Thea Apanius and Taylor Pentz
Story (_____/20 points): The overall story must display a clear structure with a beginning, middle, and end. The story must follow a chronological order so that the viewer can see a beginning, middle, and end. The purpose for creating this digital story must also be present throughout the entire video. As the video creator, ask yourself: was this video created to tell a fictional story, inform the audience of a nonfiction topic, etc.? This information must be evident throughout the storytelling.
Project planning (____/20 points): Students engaging in this digital storytelling project must create a storyboard that shows clear evidence of project planning. To show evidence of planning, the digital storyteller will create a storyboard that must outline key details about the background audio, script voiceover, and images/videos that they plan to include in their digital story. Provide as much detail as possible about these features (volume level of the voiceover and background audio, names of songs, etc.) The more information, the better. Students in the learning community must also submit a script for their digital stories. The script must be written in the order that it plays out in the digital story. All members of the learning community are required to work on both the storyboard and the script.
Presentation and performance (_____/30 points): In terms of presentation, a completed version of the digital story will be posted to YouTube and to each member of the video’s blog so classmates and Dr. Shutkin can view it. The digital story needs to have visuals and audio that help convey the story and as a result, the standards targeted. The educational aspects of the video must be promoted by the audio, video, and pictures. The videos/pictures and audio will be used to reflect the ideas of the script and are not a distraction or take away from voiceover audio. The students must perform a script that will overlay the images/videos within the digital story. The script will provide the educational aspect of the digital story and must be told in a way that is developmentally appropriate for the intended audience.
Flow, organization, and pacing (_____/15 points): The images/videos, background audio, and voiceover script of the digital story is well organized in advance and put together with clear intention. The voiceover is at a pace that is easy for the audience to digest, without being too fast or too slow. The story within the script flows in a way that is not awkward, hard to follow, or distracting from the information within the standard. Every aspect of the digital story is evident that it was placed with intention and for the benefit of the intended audience. This means that the images/videos and audio are placed not in a way that is distracting or to be humorous, but supports the information in the standard reflected within the voiceover.
Research (_____/15 points): There is clear evidence that the students took time to research their topic: shown through the addition of research relating to the overall standard. The addition of research is meaningful so that research added is helpful for learning the standard associated with the video. The students are not simply adding random facts for the sake of adding facts because they will take away from the focus of the digital story. The research used within the digital story is cited in the credits. There are at least 2-3 sources within the work to show that the students reach beyond their own prior knowledge of the subject to gain a deeper, multifaceted understanding of the content.
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