Digital Storytelling: Autobiographical Narrative PhotoStory

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
FOCUS Establishes a purpose Establishes a There are a few It is difficult to figure
Point of View - early on and purpose early lapses in focus, out the purpose of the
Purpose maintains a clear on and but the purpose presentation.
focus throughout. maintains focus is fairly clear.
for most of the
presentation.
FOCUS Strong awareness of Some Some awareness
Point of View - audience in the awareness of of audience in
Awareness of design. Students can audience in the the design.
Audience clearly explain why design. Students find it
they felt the Students can difficult to
Limited awareness of
vocabulary, audio and partially explain how the
the needs and interests
graphics chosen fit explain why vocabulary,
of the target audience.
the target audience. they felt the audio and
vocabulary, graphics chosen
audio and fit the target
graphics chosen audience.
fit the target
audience.
CONTENT Photostory contains Photostory Photostory Photostory contains 5
General 10+ pictures and contains 8-9 contains 6-7 or fewer pictures and
appropriate pictures and pictures and music/narration may
music/narration appropriate music/narration or may not be
music/narration may or may not appropriate
be appropriate
CONTENT Images create a Images create An attempt was Little or no attempt to
Images distinct atmosphere or an atmosphere made to use use images to create
tone that matches or tone that images to create an appropriate
different parts of the matches some an atmosphere/tone.
story. The images parts of the atmosphere/tone
may communicate story. The but it needed
symbolism/metaphors images may more work.
communicate Image choice is
symbolism/ logical.
metaphors.
ORGANIZATION Graphics & story line Most Two or more There is no clear story.
Sequencing of are organized in a information is pictures seem to Pictures seem to be
Information clear, logical way. organized in a be out of place sequenced randomly.
The story is easy to clear, logical making the story
follow. way. One difficult to
picture seems to follow.
be out of place.
STYLE Voice quality is clear Voice quality is Voice quality is Voice quality needs
Voice - Consistency and consistently clear and clear and more attention.
audible throughout consistently consistently
the presentation. audible audible through
throughout the some (70-
majority (85- 84%)of the
95%) of the presentation.
presentation.
STYLE The pace (rhythm and Occasionally Tries to use No attempt to match
Voice - Pacing voice punctuation) speaks too fast pacing (rhythm the pace of the
fits the story line and or too slowly and voice storytelling to the
helps the audience for the story punctuation), but story line or the
really "get into" the line. The pacing it is often audience.
story. (rhythm and noticeable that
voice the pacing does
punctuation) is not fit the story
relatively line. Audience is
engaging for not consistently
the audience. engaged.
STYLE Layout is Layout is Layout is Layout lacks visual
Layout exceptionally creative creative and visually appeal and is
and visually visually appealing sometimes too
appealing. The fonts, appealing. The although some cluttered or too empty.
color, and background fonts, colors, slides may be It may be confusing at
all work together to and background too cluttered or times. The fonts,
provide a consistent almost provide too empty. The color, and background
theme and a a clear theme. fonts, colors, do not work well
presentation that is It is generally and background together in the
easy to view/read. an easy do not presentation making it
presentation to necessarily difficult to view/read.
read and follow. provide a theme There may be too
and there may many types of fonts,
be parts that are etc.
difficult to
view/read.
CONVENTIONS Grammar and usage Grammar and Grammar and Repeated errors in
Grammar were correct. usage were usage were grammar and usage
typically typically correct, distracted greatly from
correct, and but errors the story.
errors did not detracted from
detract from the story.
story.
CONVENTIONS Images are clear and Most pictures Some pictures
Pictures/Graphics in focus and cropped are clear and in are clear and in Most pictures are not
if necessary focus and focus and clear and are not in
cropped if cropped if focus
necessary necessary

Total Score ______40 points

Please answer the following questions.

1. What was the easiest part of this assignment?

2. What was the hardest part of this assignment?

3. What is the best part of this assignment?

4. What aspects of your narrative changed because you were telling your story through
images/photostory?