This scoring guide is meant to provide expectations for a high-quality, group-made digital story. If applied to an individual project, the “Collaboration” part is not included, and each of the other parts is worth 25% of the grade.

___/20% Collaboration

  • Each individual contributes significantly to the group’s product.
  • Group communicates appropriately in moments of success and failure.

___/20% Appropriateness

  • Audio and image selections are school-appropriate and project-appropriate.
  • Voiceover diction and style are school-appropriate and project-appropriate.

___/20% Required Elements (all or nothing)

  • Title slide
  • Background music
  • Voiceover narration
  • Assigned minimum images
  • Credits slide or scroll
  • COMPLETE resources slide

___/20% Quality

  • Words on title slide and credits are readable on screen
  • No spelling/mechanics mistakes
  • Audio levels are appropriate
  • Images add to the story and are of high quality
  • Appropriate/creative pacing
  • Effects and transitions add to the story
  • Voiceover is appropriate style and quality
  • Begins and ends smoothly (2 sec. black screen and silence)

___/20% Storytelling

  • Clearly follows Problem-Solution-Process-Change organization
  • Includes relevant details and appropriately detailed explanations
  • Engages audience