ENG 102 / SENIOR PROJECT – Guidelines & Rubric

OBJECTIVE: After researching family history, the student will write a narrative that relates family background, the student’s present and the student’s future. Techniques of sequencing will be used to develop the essay. The student will use digital media to publish and present this narrative.

ASSIGNMENTS & DUE DATES:

ASSIGNMENT / DUE DATE / POINTS
Media Assignment Part 1 / Feb. 10 / 100
Media Assignment Part 2 / March 10 / 100
Script/Narrative Essay / April 9 / 100
Storyboard / Optional / 50
Production Update / Week of April 28 / 10
Turn In DVD
Printed Lyrics
Printed Works Cited / May 5 / 25
Presentations / May 8-19 / 300

Student ______Title ______Theme ______

Eng 102 / SENIOR PROJECT RUBRIC - 2017

This project must be appropriate for all audiences. Do NOT include vulgarities, inappropriate nudity, sexual behavior, drug related behavior, etc.

PERSONAL INTRODUCTION (not included in the DVD) prior to the beginning of your video

____ / 20 Professional attire

____ / 20 Oral Introduction Title – Explain your theme

Quotation: Memorized – cited/source – explain the significance

Parent reaction

Inspirational person in your life – who and why?

What did you learn about yourself OR about your family OR about technology? (positive only)

TITLE PAGE – near the beginning of the DVD

____ / 10 Full name Date – 2017 Creative Title (decipherable font color/style)

CONTENT / ORGANIZATION

____ / 30 THEME Theme is present and obvious

·  In introduction AND body AND conclusion

·  In multiple components – in title / categories / music / narration / video clip(s) / images

____ /25 MUSIC Minimum of 3 different songs – relevant to the topic and theme

Music selections must help to tell your story

____ / 60 NARRATION Narration closely correlates to the projected images and tells your story

(Images are not directly introduced; i.e., this is a picture of…)

Narration throughout – No more than 20 consecutive seconds without narration

____/ 20 SEQUENCING Use of logical and organized sequencing techniques (categories, chronology, flashback, etc.)

Categories and dividers are required and must be explicitly labelled

____ / 25 IMAGES Photos and images are meaningful/relevant – contribute to your story

Label as necessary

____ / 30 VIDEO CLIP(s) 1 or more video clips embedded into movie

Each clip serves a purpose and adds to your story

Length of each clip – minimum of 15 seconds – maximum of 45 seconds

·  May exceed length if you can justify the relevance and/or creative effect

·  Multiple short clips may be acceptable; must total minimum of 30 seconds

TECHNOLOGY

____/ 30 Volume control/balance

Smooth transitions (music / narration / images / video /etc.)

CONCLUSION

____ / 15 Future plans (Ideas: college & major / military / work / career path/ mission / family / marriage / other)

Reflection about your life to this point in time

CREDITS

____ / 15 Scrolling (or slides of) credits for each piece of music (title and artist) / film clip(s) (title and producer) / etc.

Thank you(s) as appropriate

Readability: Reasonable speed and decipherable font color/style

No typos/spelling errors

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- ___ % Length of project is NOT within 7-10 minutes (subtract 2%-100% off subtotal) – LENGTH: ______

- ___ % Inappropriate language, images, music, video(s), text, etc. (subtract 2%-100% off subtotal)

____/300 TOTAL