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GNUR-501 WS8.1 Grading Checklist
All of the previously covered aspects of scholarly writing and APA Style not specifically addressed by this grading rubric will be evaluated as part of this assignment. Each error
will result in a 0.1 point deduction to your grade.
Assessed Items
Points
Content (27)
The Power Point presentation consists of (.5 points per slide)
Title slide
Introduction slide
Three content slides (Presentations containing more than three content slides will incur a 1-point deduction per extra slide.)
Reference slide (Two slides are permitted if necessary for spacing.)
3
The title slide includes four items:
title of the presentation
student name
course name
date
Additional information should not
be on the title slide. Extra items will incur a .5 point deduction per extra item.
4
The introduction slide
includes the topics of the three key points to be covered
is presented in bullet points (not full sentences)
2
Each content slides presents one of the three key communication points.
The title of the slide is specific to the content of the slide. The three content slides should not have the same title. (1 point per slide)
The wording of Slide 2 is the same as the wording for the corresponding content slide:(1 point per Slides 3, 4, and 5)
o
Slide 2 Bullet point 1 corresponds to the Slide 3 title.
o
Slide 2 Bullet point 2 corresponds to the Slide 4 title.
12
o
Slide 2 Bullet point 3 corresponds to the Slide 5 title.
Each slide only addresses one topic. (1 point for each of the three content slides)
The content of each slide is different than the content of the other slides.
The quantity of information is appropriate on each slide: (2 points per content slide
)
Headers are succinct.
Bullet points contain key points, not sentences
.
When additional information needs to be shared, the details are added to the NOTES section below the slide instead of making the slide look cluttered with too much information.
6
Writing Mechanics (8)
Proper grammar is used, including but not limited to: (Minus .5 points per error because presentations that go in front of crowds are more important!)
Nouns/verbs and noun/pronouns agree in number
Verb tense is appropriate and consistent
Modifying words/phrases are in the proper locations
Word selection is appropriate
Articles (a, an, the) are used when necessary
5
Punctuation is appropriate and consistent: (Minus .1 point per error. Repeated errors will be counted.)
Introductory sentences are
followed by a colon.
Introductory phrases are not
followed by punctuation.
Necessary punctuation is used within bullet points.
There are no incorrect punctuation marks.
Complete sentences within bullet points are followed by a period.
3
Phrases and single words are not followed by a period.
PowerPoint Formatting (15)
The Power Point includes a background theme.
The background should be complimentary to your presentation.
The background should not distract the reader from your message (i.e., the titles of the slides should not overlay elements of the background that impede the ability to read the words because of matching font color or the busy-ness of the background). 2
The formatting of titles
is uniform on slides 2 and beyond should use: (1 point per slide)
Appropriate placement of titles on the slides (centered vs. left justified, font style, font color, spacing above and below, etc.)
Title fonts between sizes 36 and 44.
Consistent sizing between slides.
Uniform and appropriate use of capital letters
Parallel organization of titles (sentences, questions, vs. phrases)
5
The formatting of bullet points is consistent on the introduction slide (Slide 2) and within each content slide (Slides 3, 4, and 5)
: (2 points per slide)
Font size o
Main bullet points should be between sizes 24 and 32. o
Sub-bullet points should be between sizes 18 and 24.
Overall spacing on the slide
Outline format used
Uniform word tense
Appropriate capitalization, only capitalizing the first word and proper nouns
8
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Three Graphics (18)
The Power Point™ includes three pictorial graphics: (1 point per graphic)
Only one graphic should be used on a slide.
Words manually formatted within a box, circle, or arrow do not constitute a pictorial graphic.
3
The three graphics should have similar style to one another (i.e., all photographs or all clip art) and relate to the overall message of the PowerPoint presentation.
3
Each graphic is an appropriate size: (1 point per graphic)
It does not overpower the slide.
It is large enough to see the details.
It maintained its scale when pasted.
3
The placement of each graphic provides visual balance related to written content and blank space. (1 point per graphic)
3
The URL link for the graphic (Each graphic is worth 2 points.)
is provided even if it is from Creative Common or PowerPoint stock content (Minus 2 points per graphic if the URL is missing.)
is in size 8-10 font (.5 points per graphic)
is under the graphic or at the bottom of the slide (.5 points per graphic)
is an active hyperlink (.5 points per graphic)
goes to a webpage where the graphic can be located, not the homepage of the graphic company (.5 points per graphic)
6
Reference Citations (31.5)
7
th
edition APA Style was followed for in-text citations on the introduction slide (Slide 2) and the content slides (Slides 3, 4, and 5; 1.5 points per slide):
Placement of paraphrase citations covers the entire slide, not just one bullet point. This parenthetical citation should not be followed by
6
a period.
Each bullet point should not have the same citation.
A citation placed within a single bullet point does not apply to the entire slide.
Author and year were provided for paraphrases.
Author, year, and paragraph citations were provided for short quotes
within quotation marks.
Long quotes incur a 1-point deduction because they are not appropriate for a PowerPoint presentation.
The webpage citation on Slide 6 follows 7
th
edition APA Style:
Group Author (1 point)
Year/Date (1 point) o
Cite the full date if available (2021, May 17). o
Cite (n.d.). when content specific dates are not provided.
Citation title (2 points) o
Follows the date citation
o
Website titles should be in sentence case and italicized font.
Citation source o
The words “Retrieved from” were not used prior to the URL. (.5 point)
o
The URL is cited using an active hyperlink. (1 point)
5.5
Only one webpage should be used for this assignment. (This point is awarded if only one webpage was utilized for this assignment.)
1
The formatting for the three graphic sources follows the formatting examples found in the APA 7E Guide in the section entitled: References – 15
Images/Graphics/Photographs. (5 points per graphic)
Graphic by Known Creator
Graphic by Unknown Creator
Element 1:
(.5 point)
Single author or group author is cited using standard author citation rules.
Author citation is omitted. Element 2:
(.5 point)
Year is cited within parentheses, followed by a period.
Year, Month Day is cited within parentheses when full
date is available, followed by
a period.
(n.d.) is used when a date specific to the graphic is not provided, followed by a period
Element 1: (1.5 points)
Named graphic title cited. Names may be words, an ID
#, or hidden wording in the graphic’s URL)
Unnamed graphic cited as “Untitled image of __” and you add a brief description
Names use sentence case without ending punctuation.
Followed by [Graphic type] and a period.
Element 3: (1.5 points)
Named graphic title cited. Names may be words, an ID
#, or hidden wording in the graphic’s URL)
Unnamed graphic cited as “Untitled image of __” and you add a brief description
Names use sentence case without ending punctuation.
Followed by [Graphic type] and a period.
Element 2:
(.5 point)
Year is cited within parentheses, followed by a period.
Year, Month Day is cited within parentheses when full
date is available, followed by
a period.
(n.d.) is used when a date specific to the graphic is not provided, followed by a period
Element 4: (1.5 points)
When the creator is an individual, the name of the website is cited in title case, normal font, followed by a period.
When the creator is a group author, this element is omitted because it would match Element 1.
Element 3: (1.5 points)
When there is no creator, but the graphic came from a blog post or other website that is not a graphic design source, the name of the website is
cited in title case,
in normal font,
followed by a period.
(If this is a website for graphics, then you need to use formatting for
a graphic with a known group
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author creator.)
Element 5: (1 point)
The exact URL to find that graphic is cited.
The URL is an active hyperlink without punctuation at the end.
Element 4: (2 point)
The exact URL to find that graphic is cited.
The URL is an active hyperlink without punctuation at the end.
The reference slide was formatted using
Alphabetical order based upon
o
Creator name
o
Given image name if there is no creator
o
“Untitled image of __” if there is no creator and no given image name
double spacing
hanging indents
a second page if necessary to permit double spacing
4
General Items (3.5)
The PowerPoint file name was patterned after instructions given in previous workshops including the
student’s name
assignment number
brief assignment name
1
The PowerPoint was attached using a .pptx document, not a .pdf document.
1
The 8.1 grading checklist was:
uploaded to Brightspace along with the PowerPoint presentation (1 point)
saved as Last name, First name
8.1 Grading Checklist (1 point)
usable without needing to be reformatted (.5 point)
1.5
Total Points
106