CATEGORY

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Slides

PowerPoint presentation contains 10 or more slides.

PowerPoint presentation contains 8-9 slides.

PowerPoint presentation contains 6-7 slides.

PowerPoint presentation contains 5 or fewer slides.

Facts

PowerPoint presentation contains 10 or more facts.

PowerPoint presentation contains 9 facts.

PowerPoint presentation contains 8 facts.

PowerPoint presentation contains 7 or fewer facts.

Sounds/Transitions

PowerPoint presentation contains appropriate sounds and transitions throughout the slide show.

PowerPoint presentation contains sounds and transitions throughout the slide show, though some are distracting.

PowerPoint presentation is missing either appropriate sounds or transitions throughout the slide show.

PowerPoint presentation is missing both appropriate sounds and transitions throughout the slide show.

Pictures

Powerpoint presentation contains the appropriate use of 3 or more pictures.

Powerpoint presentation contains the appropriate use of 2 pictures.

Powerpoint presentation contains the appropriate use of 1 picture.

Powerpoint presentation lacks any visual images.

Conventions

Capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling are almost all correct. The paper needs very little editing.

Capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling are mostly correct. The paper needs some editing.

Capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling errors are evident throughout some of the paper. The paper needs moderate editing.

Capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and spelling errors are evident throughout the paper. The paper needs extensive editing.

Creativity/Neatness

The slideshow is colorful, well organized, and easy to read. It is obvious that great time and effort was put into the presentation.

Most of the slideshow is colorful, well organized, and easy to read. A few slides are distracting.

Some of the slideshow is colorful, organized, and easy to read. Several slides are difficult to read and contain many distractions.

The slideshow is difficult to follow and read. Most of the slide seem incomplete and are distracting to the presentation.