length for the target audience and to the point.

Text is too long/short and does not enhance readability or no text to evaluate.

Overall readability is difficult with lengthy paragraphs

Points

4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

Background and colors

Creative use of colours and tones assist the theme and readability of text

Background and colours enhance the readability of text.

Colours or busy background detract and do not enhance readability.

Inappropriate contrasting colours, very busy background

Points

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.2

3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1

Use professional discretion interpreting the text. The text is only a guide to ranking.

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