Criteria

Score

Factual Content-The information included in the documentary is accurate and relevant to the topic, and includes all of the required items listed on the Documentary Segments page.

Use of Primary Sources-Several relevant primary sources (e.g., photographs, Supreme Court rulings, Federal legislation, personal accounts, etc.) have been used to provide information about the content contained in the documentary segment.

Media Use-The sounds, images, animations, and slide transitions that are used are both relevant and purposeful.

Organization-The documentary segment is organized in a logical manner, making it easy to understand the information that is being presented.

Citation-The last slide of the PowerPoint presentation contains an MLA-style Works Consulted listing all of the resources used for this project (e.g., textbook, review book, web pages, etc.).

Narration/Interview(s)-Narration and/or interview(s) are used as the primary means of transmitting information for the documentary. The narration and/or interview(s) are relevant and compliment the media selected for the documentary segment.

Study Guide-The study guide acts as an outline of the documentary, providing students with a resource to review the material presented. The study guide should closely follow the presentation of the documentary.

Formatting-The segment maintains the formatting required to create a uniform class documentary (e.g., background color, font size, font type, font color, etc.) and is between 10 and 15 minutes in length.

Total Points

Grade

Score

Meaning

3

Excellent-This criteria has been met in every possible way, and may even exceed expectations.

2

Acceptable-This criteria has been mostly addressed, however, there is room for improvement.

1

Sub par-Some elements have been met, but most of the criteria fails to be addressed.

0

Incomplete-This criteria has not been addressed in any meaningful way or has not been completed.