Name______Hunter Thompson_____________
Date___5/20/11_______
My Life Story Writing/Digital Story Project Rubric
Category
Process
1-Unsatisfactory
Student did not
follow the process
to complete the
project, but did
what they wanted
to instead, student
did not finish in a
timely manner
Story does not
demonstrate the 6
traits of writing,
full of errors, too
short and does not
cover the topic
2-Needs Work
Student
attempted to
follow the process
but did not do so
adequately,
finished a little
behind schedule
3- Good Job
Student followed
the process but
left out minor
steps or altered
them and finished
on time
4-Excellent
Student followed
the process
correctly and
completed the
project in a timely
manner.
Story
demonstrates
some of the 6
traits, has several
errors, is brief and
does not cover the
topic well
Story
demonstrates all 6
traits of writing,
has few errors, is
an adequate
length and covers
the topic well
Pictures
Pictures are not
relevant to the
project or are
inappropriate
Some pictures are
relevant, but
evidence of
thought process is
not evident
Slide Show
Slide show is
extremely choppy,
uses few or no
animations and/or
transitions, voice
is low or hard to
understand, story
does not contain
the correct
timeline
1
Flow of slide show
is choppy or has
gaps, uses some
animations and/or
transitions, voice
is low or unclear,
pictures and/or
story does not
portray the
correct timeline
6
Story
demonstrates
most of the 6
traits, has some
errors, is an
adequate length
and covers the
topic
Most pictures are
relevant to
student’s story
and illustrate the
key events
portrayed in the
story
Good flow,
pictures and text
are mostly
sequenced, uses
animations and/or
transitions, voice
is clear, student’s
life from birth to
5th grade is mostly
present
0
Story
Totals
Score: 7/16
Pictures are all
relevant to the
story and illustrate
the key events in
the story, pictures
seem to be well
thought out
Flows smoothly,
pictures and text
are sequenced and
relevant, good use
of animations and
transitions, voice
is clear, portrays
student’s life from
birth through 5th
grade
0
44%
Comments: Hunter, your story and your slide show are very choppy. You do not have smooth
transitions, nor did you use many of the 6 traits we are working on. You did make somewhat of an
effort, but I know you can do better.