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Foodquest Rubric: Group Presentation
Debate on Type of Restaurant to be Chosen

CATEGORY	Needs Improvement	Satisfactory	Good	Excellent	Mark
Respect for Other Teams	Statements, responses and/or body language were consistently not respectful.	Most statements and responses were respectful and in appropriate language, but there was one sarcastic remark.	Statements and responses were respectful and used appropriate language, but once or twice body language was not.	All statements, body language, and responses were respectful and were in appropriate language.
Information	Information had several inaccuracies OR was usually not clear.	Most information presented in the debate was clear and accurate, but was not usually thorough	Most information presented in the debate was clear, accurate and thorough.	All information presented in the debate was clear, accurate and thorough.
Rebuttal	Counter-arguments were not accurate and/or relevant	Most counter-arguments were accurate and relevant, but several were weak.	Most counter-arguments were accurate, relevant, and strong.	All counter-arguments were accurate, relevant and strong.
Use of Facts/Statistics	Every point was not supported.	Every major point was supported with facts, statistics and/or examples, but the relevance of some was questionable.	Every major point was adequately supported with relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.	Every major point was well supported with several relevant facts, statistics and/or examples.
Presentation Style	One or more members of the team had a presentation style that did not keep the attention of the audience.	Team sometimes used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	Team usually used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.	Team consistently used gestures, eye contact, tone of voice and a level of enthusiasm in a way that kept the attention of the audience.
Organization	Arguments were not clearly tied to an idea (premise).	All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) but the organization was sometimes not clear or logical.	Most arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.	All arguments were clearly tied to an idea (premise) and organized in a tight, logical fashion.
Understanding of Topic	The team did not show an adequate understanding of the topic.	The team seemed to understand the main points of the topic and presented those with ease.	The team clearly undestood the topic in-depth and presented their information with ease.	The team clearly understood the topic in-depth and presented their information forcefully and convincingly.