This document provides a rubric for evaluating PowerPoint presentations. It outlines criteria such as including a minimum of 8 slides covering the topic through questions and citations, limiting each slide to 3-5 bullet points, and presenting for 5 minutes. Students must submit their presentation for review before presenting. Strong presentation skills are emphasized, including eye contact, smooth delivery without reading slides, and engaging the audience. Extra credit can be earned for thorough research, props, or early submission. The goal is for students to teach something new about a self-selected passionate topic.

1. PowerPoint Presentation Rubric for _______________(give to me before you present)
Criteria Possible Earned
25
The presentation is 8 or more slides
 Title
 5 Slides on topic
 Ask Questions
 Bibliography
10
Presentation lasted 5 minutes
15
Presentation used slide transitions, theme, colors, good layout
20
Slides included graphical element to attract attention,
 Good use of bullets as a guide for speaking on topic
 Not too busy with animation or graphics,
 Not too much information presented per slide (one idea per slide)
10
Presentation fully presented:
 Researched well
 Detailed
 Statistics
 Fully developed storyline
5
Information was presented in a logical order
5
Bibliography: Topic was researched
 Topic was researched
 Sources cited using MLA
10
Presentation Skills
 Good eye contact with audience
 Practiced and smooth presentation
 Engaged audience well
Up to 10
Extra Credit
 Above & beyond in topic content, involved audience
 Presented early
o In class presentation on or before April 16, 2011
 Used props or additional visual aids, etc.
Total: 100

2. Directions for the PowerPoint Presentation
You will give a presentation to the class about a positive topic in which you are passionate. It can be sports,
travel, hobby, etc. Make sure you:
• Select a topic you can research
• Teach or tell us something new and interesting
• Consider taking a creative approach or angle to your topic
• Be specific about your topic
o i.e. ’10 Greatest Quarterbacks’ instead of just ‘football’
Each person will sign up for their topic, no duplicate presentations.
This presentation requires a minimum of 8 slides:
1. Introduction (Title Slide)
2. To 5 slides: Topic
3. Any Questions?
4. Bibliography (3 sources cited in MLA)
Each slide should have a title (Titles across all slides should match in font, color, size, etc.)
Each slide should have a graphical element to catch audience’s attention. (Use a border!)
Each slide should have bullet points to help you remember what to say
• Rule of Thumb: 3-5 bullet points per slide, 3-5 words per bullet
• Don’t give a paragraph of text on slides; put that in your script. (NO READING SLIDES or SCRIPT)
Bibliography is its own slide
• Requires 3 sources for credit
• Sources must be noted in MLA style
Script
You will write a script. This is a word-for-word guide that accompanies the presentation. Write it in the notes
section of the PowerPoint presentation
• i.e. “Slide 1: Hi my name is Bob and today I’m going to tell you all that you’ll ever need to know to plan
a fantastic vacation in the Bahamas.”
• Each slide will need at least 50 words
• The entire presentation must be 5 minutes in total presentation time.
• Quality of stats, technical information, and researched data is important. This is not a presentation of
your general knowledge of a subject.
I must review your presentation one class prior to you actually giving the presentation to the class.
Presentation Skills Matter
o Practice often, at home, in front of mirror!
o DO NOT READ SLIDES – they should have bulleted text to guide you. Presentation should be
memorized. If you read slides, I will deduct up to 25 points from your total.
o You present without ANY NOTES - your PowerPoint slideshow is your notes.