Page | 1 Book Review Evaluation The following checklist will be used for your Book Review Presentation. Item Points [max] Points given Point System Within 5 minute timeframe 10 Unsatisfactory: 0-3...

Book Name is :The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the WorldMelinda Gates


Page | 1 Book Review Evaluation The following checklist will be used for your Book Review Presentation. Item Points [max] Points given Point System Within 5 minute timeframe 10 Unsatisfactory: 0-3 Satisfactory: 4-7 Outstanding: 8-10 Greeting 10 Introduction 10 Three (3) take-aways 10 Recommendation 10 Slides (pictures/words) 10 Organization 10 Levels for each Item Five (5) Minute Timeframe Presentation is within 5 minutes: 10 points More than 5 minutes: 5 points deducted for each additional minute Greeting/Introduction Unsatisfactory:  Did not greet evaluating teacher or audience  Did not greet using greeting of the day (i.e. “Hello all,” “Hey everybody”)  Did not introduce self  Did not state main topic/position or stated wrong main topic/position Satisfactory:  Greeted evaluating teacher or audience, but not both  Used incorrect greeting of the day (i.e. good morning when it’s afternoon)  Did not state topic/position clearly (i.e. for advocacy briefing, stated topic but not position) Outstanding:  Greeted evaluating officer AND audience using correct verbiage (Greeting of the day, sir/ma’am. Greeting of the day, ladies/gentlemen/students.)  Introduced self (i.e. “My name is _____,” and today I’m talking about ____ )  Clearly stated topic/position Three (3) take-aways Unsatisfactory  Briefing had less than three main points  Provided little or no information on main points  Incorrect level of detail given on each main point (i.e. each main point was too detailed or too broad)  Inaccurate information given Page | 2 Satisfactory  Provided some information on main points  Appropriate level of detail given on 1-2 main points. Outstanding  Briefing had three main points (For advocacy briefing: three or more)  Provided robust information on main points  Appropriate level of detail given on every main point (i.e. not too detailed or not too broad) Recommendation Unsatisfactory:  Did not state the topic/position or stated the wrong topic/position  Missed one or more main points and/or did not laundry list main points  Rebriefed main points (i.e. student expanded main point summary significantly to meet time requirement)  Introduced new information that was not previously discussed in the briefing  Formal conclusion was not used (i.e. “That’s all I got!”) Satisfactory:  Topic/position not clearly stated  Briefly expanded on some main points and/or laundry listed main points  Incorrectly stated or stated some of this statement: “This concludes my briefing. Are there any questions?” Outstanding:  Clearly stated main topic/position Organization/Clarity Unsatisfactory:  Main points were not related to the purpose or each other  Content order was not logical and distracted from flow  Missed one or more transitions between main points (i.e. did not transition from one main point to the next)  Spent inappropriate time on each main point (i.e. too much time or not enough time; i.e. spoke at length about last main point to make time) Satisfactory:  Organization and flow of information was adequate  Used all mechanical transitions or combination of some creative and some mechanical  transitions between all main points. (i.e. mechanical transition: next/now/secondly, we will discuss main point 2) Outstanding:  Skillfully related the main points to purpose and each other  Organization aided audience’s understanding and retention  Used creative transitions between all main points. (i.e. creative transition: We discussed in main point 1 and it relates to main point 2…)  Spent appropriate time on each main point; time spent discussing main point allowed for  sufficient/appropriate discussion of topic Page | 3 Communication Unsatisfactory:  Had significant problems with articulation and pronunciation  Used excessive number of distracting vocalized pauses or filler words  Used poor word choice that detracted from speaker’s credibility (i.e. use of “stuff,” “things,” etc.)  Used any incorrect spoken grammar that distracted from presentation or credibility  Spoke too loudly or softly  Voice inflection was monotone  Spoke at a rate consistently too slow or fast  Did not come across as sincere  Sounded unconfident Satisfactory:  Had minor problems with articulation and pronunciation  Had some distracting vocalized pauses or used some filler words  Used some voice inflection at some points throughout  Spoke at rate too fast or slow at times, but not the entire briefing  Had wavering vocal confidence Outstanding:  Used good articulation and correct pronunciation  Had few or no vocalized pauses  Used appropriate word choice that added to the speaker’s credibility  Used correct spoken grammar  Spoke at an appropriate volume  Used appropriate voice inflection throughout  Spoke at a varied rate appropriately throughout  Used dynamic emphasis to effectively and appropriately stress/de-emphasize certain aspects of the presentation  Came across as sincere  Sounded confident throughout Slides Unsatisfactory:  Slides distracted from presentation or did not match presentation (i.e. slide has content different from what is being verbally briefed)  Slide(s) unreadable due to background and font color combination  Used font or font size that was unreadable or unprofessional (i.e. Curlz, Comic Sans, script, etc. should not be used)  Did not use pictures or graphics  Used pictures or graphics unrelated to content  Used graphics/images of poor quality (i.e. pixelated or stretched graphics/images)  Had major errors on slides (i.e. incorrect grammar, inconsistent bulleting/font/font size/format) Page | 4  Used distracting or unprofessional animations; animations detracted from professionalism of presentation  All or most slides were too empty or too crowded (i.e. not enough content on the slide/distracting white space or unreadable because of too much information)  Bullets were too long and wordy (i.e. bullets were full sentences, paragraphs, etc.) Satisfactory:  Slides aided presentation, but did not enhance presentation  Had some readability issues with background and font color combination  Font and/or font size created some readability issues at times throughout presentation  Used some graphics/images but all did not enhance presentation  Had some errors on slides (i.e. some incorrect grammar, inconsistent bulleting/font/font size/format)  Some slides were too empty or too crowded (i.e. not enough content on the slide/distracting white space or unreadable because of too much information)  Some bullets were concise (i.e. some bullets were appropriate length while others were full sentences or paragraphs). Full quotations are allowed to be on slides, regardless of length Outstanding:  Slides effectively enhanced presentation  Used readable background and font color combination throughout  Used readable, professional font and font size throughout (i.e. no Curlz, Comic Sans, script, etc.)  Graphics/images enhanced presentation; graphics/images related to point and enhanced understanding of topic  Used quality graphics/ images (i.e. not pixelated or stretched graphics/images)  Had no errors in slideshow (i.e. correct grammar, consistent bulleting/font/font size/format used throughout)  Had proper amount of information on slides (i.e. amount of information appropriate; number of bullets appropriate)  All bullets were concise (i.e. no full sentences or paragraphs). Full quotations are allowed to be on slides, regardless of length