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Photo Essay Rubric

Photo Essay with 10 Photos

Rubric Code: TB5X3W

By manzind

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Subject: Journalism

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Photo Essay Rubric
	Unfinished 0 pts	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Theme 10 % Enter description	Unfinished No clear theme OR photos were not taken by student.	Poor Theme is clear in fewer than 6 photos.	Fair Theme is clear in 6-7 photos, but it is unclear how the other photos fit.	Good Theme is clear and well-developed in at least 8 photos.	Excellent Theme is clear and well-developed throughout entire photo story (10 photos).
Photo Content 30 % Enter description	Unfinished Fewer than 10 photos submitted OR photos were not taken by student.	Poor At least 3 images are interesting. Images do not present any fresh ideas and/or are repetitive.	Fair At least 6 images are interesting. Images may not present any fresh ideas or may be repetitive.	Good At least 8 images are interesting and show unique perspectives of the theme.	Excellent Images are extremely interesting and show unique perspectives of the theme.
Photo Quality 20 % Enter description	Unfinished Fewer than 3 photos follow the rules of photo composition OR fewer than 10 photos submitted OR photos were not taken by student.	Poor At least 3 images follow the rules of photo composition.	Fair At least 6 images follow the rules of photo composition.	Good At least 8 images follow the rules of photo composition.	Excellent All images follow the rules of photo composition (including clear and focused center of interest and filling the frame).
Captions: Introductory Sentence 10 %	Unfinished There fewer than 3 captions OR captions were not written by student.	Poor At least 3 captions identify the subject or action in their photos OR identifications are incomplete. Writing has many minor and major errors.	Fair At least 6 captions reflect the content of their corresponding photos, identifying subjects and action. Writing has some repetitive errors in punctuating quotes or has major errors (run-ons and fragments).	Good At least 8 captions reflect the content of their corresponding photos, identifying subjects and action. Writing has some minor errors.	Excellent All captions reflect the content of their corresponding photos, identifying subjects and action. Writing has very few errors.
Captions: Follow-up Sentences 10 %	Unfinished There are fewer than 3 sets of follow-up sentences OR captions were not written by student.	Poor At least 3 sets of follow-up sentences contain secondary information OR most captions include vague and unspecific secondary information OR secondary information does not correlate to introductory sentences.	Fair At least 6 sets of follow-up sentences contain secondary information that can't be gathered from their photos. Secondary information may not link to whatever is mentioned in the introductory sentences.	Good At least 8 sets of follow-up sentences contain secondary information that can't be gathered from their photos and have clear correlation to whatever is mentioned in the introductory sentences.	Excellent All follow-up sentences contain secondary information that can't be gathered from their photos and have clear correlation to whatever is mentioned in the introductory sentences.
Organization 10 %	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.	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 2-3 photos.	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 sometimes.	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. Photos are mostly in an order that makes sense.	Excellent Presentation includes student name and the photo story title. Each slide includes 1 photo and its accompanying caption. Photos are in an order that makes sense.
Overall Impression 10 %	Unfinished Fewer than 10 photos submitted OR no captions OR photos were not taken by student OR captions were not written by student OR no theme.	Poor Photo story doesn't really evoke emotion or opinion, but it is complete. Photos and captions show that student has not mastered most of what we have learned in class so far.	Fair Photo story evokes some emotion or opinion. Photos and captions show partial understanding and/or mastery of what we have learned in class so far; a few areas or elements still need work.	Good Photo story evokes emotion or opinion. Photos and captions show understanding and some mastery of what we have learned in class so far; 1 area or element may still need work.	Excellent Photo story evokes strong emotion or opinion. Photos and captions show clear understanding and mastery of what we have learned in class so far.

Keywords:

photography photoessay photojournalism

Subjects:

Journalism

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