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Photo Essay Rubric 
Photo Essay Rubric
Photo Essay with 15 Photos
Rubric Code: R2365AC
By Ana_White
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Subject: English  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 6-8

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Individual Project
  Excellent

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Fair

2 pts

Poor

1 pts

Unfinished

0 pts

Theme/Topic
20 %

Captures attention, shares the main message of the project
Excellent

Theme is clear and well-developed throughout entire photo story (15 photos).
Good

Theme is clear and well-developed in at least 10 photos.
Fair

Theme is clear in 7-9 photos, but it is unclear how the other photos fit.
Poor

Theme is clear in fewer than 7 photos.
Unfinished

No clear theme OR photos were not taken by student.
Photo Content
30 %

Evokes emotions, creativity, and precise ideas/perspective based on the photos of chosen topic/theme
Excellent

Images are extremely interesting and show unique perspectives of the theme. Highly creative, non-typical; unique, appropriate to chosen topic; conveys strong message, engages audience immediately; Clear beginning, middle and end with noticeable transitions
Good

At least 10 images are interesting and show unique perspectives of the theme.
Somewhat creative, original, subject is of assigned topic, conveys a message, attracts audience attention; Somewhat of a beginning, middle and end, but transitions between aren’t clear.
Fair

At least 7-9 images are interesting. Images may not present any fresh ideas or may be repetitive.
Questionable creativity and originality, subject is weakly related to assigned topic, the message is unclear, and / or loses audience attention. Missing the beginning, middle or end.
Poor

At least 6 images are interesting. Images do not present any fresh ideas and/or are repetitive.
Lacks creativity, lacks originality, does not follow assignment, message incomplete or disjointed, does not attract attention of audience; Doesn’t have a discernable beginning, middle or end.
Unfinished

Fewer than 10 photos submitted OR photos were not taken by student.
Photo Quality
15 %

Brightness and evenness of illumination, contrast, and resolution can be seen
Excellent

All photos are clear, free of unwanted elements.
Good

All photos are generally clear, some photos included unwanted elements.
Fair

Many photos are unclear or have unwanted elements.
Poor

Most photos are unfocused, grainy, or contain unwanted elements.
Unfinished

All photos are unfocused, grainy, or contain unwanted elements.
Captions
20 %

Only the last 5 Photos should have captions that serves as the conclusion of the Photo Essay
Excellent

All 5 captions reflect the respective conclusion of their photo essay
and demonstrates ideas precisely and concisely. Captions were written with no errors.
Good

At least 3 captions reflect the respective conclusion of their photo essay
and demonstrates ideas precisely and concisely. Writing has some minor errors.
Fair

At least 2 captions reflect the respective conclusion of their photo essay
and demonstrates ideas precisely and concisely. Writing has some repetitive errors in punctuating quotes or has major errors (run-ons and fragments).
Poor

At least 1 caption reflects the respective conclusion of their photo essay
and demonstrates ideas precisely and concisely. Writing has many minor and major errors.
Unfinished

There was no caption OR captions were not written by student.
Organization
15 %

Photos are in an order that engage the viewers on the perspective of the story/memories being created.
Excellent

Presentation includes student name and the photo story title. Each slide includes 1 photo. The last 5 slides a photo and its accompanying caption. Photo order makes sense.
Good

Presentation includes student name and the photo story title. Each slide includes 1 photo and its accompanying caption, but 1-2 photos have the captions mixed up. Photo order somehow makes sense
Fair

Presentation includes student name. Each slide includes 1 photo and its accompanying caption, but 3-4 photos have the captions mixed up OR 1-2 photos are missing captions. Photo order makes sense a little bit.
Poor

Presentation may or may not include student's name. Each slide includes 1 photo and its accompanying caption, but 3-4 slides are missing captions. Photo order only makes sense for only 1 photo.
Unfinished

No presentation OR photos and captions are turned in separately OR photos were not taken by student OR captions were not written by student.



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