Grading Rubric: Documentary Reflection Poor (0-12 Points) Fair (13-15 Points) Good (16-17 Points) Excellent (18-20 Points) Documentary Review Little to no synopsis of Vague synopsis of the Provides a good Succinct clear (Synopsis) the documentary that does synopsis of the explanation of the documentary/incorrect not make it clear what documentary such that documentary, synopsis of the the topic/argument or the who/what it was documentary. perspective of the argument/perspective studying, what it documentary is, nor of the film has been argued, and what it what they find. made clear. found. Documentary No review of the use of Vague review of the Discussion of 1-2 Analysis and Techniques imagery, sound, use of imagery, sound, documentary description of the use interviews, setting or interviews, setting or techniques, only going of 2-3 documentary other techniques used other techniques used into detail on the use of techniques. in the film. in the film. the technique but no analysis of it. Documentary Analysis No analysis of the Student raises vague Student critiques one Student successfully documentary critiques of the aspect of the and succinctly provides documentary without documentary/its 2 or more insightful going into detail. argument or critiques of the perspective. documentary. Mechanics Misspellings and Frequent issues with Few misspellings, No grammatical or grammatical errors grammar, typos, and typos, or grammar spelling errors. throughout reflection. misspellings. errors. Clarity of Writing Ideas are unclear and Some ideas are Satisfactory paper Very well-organized disorganized with presented clearly, but organization with ideas with a clear analysis awkward sentences there is poor clearly presented. that is coherent that interfere with organization of the throughout the arguments of assignment. assignment. assignment.
Grading Rubric: Documentary Reflection Poor (0-12 Points) Fair (13-15 Points) Good (16-17 Points) Excellent (18-20 Points) Documentary Review (Synopsis) Little to no synopsis of the documentary/incorrect synopsis of the documentary. Vague synopsis of the documentary that does not make it clear what the topic/argument or perspective of the documentary is, nor what they find. Provides a good synopsis of the documentary such that the argument/perspective of the film has been made clear. Succinct clear explanation of the documentary, who/what it was studying, what it argued, and what it found. Documentary Techniques No review of the use of imagery, sound, interviews, setting or other techniques used in the film. Vague review of the use of imagery, sound, interviews, setting or other techniques used in the film. Discussion of 1-2 documentary techniques, only going into detail on the use of the technique but no analysis of it. Analysis and description of the use of 2-3 documentary techniques. Documentary Analysis No analysis of the documentary Student raises vague critiques of the documentary without going into detail. Student critiques one aspect of the documentary/its argument or perspective. Student successfully and succinctly provides 2 or more insightful critiques of the documentary. Mechanics Misspellings and grammatical errors throughout reflection. Frequent issues with grammar, typos, and misspellings. Few misspellings, typos, or grammar errors. No grammatical or spelling errors. Clarity of Writing Ideas are unclear and disorganized with awkward sentences that interfere with arguments of assignment. Some ideas are presented clearly, but there is poor organization of the assignment. Satisfactory paper organization with ideas clearly presented. Very well-organized with a clear analysis that is coherent throughout the assignment.
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