| Visual Appeal | Text and background contrast; use of images is tied to information on the slide and images are not distorted; Organization of information adequately uses the space on each slide. 10points | Visual appeal is adequate but could still be improved. 7points | Visual elements need work. 3points | No attention paid to visual appeal. 0points |
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| On-Topic | Presentation never strays to unrelated material such as language development. 10points | Some elements of presentation stray from main topic. 7points | More than two elements of presentation stray from main topic. 3points | Presentation is not on-topic. 0points |
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| Thoroughness | Presentation covers all major innovations of written communication. 10points | Presentation covers most innovations in written communication. 7points | Presentation lacks a number of innovations in written communication. 3points | Presentation neglects to cover most innovations in written communication. 0points |
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| Context | Presentation contains more than just talking points and adequately covers the items presented. 10points | Missing some context to items presented. 7points | Little attention paid to additional context for the digital environment. 3points | Presentation only contains talking points and no additional context. 0points |
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| Grammar; Spelling; Usage | No typos or errors. 10points | | | Presentation contains more than 4 errors. 0points |
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| Works Cited | Works cited is formatted properly just as in the course examples. 10points | Minor formatting issues with Works Cited page. 7points | Major formatting issues with Works Cited page. 3points | Either not provided; just a list of links or other serious errors. 0points |
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