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Biography Project

Scoring Guide

Trait / 3 / 2 / 1
Title / Author / The presenter identifies the title and author and gives background information about who the author is. / The presenter only identifies the title and author. / The presenter does not mention the title and / or author.
Person / Interesting Facts / The person is described clearly using many interesting facts from various stages of the person’s life. / The subject is generally described, but there are few facts / details offered as support. / The subject is not clearly described, or there are no facts given to explain who the subject is.
Relevance to the world / Timeline / The presenter describes clearly when his/her subject lived, and explains, in detail, why the subject is relevant to our world. / The presenter gives an idea of when his/her subject lived, and briefly describes their importance in our world. / The presenter does not talk about a time period at all, and / or does not tell us why this subject is relevant to the world.
Things Learned / The presenter vividly describes three or more interesting things that they learned. / The presenter briefly describes two things they learned. / The presenter only describes one thing learned, or skips this part entirely.
Connection to Your Life / The presenter describes the reason this subject matters to him/her, and clearly describes some good impressions the person has made on him/her. / The presenter mentions a reason for picking the subject, but does not seem passionate about it, and briefly describes a few good impressions. / The presenter does not discuss why this topic was chosen, or there are no descriptions of any impression the person made on the reader.
Visual Aid / The presentation includes visual aids to illustrate the information for the audience. / The presentation has a visual aid, but it clearly took less effort and/or does not effectively illustrate the information needed. / The presentation lacks any visual aids, or minimum amount of effort is made.
Presentation Skills / The presenter speaks clearly, slowly, & at a good volume. He or she uses inflection to keep the presentation lively and interesting. / The presenter is difficult to hear or understand at times, or the inflection makes the presentation flat or dull. / The presenter is often difficult to hear or understand, or there is no use of inflection, but rather a monotone voice used.