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Digital Storytelling Rubric

U.S. History, Pilgrims, and Native Americans. Colonial and Native Americans culture and lifestyles. Digital Storytelling project.

Rubric Code: TBBW59

By Madchelle

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Subject: History

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Digital Storytelling Elememts
	Distinguished/Awesome 3 pts	Proficient/Cool 2 pts	Basic/Good Start 1 pts	Below Expectation 0 pts
Creativity	Distinguished/Awesome Completely original in composition and delivery, strong evidence of critical thinking skills.	Proficient/Cool (1) element is not original in composition and delivery, some evidence of critical thinking skills	Basic/Good Start (2) elements are not original in composition and delivery, little evidence of critical thinking skills	Below Expectation (3) or more elements are not original in composition and delivery, no evidence of critical thinking skills
Introduction	Distinguished/Awesome * Tells the audience what to expect in the Digital Storytelling. * Tells who is speaking. * Has some music. * Mentions the date * Tells the audience where they are in the world.	Proficient/Cool * Tells who is speaking. * Has some music. * Needs to add what the Digital storytelling project is about. * Needs to tell when the project was made.	Basic/Good Start * Has some music * Needs to add an introduction. * Needs to add who is speaking, when the project was made and what it's about.	Below Expectation None of the five elements are presented in the project.
Audio/music	Distinguished/Awesome * Speech is easily heard and makes sense. * A logical order of information is giving that follows the introduction. * Music flows and adds to the mood of the video.	Proficient/Cool * A logical order of information is giving that follows the introduction. * Some parts need to be rerecorded to give them better sound or look. * Needs music that follows and adds to the mood of the video.	Basic/Good Start * Music is hard to hear. * Background noises need lowering or omitting. * Needs different music.	Below Expectation Speech is too low to hear throughout the video.
Content & Theme	Distinguished/Awesome * Content & theme makes sense and is correct. * Keeps to the topic as introduced. * Gives some interesting information. * Explains some point of the essential question or concept.	Proficient/Cool * Some information is given about the topic. * More information is needed to relate his to the essential question. (Why do we need to Know?)	Basic/Good Start * Needs to make sense. * Needs to check information. * Needs to stay on the topic. * Needs more information added.	Below Expectation The content is to far off topic and does not make any sense.
Script	Distinguished/Awesome Teams provided a final draft of their script and use it to narrate their video. Script will be graded along with the Digital Storytelling project.	Proficient/Cool Teams provided a final draft of their script and use only 3/4 of it to narrate their video. Script will be graded along with the Digital Storytelling project.	Basic/Good Start Teams provided a final draft of their script and use only 1/2 of it to narrate their video. Script will be graded along with the Digital Storytelling project.	Below Expectation Little or none of the script was used to narrate their video. The team fail to provide a final draft of their script to be graded along with the Digital Storytelling project.
Timelines	Distinguished/Awesome Project turned in at the beginning of class.	Proficient/Cool Project turned in at the end of the day.	Basic/Good Start Project turned in one day late.	Below Expectation Project turned in two or more days late.
Collaboration & Contribution	Distinguished/Awesome * All people in the group had a role. * Group consulted the each member to make decision & help each other. * All contributed equally to the finished product. * Group members put the group before themselves and co-operated.	Proficient/Cool * Sometimes worked for the group. * Finished own part but did not assist the team. * Work was complete by 3/4 of the group members.	Basic/Good Start * Needs to co-operate & help with their group. * Needs to help different group teams. * Needs to stay on task. * Work was only completed by two of the group members.	Below Expectation * Did not complete their part of the project and failed to work with any of the team members. * Work was completed by one person in the group.
Respect	Distinguished/Awesome Each member treat all team members' ideas/person with respect at all times and other teams.	Proficient/Cool Respect given to group members most of the time.	Basic/Good Start Evidence of respect given intermittently between group members.	Below Expectation Lack of respect evident in group interaction.

Subjects:

History

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Project

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