Kristin McCloskey

ETEC 597
Digital Storytelling Rubric
Final Project-A Visit to Remember

Category

Point of View

Dramatic
Question
Voice

Images

Soundtrack

Transitions

4 Points
A clear point of view is
established and maintained
throughout the story.

2 Points
There is a point of
view to the story but it
is difficult to maintain.

1 Points
It is difficult to determine the point
of view in the story.

A dramatic question A dramatic question

is asked but not fully is hinted at but never
answered in the story.
answered.
The narration is fairly The narration is hard
clear and at times the to understand and is
images and
not paced with
soundtrack are not
images and
paced.
soundtrack at all.
Images create a distinct
Images create an
An attempt was
atmosphere or tone that
atmosphere or tone
made to use images
matches different parts of
that matches some
to create an
the story.
parts of the story.
atmosphere/tone but
it needed more
work.
The background music
The background
The background
supports the visuals and
music is fairly
music takes over the
narration of the story and
smooth and
narration.
is seamless.
continuous.
The transitions of images
The transitions of
The transitions of
and sound are smooth
images and sound are images and sound do
and continuous and work
fairly smooth and
not work together.
together as a whole.
continuous, there
maybe one or two
areas that are weak.

Little or no evidence is made to

having a dramatic question or
answering it.
There is no narration.

A meaningful dramatic
question is asked and
answered in the story.
The narration is clear
easy to understand and is
paced with the images
and soundtrack.

3 Points
Establishes a point of
view at start of story
but is not maintained
throughout.

Little or no attempt to use

images to create an appropriate
atmosphere/tone.

There is no background music.

There are no transitions.

Kristin McCloskey
ETEC 597
Digital Storytelling Rubric
Final Project-A Visit to Remember

Pacing

The pace fits the

storyline and helps
engage the audience.

The pacing is
occasionally too fast
or too slow.

Economy

The story is told with

exactly the right amount
of detail not too long or
short.

The story sometimes

is lacking or
including
unnecessary details,
sometimes seems to
drag.

Score

http://courseweb.ischool.illinois.edu/~jevogel2/lis506/evaluation.html
http://stories.umbc.edu/rubrics/Rubric_Shewbridge.doc

An attempt is made
at pacing but the
audience is not fully
engaged.
The story needs
more editing and is
noticeably too long
or too short.

No attempt at pacing is made,

no engagement.

POINTS:

____/32

The story needs extensive

editing, ignoring economy.