Student Name: ______
Biography Features: ______
CATEGORY / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1
Ideas and Content / Shows a full understanding of the individual, their life’s experiences and their importance to history. / Shows a good understanding of the individual, their life’s experiences and their importance to history. / Shows a good understanding of some aspects of the individual, their life’s experiences and their importance to history. / Does not seem to understand enough about the individual. Incomplete, not enough information.
Organization / Very well organized with a highly effective introduction, clear organized structure, smooth transitions, rich details and a well designed conclusion. / Well organized with an effective introduction, an organized structure, some transitions, details and a conclusion. / Presentation lacks a clear introduction and/or conclusion, but has details and some transitions. / Presentation is difficult to follow or too short to demonstrate organizational structure.
Speaks Clearly / Speaks very clearly and distinctly all (100-95%) the time. / Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time. / Speaks somewhat clearly and distinctly much of the time. / Often mumbles or can not be understood.
Volume / Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation. / Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members most of the time. / Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members some of the time. / Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members. Struggle to hear what the speaker was saying.
Posture and Eye Contact / Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. / Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation. / Sometimes stands up straight and establishes some eye contact. / Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation.
2D or 3D model / Model(s) are creative and representative of the appropriate person. / Model(s) are sufficient, but may not be completely accurate. / Model(s) are apparent, but not clearly representative of the person. / Model(s) are lacking.
Written Speech / Student submits a written speech that is complete and directly correlates to the presentation. / Student submits a written speech that is complete and somewhat correlates to the presentation. / Student submits a written speech that is incomplete and/or does not correlate to the presentation. / Student does not submit a written speech.
Timing / Presentation lasts 3-5 minutes. / Presentation goes somewhat over or under the 3-5 minute time frame. / Presentation goes significantly over or under the 3-5 minute time frame. / Presentation lasts
______minutes.
Your Biography/Autobiography Book Report will be due May 8, 2017. You will give a speech on that day or the days following, depending on when your name is randomly drawn. Please read the attached rubric thoroughly so that you will know how your grade is being awarded.
You will need to choose a biography or autobiography and have it approved by me personally. I want to see the physical copy of this book. I will allow no athletes, actors, comedians, singers, etc., as we have discussed in class. Very few exceptions will be made.
Your speech needs to last between 3 and 5 minutes in length. You should certainly practice at home to make sure you can achieve this. If you would like, you can record your speech at home and play the video for the class. The speech should address the following topics:
- Date and place of birth (and death, if applicable)
- Early life and family
- Education and rise to success
- Greatest accomplishments/most important events
- Overview of significance
You should turn in a copy of your speech, typed in a color visible to the average human. If there is a last minute printer error (which there shouldn’t be, because you shouldn’t wait until the last minute), you may email me the speech at . The subject of your email should be your person’s name.