Photo Essay Rubric

PHOTO ESSAY RUBRIC

Criteria 4 3 2 1

- highly creative, non- - somewhat creative, - questionable creativity and - lacks creativity, lacks typical; unique, appropriate original, subject is of originality, subject is weakly originality, does not follow Content to chosen topic, conveys assigned topic, conveys a related to assigned topic, assignment, message strong message, engages message, attracts audience message unclear, loses incomplete or disjointed, audience immediately attention audience attention does not attract attention of audience

- photos clear, all photos are - photos generally clear, - most photos unclear with - photos unfocused; grainy, free of unwanted elements, some photos included unwanted elements, 7-10 unwanted elements included Quality 15+ photos, photos unwanted elements, 11-14 photos, few depict elements in most photos, less than 6 accurately depict elements of photos, most photos of human rights abuses photos, photos do not Of human rights abuses accurately depict elements accurately depict elements of of human rights abuses human rights abuses Photographs

- presents original idea with - ideas understandable, but - ideas confusing, wordy, - ideas unclear, focus great detail; concise, focused fuzzy; a bit wordy, all text repetitive, all text not unclear, word choice weak, Introduction wording on human rights not focused on topic; does focused on topic; does not does not suit photos, wordy, abuse, accurately addresses not address all four guiding address all four guiding repetitive, lacks evidence of all four guiding questions questions, some questions, questionable ownership, addresses 1-2 using information specific to questionable ownership. ownership guiding questions only. country, ownership evident.

-properly formatted -properly formatted - bibliography not properly - bibliography not properly bibliography that shows bibliography but limited to formatted and/or 3 or less formatted and/or only 1-2 Format multiple sites explored; four sites explored; average sites explored; some sites explored; problems excellent mastery of understanding of proper problems using chosen using chosen software software chosen, appropriate elements for software software and/or evident, inappropriate music music selection for topic chosen, appropriate music inappropriate music selection for topic selection for topic selection for topic