Evaluation

This documentary will be graded on the following criteria: documentary, group work/collaboration, and research/resources. Your documentary will be graded on organization, creativity, time limit, incorporation of media, and content. You will receive a grade for your group work and individual contribution. You will also be graded on the use and citation of Library of Congress resources.

	Developing	Meets	Exceeds	Score
Documentary Time Limit 5 points	Documentary is less than 5 minutes (0-2 points)	Documentary is more than 5 minutes, but less than 10 minutes (3-4 points)	Documentary is 11 to 15 minutes long. (5 points)
Documentary Organization 10 points	No organization within the documentary. Lack of preparation is evident. (0-4 points)	Documentary is somewhat organized. (5-8 points)	Documentary is well organized. (9-10 points)
Documentary Creativity 10 points	Documentary exhibits little or no creativity. (0-4 points)	Documentary exhibits limited creativity. (5-8 points)	Documentary exhibits substantial creativity. (9-10 points)
Documentary Incorporation of Media 10 points	Documentary does not utilize any form of media. (0-4 points)	Documentary only utilizes one or two forms of media. (5-8 points)	Documentary utilizes three or more forms of media. (9-10 points)
Documentary Credibility 20 points	Content contains factual errors. (0-10 points)	Content contains minor factual errors. (11-16 points)	Content is free of factual errors. (17-20 points)
Documentary Topic 10 points	Documentary does not follow assigned topic. (0-4 points)	Documentary minimally follows assigned topic. (5-8 points)	Documentary follows assigned topic. (9-10 points)
Group Work/ Collaboration 15 points	Group does not work well together. Project shows lack of collaboration. (0-4 points)	Group sometimes on task. Project does not show complete collaboration of group members. (5-8 points)	Group usually on task. Project shows evidence of exemplary collaboration. (9-10 points)
Individual Contribution 5 points	Student provides little or no contribution to group. (0-2 points)	Student provides some contribution to group. (3-4 points)	Student provides exemplary contribution to group. (5 points)
Use of Library of Congress Resources 10 points	Documentary does not reference the Library of Congress website. (0-4 points)	Documentary minimally references and/or does not use a variety of resources from the Library of Congress website. (5-8 points)	Documentary references a variety of resources from the Library of Congress website. (9-10 points)
Citation of Sources 10 points	Sources are not cited. (0-4 points)	Sources are not complete or properly cited. (5-8 points)	All sources are completely and properly cited. (9-10 points)