Unit 2: Photography, Filming, and Acting
CREATE TO LEARN
PHOTO ESSAY RUBRIC
CATEGORY EXCELLENT (5) GOOD (4) DEVELOPING (3-2) MISSING (1-0)
Introduction
/5 marks
The introduction
clearly and concisely
gives context to the
work and effectively
sets the viewer up to
understand the work.
The introduction gives
context to the work.
The introduction
attempts to give con-
text to the work but
falls short or includes
grammatical errors that
interfere with meaning
The introduction is
missing.
Storytelling
/10 marks
The work evokes
emotion, thought and
questions clearly and
tells a story about a
subject
The work evokes emo-
tion clearly and tells a
story
The work attempts to
evoke emotion and/or
tell a story
The work does not
evoke emotion or tell
a story
Creativity
/5 marks
Provides an interesting
and unique approach
to the topic
Provides an interesting
approach to the topic
Attempts to provide an
interesting approach to
the topic
No attempt was made
to provide an interest-
ing approach to the
topic
Photos &
Layout
/10 marks
Photos are of high
quality and the layout
portrays unique design
elements and esthetic,
demonstrating mastery
of photography basics
(rule of thirds, aperture,
shutter speed, expo-
sure, night exposure,
iso)
Photos are of high
quality and demon-
strates understanding
of photography basics
(rule of thirds, aperture,
shutter speed, expo-
sure, night exposure,
iso)
Photos are not
high quality; and/or
demonstrates some
understanding of pho-
tography basics (rule of
thirds, aperture, shutter
speed, exposure, night
exposure, iso)
Photos are miss-
ing; and/or does
not demonstrate
understanding of pho-
tography basics (rule of
thirds, aperture, shutter
speed, exposure, night
exposure, iso)
TOTAL = ___ out of 30 marks
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