iRubric: Your Film & the Genre It Represents rubric

Student does not demonstrate their understanding of their chosen genre.

Student displays vague understanding of their chosen genre.

Student displays understanding of their chosen genre.

Student displays in-depth understanding of their chosen genre.

Student provides no evidence for why their films fit into the genres they do.

Student provides vague evidence for why their chosen films fit into the genres they do.

Student provides evidence for why their chosen films fit into the genres they do.

Student provides in-depth evidence for why their chosen films fit into the genres they do.

This section was missing from the final project.

Most of the questions were not answered, or the questions were only superficially addressed.

The earlier works of the director were not considered.

Many questions are addressed, but several remain unanswered.

The reader would have remaining questions about the film or project.

Connections to the directors other works may or may not be included.

All questions are fully answered and considered.

Project includes connections to the directors earlier works

When and Where Questions
• When was this film made? When does the action take place?

• Where was this film made? Where does the action take place?

• Do the time and place that the film was made in/about have any special significance

How questions
• How does the director convey the main point, mood, and theme?
Be specific by describing the director’s choices for camera work, transitions,
effects, sound, lighting, etc.)

• How did the audience react to it? This is a historical question. You can Google the film or look at Wikipedia to see how people reacted to the film when it was released.

• How well does the film fulfill its purpose? If this was a scary movie, was it scary? Etc…