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Photo Essay Rubric

Photo Essay for 8th Grade English Language Arts

Rubric Code: R97226

By MFenton

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Subject: English

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

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

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