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Names __________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Class Period _____________

Purpose of Story & Choice of Content
Its difficult to figure out the purpose of the story.

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Establishes a purpose early and maintains a clear focus throughout. Images create a distinct tone that matches different parts of the story. High-quality images are chosen and sources have been provided. The story is told with exactly the right amount of detail throughout. It does not seem too short nor does it seem too long. (Appropriate length 3-5 minutes)

Points earned

Procedure
1. Research the basic biographical information about your historical figure from the American Revolution. 2. Create a folder on your student drive with the last names of you and your partner and save all documents/images to this folder. 3. Collect at least 5 pictures and no more than 10. Save them to your student folder. Google -> Images -> Advanced Search -> Image size -> Larger than 1024 x 768 (eliminates blurry photos) 4. On paper (or in a Word Document) create a storyboard showing a rough drawing of the pictures in the order in which you will display them in the video. 5. Determine the text, if any, you will place on each picture and add it to the storyboard. 6. Write the dialog associated with each picture on the storyboard. The dialog should be the exact words that will be the narration in your video. 7. TEACHER PERMISSION NEEDED: The storyboard must be checked by me before you can begin Photo Story. 8. Create a title slide and a credits slide using slides from Microsoft Powerpoint. Save as .jpeg files. 9. Create the Photo Story. 10. Check the rubric to make sure you have included all elements. ***Save as a Windows Media Video (wmv extension) file. Ask me to help with this step.***

Quality of Images

Little or no attempt to use images to create an appropriate tone. No sources are provided for images.

Story Detail

The story needs extensive editing. It is too short or too long to be interesting to the appropriate audience.

Grammar & Language Usage

Repeated errors in grammar and usage distracted greatly from the story.

Grammar and usage were correct and contributed to clarity, style, and character development. Students work demonstrates a complete understanding of the assignment and goes beyond the requirements

Effort

Students work lacks understanding of the assignment

Photostory Submittal

25 /50

POINTS EARNED (Total)