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Presentation Style

Team consistently used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.

Team usually used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.

Team sometimes used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.

One or more members of the team had a presentation style that did not keep the attention of the audience.

Understanding of Topic

The team clearly understood the topic in-depth and presented their information forcefully and convincingly.

The team clearly undestood the topic in-depth and presented their information with ease.

The team seemed to understand the main points of the topic and presented those with ease.

The team did not show an adequate understanding of the topic.

Organization

All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.

Most arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.

All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) but the organization was sometimes not clear or logical.

Arguments were not clearly tied to an idea (premise).

Information

All information presented in the debate was clear, accurate and thorough.

Most information presented in the debate was clear, accurate and thorough.

Most information presented in the debate was clear and accurate, but was not usually thorough.

Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear.

visual aid

The visual aid used was clear and easy to read. It followed the arguement used, and aided in the presenter's arguement.

The visual aid was mostly clear, and so so to read. If mostly followed the arguement used by the presenter and mostly helped support their arguement.

The visual aid was somewhat clear, and so so to read. If somewhat followed the arguement used by the presenter and somewhat helped support their arguement.

The visual aid was unclear and did not help in the presentation .