Digital story 3 rubric

Digital Storytelling Rubric

Project by: Nida Hussain

Graded by: Nida Hussain

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
FOCUS Point of View - Purpose	Establishes a purpose early on and maintains a clear focus throughout.	Establishes a purpose early on and maintains focus for most of the presentation.	There are a few lapses in focus, but the purpose is fairly clear.	It is difficult to figure out the purpose of the presentation.
FOCUS Point of View - Awareness of Audience	Strong awareness of audience in the design. Students can clearly explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience.	Some awareness of audience in the design. Students can partially explain why they felt the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience.	Some awareness of audience in the design. Students find it difficult to explain how the vocabulary, audio and graphics chosen fit the target audience.	Limited awareness of the needs and interests of the target audience.
CONTENT General	Photostory contains 10+ pictures and appropriate music/narration	Photostory contains 8-9 pictures and appropriate music/narration	Photostory contains 6-7 pictures and music/narration may or may not be appropriate	Photostory contains 5 or fewer pictures and music/narration may or may not be appropriate
CONTENT Images	Images create a distinct atmosphere or tone that matches different parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism/metaphors	Images create an atmosphere or tone that matches some parts of the story. The images may communicate symbolism/ metaphors.	An attempt was made to use images to create an atmosphere/tone but it needed more work. Image choice is logical.	Little or no attempt to use images to create an appropriate atmosphere/tone.
ORGANIZATION Sequencing of Information	Graphics & story line are organized in a clear, logical way. The story is easy to follow.	Most information is organized in a clear, logical way.  One picture seems to be out of place.	Two or more pictures seem to be out of place making the story difficult to follow.	There is no clear story.  Pictures seem to be sequenced randomly.
STYLE Voice - Consistency	Voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the presentation.	Voice quality is clear and consistently audible throughout the majority (85-95%) of the presentation.	Voice quality is clear and consistently audible through some (70-84%)of the presentation.	Voice quality needs more attention.
STYLE Voice - Pacing	The pace (rhythm and voice punctuation) fits the story line and helps the audience really "get into" the story.	Occasionally speaks too fast or too slowly for the story line. The pacing (rhythm and voice punctuation) is relatively engaging for the audience.	Tries to use pacing (rhythm and voice punctuation), but it is often noticeable that the pacing does not fit the story line. Audience is not consistently engaged.	No attempt to match the pace of the storytelling to the story line or the audience.
STYLE Layout	Layout is exceptionally creative and visually appealing.  The fonts, color, and background all work together to provide a consistent theme and a presentation that is easy to view/read.	Layout is creative and visually appealing.  The fonts, colors, and background almost provide a clear theme. It is generally an easy presentation to read and follow.	Layout is visually appealing although some slides may be too cluttered or too empty.  The fonts, colors, and background do not necessarily provide a theme and there may be parts that are difficult to view/read.	Layout lacks visual appeal and is sometimes too cluttered or too empty.  It may be confusing at times.  The fonts, color, and background do not work well together  in the presentation making it difficult to view/read. There may be too many types of fonts, etc.
CONVENTIONS Grammar	Grammar and usage were correct.	Grammar and usage were typically correct, and errors did not detract from the story.	Grammar and usage were typically correct, but errors detracted from story.	Repeated errors in grammar and usage distracted greatly from the story.
CONVENTIONS Pictures/Graphics	Images are clear and in focus and cropped if necessary	Most pictures are clear and in focus and cropped if necessary	Some pictures are clear and in focus and cropped if necessary	Most pictures are not clear and are not in focus

 

 

Total Score  _34_____40 points

Digital Story 3

This is digital story three. In this video we had to choose a current event and write the story from some other persons perspective. basically we had to make believe a character who was actually there when the event happened. I chose to make the story on ferry crash. i hop you guys like the video and tell me to what i should improve for further videos.

Digital story 3 narrative

          It was a bright saturday morning, I was very excited to go to the city as it is a big part of New York. I got up took a shower and quickly ran out of the house to get to the ferry. Now i was on the bus and shockingly i was falling asleep. I was bored out of my mind so i took out my ipod and i started listening to random songs. Finally it was time to get off the bus. The one thing that i hate the most is getting late and missing the bus and the ferry,and so the ferry was about to leave and the door was about to close, but amazingly i made it to the ferry. On the ferry i was sitting at the outer part so i can enjoy the view of the ocean. Everything was going smoothly until the ferry started to move in a very unusual way. this happened around 3 o clock, the ferry started to make weird noises, people inside started to panic  and everyone started yelling wondering what is wrong with the ferry today. as i was sitting outside the movement of the ferry was not normal and instead of going straight it was going to the left towards this wooden pillar. suddenly it crashed into the pillar and people at the front got injured very badly. thank god i was sitting at the back where i didn't get a single scratch on me. finally the helicopters arrived, people came to help, and i went home as soon as i got off the ferry. I  turned on my tv to watch the news and i saw that thousands of people died, and of them was my friend who i was not able to see for a long time.           

Digital Storytelling Rubric 2

Click Here to see how I graded my 2nd story.

Future new contest video

Reflection: This video is different then what we did before. This time the story is based on the genocide in Darfur. In my video you will see images and the conditions of people in Darfur right now. The reason why I chose this topic was to show people that what is going over there is wrong and mostly to make them aware of the event. If you feel there was something missing in my story or overall i didn't do a good job with it let me know so i can fix it, also i would encourage you to help them.

Digital story 2 Narrative

A new century, a new year, and a new generation has come, but a genocide continues. This time Darfur is the victim of this nightmare. Each day by day thousands of people are dying, while we are sitting and just watching the incident on our television like a new movie. Each year a devastating event happens surprisingly and all the innocent ones are killed in a snap. This genocide has been going on since 2003 and happens to continue till today in 2010. The government of the country is taking no action, they are being neglected. No one is there to hear their voices. If you Google images and look at them, you can literally feel their suffering and pain. The reason why i am doing this story is to show my perspective on violence, how people use it for so many wrong reasons, and tell them the reality of other people's lives around the world. This can also happen in our country, because you never know what will happen, where it will happen.There is no time limit for violence. Not only genocide should be focused as or seen as a violent act , but there are also many other acts such as a war, strikes,open firing, dictator ship, and all the negative acts that can destroy our country or even remove the power of our identity. My main message through this story is to tell people to wake up, and realize that this is the real world, and still deep down in other parts of the world people are dying. Please raise your voice for those who are not getting the chance to say so, and just take a minor action, because one small step can make a huge difference. we can do this by joining or supporting organizations like www.helpdarfurnow.org/ or we can make donations and also we can arrange a meeting with the leader of the country and talk to them about why you are not helping the citizens of your country.

Digitales Reflection

Reflection:
Out of all the stories above I thought that Abdi-Q's story what's going in our world reflects the most as a global component. I chose his story because through his story he is revealing a message which is to bring peace around the world. also his story was very realistic showing the true struggles and hardships of people living in poverty or violence. Even he lived through these obstacles when he was a young boy. When he came to America he got inspired from his mother, his life and his teachers who taught him that everyone is equal. Now he works around the country spreading the message of peace to everyone. This was my view about his story , but according to the Asian society graduate portfolio his story has reached all aspects of the graduate portfolio. His story has skills that are successful in a global environment, because he shows people from all kinds of cultures and connects them all in one story. He is also connected to the world because he works with people from different cultures as well. Abdi-Q is also ready for college because he works with people internationally and also he is an adult who has the skills and knowledge to be ready for college, but he already has a job and he is a college graduate which you can tell when you look at his story and read his reflection and also he has the knowledge required in the global era as once again he contributes his work and skills globally.