Rubric for Multimedia Narrative

Multimedia Narrative DCI 180 [20 points]

Due: Friday, 12-15-2019, 11:59 a.m. (last day of final exams)

Select a topic or issue we have discussed in class or in the readings and tell a story with spoken and/or written text, complimented with other multimedia elements. The resulting product will live on your website. The audience for your story is other Washington and Lee students.

Multimedia Narrative Rubric

Narrative Component	Excellent (3-4 points)	Adequate (1-2 points)	Poor (0 points)
Purpose	Reason for narrative creation is evident and has significant educational value	Narrative has some educational value, but viewer may not know the purpose of the narrative (must be inferred)	Narrative has no specific purpose or educational value
Organization	Organized/logical narrative with clear beginning, middle, and end Topic and intended audience are evident Viewer can follow along easily and understand content	Topic unclear until entire narrative is explored Viewer may have a hard time following along and understanding content Intended audience unclear (must be inferred)	Narrative not organized in logical manner and viewer cannot follow along Topic not evident even after entire narrative is explored Intended audience cannot be determined
Mechanics	Written text contains minimal misspellings and/or grammatical errors	Narrative contains multiple misspellings and/or grammatical errors	Narrative contains significant number of misspellings and/or grammatical errors
Multimedia Elements	Contains at least two of the following elements: moving or still pictures graphics audio files interactive data Multimedia elements significantly improve the narrative	Contains only one of the following elements: moving or still pictures graphics audio files interactive data Multimedia element interferes with narrative and should be edited/cut	Contains none of the following elements: moving or still pictures graphics audio files interactive data
Sources	Narrative contains works cited section with all images/quoted sources cited in MLA format 3-5 sources total 1 source must be scholarly	Narrative contains works cited section with most images/quoted sources cited in MLA format	Narrative is missing works cited section and/or few images/quoted sources are cited in MLA format

Permission to use in classrooms granted.

Created by Kathy Schrock (kathy@kathyschrock.net) 9/8/14 & 5/10/15.
Based on the work of Dr. Bernard Robin http://bit.ly/1bIquzI with additions from Stacey Gerwitz, Ballston Spa Library and Laurie Sydow, LMS, Potsdam Central School District