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Slavery Photo Essay Project

Something Beautiful Photo Essay Project (6-8 photos)

The purpose of this assignment is to raise awareness and critical thinking by working on a series of pictures ( 10 minimum) Students have been investigating modern day slavery This project will investigate this question as students demonstrate their understanding of a area of systemic slavery. These pictures maybe be digitally inserted into a Power Point presentation, Prezi, or printed and collected in a binder or on a poster.

Rubric Code: GAW8X2

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Photo Essay Project
	Exceeds 7 pts	Above 6 pts	Meets 5 pts	Below 4 pts	Warning 3 pts
Accuracy of Concept Using Photos	Exceeds All photos can easily be related to the concepts they represent. More than 10 photos	Above Most of the photos can easily be related to the concepts they represent. 10 Photos	Meets Some of the photos can easily be related to the concepts they represent.	Below Few photos can easily be related to the concepts they represent.	Warning None of the photos can easily be related to the concepts they represent.
Photo Quality	Exceeds All photos are clear and are high quality photos.	Above Most photos are clear and are very high quality digital photos. OR All photos are very clear but are not very high quality photos.	Meets Most photos are clear and are high quality digital photos OR All photos are clear but are not high quality photos.	Below Some photos are clear and are quality digital photos. Most photos are clear but are not high quality photos.	Warning Most photos have technical problems AND are not high quality photos.
Neatness and Organization	Exceeds Essay is exceptionally attractive in terms of photo arrangements and neatness.	Above Essay is very attractive in terms of photo arrangement and neatness.	Meets Essay is attractive in terms of photo arrangement and neatness.	Below Essay is acceptably attractive in terms of photo arrangement and neatness, though it may be a bit messy.	Warning Essay is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive.
Creativity	Exceeds All of the pictures used in the photo essay reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity in their selection and/or display	Above Most of the pictures used in the photo essay reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity in their selection and/or display	Meets Several of the pictures used in the photo essay reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity in their selection and/or display	Below Some of the pictures used in the photo essay reflect student creativity in their selection and/or display.	Warning All of the pictures used in the photo essay by the student were typical rather than creative.
Photo Captions	Exceeds Photo captions describe what is happening in each photo using descriptive, specific and active language. Each caption is 2-4 lines.	Above Photo captions describe what is happening in each photo using somewhat descriptive, specific and active language. Each caption is 2-4 lines, but certain important details may be missing.	Meets Photo captions may describe what is generally happening in each photo. Some details may be missing from the captions.	Below Photo captions do not always describe what is happening in each photo. Major details are missing from the captions.	Warning Photo captions are not provided.
Big Idea/Concept	Exceeds All photos and captions clearly demonstrate the students understanding of their selected topic.	Above Most of the photos and captions clearly demonstrate the students understanding of their selected topic.	Meets Several of the photos and captions clearly demonstrate the students understanding of selected topic.	Below Some of the photos and captions clearly demonstrate the students understanding of the selected topic.	Warning None of the photos or captions clearly demonstrate the students understanding of the selected topic.
Citations	Exceeds All photos are cited properly ( MLA)	Above Most of the photos are cited properly.	Meets Some of the photos are cited properly.	Below Few photos are cited properly or some photos are missing citations.	Warning None of the photos have citations.

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