| Excellent-4 | Good-3 | Satisfactory-2 | Needs Improvement-1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Point of View
|
Establishes a purpose and maintains a clear focus. | Establishes a purpose and maintains focus for most of the presentation. | Occasional lapses in focus, but the purpose is clear. | Lapses in focus or lack of focus lead to a presentation without a clear purpose. | |
Point of View
|
Clear who the intended audience is. The vocabulary, audio and graphics fit the target audience. | Strong awareness of audience. Vocabulary, audio and graphics fit the target audience with few exceptions. | Some awareness of audience. Occasional unexpected vocabulary, audio, or graphics. | Limited awareness of the audience. Many inappropriate choices regarding content. | |
Dramatic Question |
Engaging and thought-provoking. The story develops differently from initial expectations. Prompts discussion/ dialogue. | Interesting and thought-provoking. The story develops differently from initial expectations. | Few surprises. Expectations vary only slightly from realization. | Predictable and uninteresting. Realization and expectation do not differ. | |
Emotional Content |
Emotional dimension and storyline match. | Emotional dimension and storyline closely match. | Emotional dimension does not add to the storyline. | Emotional dimension is absent or distracting. | |
Voice |
Clear and audible voice throughout. Conversational. |
Clear and audible during 90-95% of the presentation. Conversational. | Clear and audible during most of the presentation but some monotone. | Clear and audible less than 75% of the time and/or monotone. | |
Soundtrack |
Music enhances the story line and invokes emotion. | Music complements the story line and may invoke emotion. | Music is not distracting but doesn’t contribute to the story line. | Music is distracting or doesn’t contribute to the story line. | |
Economy |
The story is succinct. Images create atmosphere. | The story composition is good, although it is slightly long or lacks detail in one or two sections. | The story needs more editing. It is too long or too short in more than one section. | The story needs editing in order to be interesting. It is either too long or too short. | |
Pacing |
Rhythm is well suited to the story line and is engaging for the audience. | Rhythm is relatively engaging for the audience. | Occasionally mechanical, or lacking vitality but overall has a pleasing rhythm. | Mechanical, lacks vitality and a pleasing rhythm. | |
Credit |
All sources and contributors are credited. | Either fully meets expectations or needs improvement. | No source or contribution should be excluded. | One or more sources or contributors are not credited. |
adapted from: Matthews-DeNatale, G. (2008). Digital Storytelling Tips and Resources.