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Book Review Evaluation
The following checklist will be used for your Book Review Presentation.
Item Points
[max]
Points
given
Point System
Within 5 minute
timeframe
10 Unsatisfactory: 0-3
Satisfactory: 4-7
Outstanding: 8-10
Greeting 10
Introduction 10
Three (3) take-aways 10
Recommendation 10
Slides (pictures/words) 10
Organization 10
Levels for each Item
Five (5) Minute Timeframe
Presentation is within 5 minutes: 10 points
More than 5 minutes: 5 points deducted for each additional minute
Greeting/Introduction
Unsatisfactory:
Did not greet evaluating teacher or audience
Did not greet using greeting of the day (i.e. “Hello all,” “Hey everybody”)
Did not introduce self
Did not state main topic/position or stated wrong main topic/position
Satisfactory:
Greeted evaluating teacher or audience, but not both
Used inco
ect greeting of the day (i.e. good morning when it’s afternoon)
Did not state topic/position clearly (i.e. for advocacy
iefing, stated topic but
not position)
Outstanding:
Greeted evaluating officer AND audience using co
ect ve
iage (Greeting of the
day, si
ma’am. Greeting of the day, ladies/gentlemen/students.)
Introduced self (i.e. “My name is _____,” and today I’m talking about ____ )
Clearly stated topic/position
Three (3) take-aways
Unsatisfactory
Briefing had less than three main points
Provided little or no information on main points
Inco
ect level of detail given on each main point (i.e. each main point was too
detailed or too
oad)
Inaccurate information given
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Satisfactory
Provided some information on main points
Appropriate level of detail given on 1-2 main points.
Outstanding
Briefing had three main points (For advocacy
iefing: three or more)
Provided robust information on main points
Appropriate level of detail given on every main point (i.e. not too detailed or not
too
oad)
Recommendation
Unsatisfactory:
Did not state the topic/position or stated the wrong topic/position
Missed one or more main points and/or did not laundry list main points
Re
iefed main points (i.e. student expanded main point summary significantly
to meet time requirement)
Introduced new information that was not previously discussed in the
iefing
Formal conclusion was not used (i.e. “That’s all I got!”)
Satisfactory:
Topic/position not clearly stated
Briefly expanded on some main points and/or laundry listed main points
Inco
ectly stated or stated some of this statement: “This concludes my
iefing.
Are there any questions?”
Outstanding:
Clearly stated main topic/position
Organization/Clarity
Unsatisfactory:
Main points were not related to the purpose or each other
Content order was not logical and distracted from flow
Missed one or more transitions between main points (i.e. did not transition from
one main point to the next)
Spent inappropriate time on each main point (i.e. too much time or not enough
time; i.e. spoke at length about last main point to make time)
Satisfactory:
Organization and flow of information was adequate
Used all mechanical transitions or combination of some creative and some
mechanical
transitions between all main points. (i.e. mechanical transition:
next/now/secondly, we will discuss main point 2)
Outstanding:
Skillfully related the main points to purpose and each other
Organization aided audience’s understanding and retention
Used creative transitions between all main points. (i.e. creative transition: We
discussed in main point 1 and it relates to main point 2…)
Spent appropriate time on each main point; time spent discussing main point
allowed for
sufficient/appropriate discussion of topic
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Communication
Unsatisfactory:
Had significant problems with articulation and pronunciation
Used excessive number of distracting vocalized pauses or filler words
Used poor word choice that detracted from speaker’s credibility (i.e. use of
“stuff,”
“things,” etc.)
Used any inco
ect spoken grammar that distracted from presentation or
credibility
Spoke too loudly or softly
Voice inflection was monotone
Spoke at a rate consistently too slow or fast
Did not come across as sincere
Sounded unconfident
Satisfactory:
Had minor problems with articulation and pronunciation
Had some distracting vocalized pauses or used some filler words
Used some voice inflection at some points throughout
Spoke at rate too fast or slow at times, but not the entire
iefing
Had wavering vocal confidence
Outstanding:
Used good articulation and co
ect pronunciation
Had few or no vocalized pauses
Used appropriate word choice that added to the speaker’s credibility
Used co
ect spoken grammar
Spoke at an appropriate volume
Used appropriate voice inflection throughout
Spoke at a varied rate appropriately throughout
Used dynamic emphasis to effectively and appropriately stress/de-emphasize
certain aspects of the presentation
Came across as sincere
Sounded confident throughout
Slides
Unsatisfactory:
Slides distracted from presentation or did not match presentation (i.e. slide has
content different from what is being ve
ally
iefed)
Slide(s) unreadable due to background and font color combination
Used font or font size that was unreadable or unprofessional (i.e. Curlz, Comic
Sans, script, etc. should not be used)
Did not use pictures or graphics
Used pictures or graphics unrelated to content
Used graphics/images of poor quality (i.e. pixelated or stretched
graphics/images)
Had major e
ors on slides (i.e. inco
ect grammar, inconsistent
ulleting/font/font size/format)
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Used distracting or unprofessional animations; animations detracted from
professionalism of presentation
All or most slides were too empty or too crowded (i.e. not enough content on
the slide/distracting white space or unreadable because of too much
information)
Bullets were too long and wordy (i.e. bullets were full sentences, paragraphs,
etc.)
Satisfactory:
Slides aided presentation, but did not enhance presentation
Had some readability issues with background and font color combination
Font and/or font size created some readability issues at times throughout
presentation
Used some graphics/images but all did not enhance presentation
Had some e
ors on slides (i.e. some inco
ect grammar, inconsistent
ulleting/font/font size/format)
Some slides were too empty or too crowded (i.e. not enough content on the
slide/distracting white space or unreadable because of too much information)
Some bullets were concise (i.e. some bullets were appropriate length while
others were full sentences or paragraphs). Full quotations are allowed to be on
slides, regardless of length
Outstanding:
Slides effectively enhanced presentation
Used readable background and font color combination throughout
Used readable, professional font and font size throughout (i.e. no Curlz, Comic
Sans, script, etc.)
Graphics/images enhanced presentation; graphics/images related to point and
enhanced understanding of topic
Used quality graphics/ images (i.e. not pixelated or stretched graphics/images)
Had no e
ors in slideshow (i.e. co
ect grammar, consistent bulleting/font/font
size/format used throughout)
Had proper amount of information on slides (i.e. amount of information
appropriate; number of bullets appropriate)
All bullets were concise (i.e. no full sentences or paragraphs). Full quotations are
allowed to be on slides, regardless of length