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Carefully examine this rubric to plan your oral presentation. Take note of the requirements and what is needed to achieve the higher bands. Upon completion of your task, take time to reflect upon the success of your presentation and/or any improvements which could be made in the future. These considerations will be useful in your final assessment. [] Presentation is extremely short or long and has no consideration of time. ||
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 * **Knowledge of medieval character ** || The speaker demonstrates thorough knowledge of medieval character including information on daily life, religion,  job, hardships, and duties. || The speaker demonstrates adequate knowledge of medieval character with some of the categories explained. || The speaker demonstrates some knowledge of medieval character with only a few categories mentioned. || The speaker demonstrates little or no knowledge of the medieval character. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Authenticity/ originality of a first person perspective ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The speaker uses an original and authentic first person perspective the entire time, always using pronouns like I, me, we, our. It sounds like they are the medieval character. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The speaker uses original first person perspective most of the time, with only an occasional slip out of character. They still sound like they are the medieval character. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The speaker uses some originality of thought, slipping in and out of character sometimes using first person perspective, and sometimes referring to the character as someone else. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The speaker is rarely in character, and sounds like he/she is giving a report on someone else instead of being that character. There is no originality of thought. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Preparation and delivery ** || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Every spoken word can be heard and understood clearly with no difficulty by each person in the audience. The speaker uses a variety of volume modulations and different levels of pace, gestures, and facial expressions to convey enthusiasm or energy. Presentation is within the allocated time limit – 5 minutes . || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">A very brief portion of the talk may be unclear or inaudible to some members of the audience. Talk is slightly hurried or slow. The speaker makes some effort to be expressive to the audience. Presentation is within the allocated time limit but a bit over time. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Several parts of the talk are unclear or inaudible to some members of the audience. Talk is either hurried or slow with noticeable pauses. For the most part, the tone is lifeless or inappropriate. Presentation is over or under time by a significant amount. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Most of the talk is unclear or inaudible to most of the audience. Talk is flat and rushed. Voice is consistently a monotone. Little or no energy is used to convey feelings.

Adapted from William Brooks: Medieval Character Oral presentation. Can be retrieved from []