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Photo Essay Rubric

Photo Essay for Social Studies

Rubric Code: C244959

By Mariela9909

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Subject: Social Sciences

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12

Photo Essay Rubric
	Excellent 5 pts	Very good 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Needs to improve 2 pts
Visual Text (photographs/images)	Excellent All of the images are appropriate to the topic, evocative, visually captivating, and show unique perspectives of the theme.	Very good Most of the images are appropriate to the topic, evocative, visually captivating, and show unique perspectives of the theme.	Good Some of the images are appropriate to the topic, evocative, visually captivating, and show unique perspectives of the theme.	Needs to improve Few of the images are appropriate to the topic, evocative, visually captivating, and show unique perspectives of the theme.
Typography & Semantics (the meaning, arrangement, and appearance of printed matter)	Excellent Title and captions compliment the images and work together harmoniously to reinforce the theme consistently.	Very good Title and captions compliment the images and often work together to reinforce the theme.	Good Title and captions sometimes compliment the images but inconsistently work together to reinforce the theme.	Needs to improve Title and captions seldom compliment the images and do not work together to reinforce the theme.
Organization (how the various elements are organized)	Excellent Presentation includes student name and the photo story title. Each slide includes an image and accompanying text. Photos are carefully sequenced to build emotion and communicate thematically.	Very good Presentation includes student name and the photo story title. Each slide includes an image and accompanying text. Photos create emotion and communicate thematically.	Good Presentation includes student name and the photo story title. Each slide includes an image and accompanying text. Photos create emotion and represent subject matter.	Needs to improve Presentation includes student name and the photo story title. Each slide includes an image and accompanying text. Photos inconsistently create emotion and may veer from subject matter.
Overall Impression/Aesthetic Effect (the overall psychological response to the photo essay as a work of artistic rhetoric)	Excellent Photo essay evokes strong emotion and evidences creativity. The presentation as a whole is aesthetically harmonious.	Very good Photo essay often evokes emotion and evidences creativity. The presentation as a whole is aesthetically pleasing.	Good Photo essay occastionally evokes emotion and evidences some creativity. The presentation as a whole is aesthetically pleasing.	Needs to improve Photo essay inconsistently evokes emotion and evidences little creativity. The presentation as a whole is spits in the face of aesthetics.
Theme and delivery (the universal insight that is communicated by the essay)	Excellent Theme is clear and well-developed throughout entire photo essay. Student seems to be well-prepared for the presentation.	Very good Theme is clear and well-developed throughout most of the photo essay. Student seems pretty prepared for the presentation.	Good Theme is somehow clear but can be developed in a better way throughout the photos. Student seems to be a little prepared.	Needs to improve Theme is unclear or not well-developed throughout the photo essay. Student does not seem prepared at all.

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