Newscast - Presentation and Planning : Julius Caesar

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CATEGORY 16-20 15-11 10-5 4-0

Duration of The newscast The newscast was The newscast was The newscast was too
presentation appropriate length of between 3 and 5 between 1.5 and 3 long or too short.
5 minutes and did not minutes but seemed minutes but seemed
seem hurried or too SLIGHTLY hurried or VERY hurried or too
slow in delievery too slow. slow.

Group Work The group functioned The group functioned The group functioned Some members of the
exceptionally well. All pretty well. Most fairly well but was group were often off
members listened to, members listened to, dominated by one or task AND/OR were
shared with and shared with and two members. The overtly disrespectful to
supported the efforts supported the efforts group (all members) others in the group
of others. The group of others. The group was almost always AND/OR were
(all members) was (all members) was on task! typically disregarded
almost always on almost always on by other group
task! task! members.
Speaks clearly Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Does NOT speak
distinctly all of the distinctly all of the distinctly most of the clearly and distinctly
time and time but time and most of the time
mispronounces no mispronounces 1 or mispronounces no AND/OR
words. more words. words. mispronounces more
than 1 word.

Enthusiasm Facial expression Facial expression Facial expression Facial expression and
and body language and body language and body language body language depict
show a strong show a strong show some interest apathy or boredom
interest and interest and and enthusiasm with the topic.
enthusiasm about the enthusiasm about the about the topic
topic throughout the topic throughout the throughout the
newscast, but it is not newscast, but it is newscast.
overdone. somewhat overdone.
Point of View - Newscast establishes Establishes a The purpose is It was difficult to figure
Purpose a purpose at the purpose at the somewhat clear but out the purpose of the
beginning and beginning, but many apects of the newscast.
maintains that focus occasionally wanders newscast seem only
throughout! Cohesive from that focus. slightly related.
newscast.