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CATEGORY

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Point of View

Establishes a purpose and maintains clear focus; strong awareness of audience

Focuses on a purpose; communicates with an audience

Some evidence of communicating with an audience for a specific purpose; some lapse in focus

Limited awareness of audience and/or purpose

Dramatic Question

Realization is dramatically different from expectation

Realization differs from expectation

Realization from expectation is subtle

Realization and expectation do not differ

Emotional Content

Audience is deeply and emotionally engaged

Audience is emotionally engaged

Audience lapses in emotional engagement

Audience has little to no emotional engagement

The Gift of Your Voice

Consistency in presentation; speaking slowly in a conversational style

Consistency in presentation; speaking in conversational style

Some consistency in presentation; lapses in conversational style to monologue

Breaking consistency; monologue style of presentation

The Power of the Soundtrack

Music stirs up a rich emotional response; all music is original

Music stirs up an emotional response; most music is original

Music is evident; some music is original

Inappropriate choice of music

Economy

Sequential composition; succinct; images create an atmosphere and/or tone, and may communicate symbolism and/or metaphors

Sequential composition; succinct; images create an atmosphere and/or tone

Sequential composition; succinct; images are controlled/logical

Sequential composition; images are acceptable

Pacing

Engaging rhythm; use of punctuation; suggestions of emotions via sound effects; use of "white space"; enhanced vitality

Engaging rhythm; use of punctuation; some suggestions of emotions via sound effects; use of "white space"; evidence of vitality

Some rhythm; some use of punctuation; limited suggestions of emotions via sound effects; lapses in vitality

Mechanical rhythm; limited use of punctuation; limited vitality