Photo Essay Rubric

Exemplary Proficient Emerging Developing

4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts
Visual Text Exemplary Proficient Emerging Developing
40 %
(photographs/images) All of the images Most of the Some of the Few of the images
are appropriate to images are images are are appropriate to
the topic, appropriate to the appropriate to the the topic,
evocative, topic, evocative, topic, evocative, evocative,
visually visually visually visually
captivating, and captivating, and captivating, and captivating, and
show unique show unique show unique show unique
perspectives of perspectives of perspectives of perspectives of
the theme. the theme. the theme. the theme.
Typography & Exemplary Proficient Emerging Developing
Semantics
20 % Title and captions Title and captions Title and captions Title and captions
(the meaning, compliment the compliment the sometimes seldom
arrangement, and images and work images and often compliment the compliment the
appearance of printed together work together to images but images and do not
matter) harmoniously to reinforce the inconsistently work together to
reinforce the theme. work together to reinforce the
theme reinforce the theme.
consistently. theme.
Organization Exemplary Proficient Emerging Developing
20 %
(how the various Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation
elements are includes student includes student includes student includes student
organized) name and the name and the name and the name and the
photo story title. photo story title. photo story title. photo story title.
Each slide Each slide Each slide Each slide
includes an image includes an image includes an image includes an image
and and and and
accompanying accompanying accompanying accompanying
text. Photos are text. Photos create text. Photos create text. Photos
carefully emotion and emotion and inconsistently
sequenced to communicate represent subject create emotion
build emotion and thematically. matter. and may veer
communicate from subject
thematically. matter.
Overall Exemplary Proficient Emerging Developing
Impression/Aesthetic
Effect Photo essay Photo essay often Photo essay Photo essay
10 % evokes strong evokes emotion occastionally inconsistently
(the overall emotion and and evidences evokes emotion evokes emotion
psychological evidences creativity. The and evidences and evidences
response to the photo creativity. The presentation as a some creativity. little creativity.
essay as a work of presentation as a whole is The presentation The presentation
artistic rhetoric) whole is aesthetically as a whole is as a whole is spits
aesthetically pleasing. aesthetically in the face of
harmonious. pleasing. aesthetics.
Theme Exemplary Proficient Emerging Developing
10 %
(the universal insight Theme is clear Theme is clear Theme is clear Theme is unclear
that is communicated and well- and well- and well- or not well-
by the essay) developed developed developed developed
throughout entire throughout most throughout some throughout the
photo essay. of the photo of the photo photo essay.
essay. essay.