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Required Elements: Heading, visuals, lack of dialogue, visual carries theme

Storyboard included all required elements as well as a few additional elements.

Storyboard included all required elements and one additional element.

Storyboard included all required elements.

One or more required elements was missing from the storyboard.

Content

All content is in the students' own words and is accurate.

Almost all content is in the students' own words and is accurate.

At least half of the content is in the students' own words and is accurate.

Less than half of the content is in the students' own words and/or is accurate.

elements of plot, character, setting, and theme

Elements are clearly stated and visually presented.

3 out of 4 elements are clearly stated and visually presented

2 of 4 elements are stated and visually present.

2 of 4 elements are stated, but not visually presented.

Clarity and Neatness

Storyboard is easy to read and all elements are so clearly written, labeled, or drawn that another student could create the presentation if necessary.

Storyboard is easy to read and most elements are clearly written, labeled, or drawn. Another person might be able to create the presentation after asking one or two questions.

Storyboard is hard to read with rough drawings and labels. It would be hard for another person to create this presentation without asking lots of questions.

Storyboard is hard to read and one cannot tell what goes where. It would be impossible for another person to create this presentation without asking lots of questions.

Use of Time

Used time well during each class period (as shown by observation by teacher) with no adult reminders.

Used time well during most class periods (as shown by observation by teacher) with no adult reminders.

Used time well (as shown by observation by teacher), but required adult reminders on one or more occasions to do so.

Used time poorly (as shown by observation by teacher) in spite of several adult reminders to do so.

Cooperation

Worked cooperatively with partners all the time with no need for adult intervention.

Worked cooperatively with partners most of time but had a few problems that the team resolved themselves.

Worked cooperatively with partners most of the time, but had one problem that required adult intervention.

Worked cooperatively with partners some of the time, but had several problems that required adult intervention.

Spelling & Grammar

No spelling or grammatical mistakes on a storyboard.

No spelling or grammatical mistakes on a storyboard.

One spelling or grammatical error on the storyboard.

Several spelling and/or grammatical errors on the storyboard.