1. Child Labour PowerPoint Presentation
Working with a partner you are going to create a PowerPoint Presentation
on the topic of Child Labour in a specific country of your choice. You will be
required to research the topic and present it to the class using Open Office
Express (a program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint). Your presentation
should be approximately 10 minutes in length.
What to include in your presentation:
a definition of Child Labour
select a country and research Child Labour within this country
what is the economic situation of that country
what are the main types of child labour that occur there
stats about workers and child workers in your chosen country
relevant pictures, graphs, videos etc.
why does Child Labour happen there
any specific companies that employ children within your country
a case study of a specific child labourer
a list of your references (where you got your information)
* There will be only 2 groups permitted to research each country*
**You will have approximately 3 class periods for this assignment. YOU
MUST USE YOUR CLASS TIME WISELY**
Your presentation date will be: _____________________________

2. Social Studies Rubric
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Content is typically The content is The content is All content throughout
confusing or contains generally accurate, generally accurate, the presentation is
more than one factual but a few pieces of but one piece of accurate. There are
Content - error. It is difficult to information is clearly information is clearly no factual errors.
Accuracy understand the time flawed or inaccurate. flawed or inaccurate.
period that was
chosen.
Understanding of Students Students Students Students
demonstrate little demonstrate a limited demonstrate a demonstrate an
Topic understanding of understanding of proficient exemplary
Child Labour Child Labour understanding of understanding of
Child Labour Child Labour
Media Rubric
Background Background makes it Background does not Background does not Background does not
difficult to see text or detract from text or detract from text or detract from text or
competes with other other graphics. other graphics. other graphics.
graphics on the page. Choice of background Choice of background Choice of background
does not fit project. could have been is appropriate for this
better suited for the project.
project.
Text – Font Font formatting Font formatting has Font formats have Font formats (e.g.
makes it very difficult been carefully been carefully colour, bold, italic)
Choice and to read the material. planned to planned to enhance have been carefully
formatting complement the readability. planned to enhance
content. It may be a readability and
little hard to read. content.
Writing Presentation has Presentation has a Presentation a few Presentation has no
many grammatical few grammatical grammatical errors misspellings or
Conventions and/or spelling errors. errors and spelling but no misspelled grammatical errors.
errors. words

3. LEVEL 4 3 2 1
Preparedness Student is completely Student seems pretty The student is somewhat Student does not seem
prepared and has prepared but might have prepared, but it is clear at all prepared to
obviously rehearsed. All needed a couple more that rehearsal was present. Many elements
elements of the rehearsals. Most elements lacking. Some elements of of the presentation are
presentation are there of the presentation are the presentation are missing.
and clearly thought out. there and thought out missing
Speaks Clearly Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or can
distinctly all (100-95%) distinctly all (100-95%) the distinctly most ( 94-85%) not be understood OR
the time, and time, but mispronounces of the time. mispronounces more
mispronounces no one word. Mispronounces no more than one word.
words. than one word.
Posture and Eye Stands up straight, looks Stands up straight and Sometimes stands up Slouches and/or does
Contact relaxed and confident. establishes eye contact straight and establishes not look at people
Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room eye contact. during the presentation.
with everyone in the during the presentation.
room during the
presentation.
Volume Volume is loud enough to Volume is loud enough to Volume is loud enough to Volume often too soft to
be heard by all audience be heard by all audience be heard by all audience be heard by all
members throughout the members at least 90% of members at least 80% of audience members.
presentation. the time. the time.
Voice Inflection Pitch/inflection was often Pitch was often used but Pitch was rarely used OR Pitch was not used to
used and it conveyed the emotion it conveyed the emotion it conveyed convey emotion.
emotions appropriately. sometimes did not fit the often did not fit the Student rarely used
Student was enthusiastic content. Student was content. Student enthusiasm and
and used inflection enthusiastic most of the sometimes used inflection to engage the
effectively to engage the time and used inflection enthusiasm and inflection audience.
audience. effectively to engage the effectively to engage the
audience. audience.
Comprehension Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to Student is unable to
accurately answer almost accurately answer most accurately answer a few accurately answer
all questions posed by questions posed by questions posed by questions posed by
classmates about the classmates about the classmates about the classmates about the
topic. topic. topic. topic.