Grades

Here is what you will be graded on when you present on the 25th:


Project: Animated Poetry

Copy of the poem
___ /5

List of Students in the Group with Responsibilities listed next to each student – editing, storyboard, oral presentation, written commentary (reciting the poem, presenting analysis of the video, presenting analysis of the language of the poem, etc.)
___ /10

Storyboard – final draft only
___ / 10 detailed/colored
___ / 10 filled out completely
total___ /20

Written Commentary – analysis of the poem (structure, metaphor, simile, personification, meter, alliteration, rhyme, mood/tone, diction, etc…and WHY they are used)
___ /10 – rough draft
___ /40 – final draft

total___ /50

Oral Commentary – discussing choices made in the film making and also analysis of the poem
___ /5 all group members take part in presenting
___ /5 intro – what the poem means generally/how it is shown in the film
Part I
___ /10 film analysis – why did you choose certain film techniques and angles to show different parts of the poem
- why did you use certain sounds in the background, why that music or those sound effects?
Part II
___ /10 poetic analysis – why did the author use certain literary techniques – why metaphor and simile? why rhyme? why alliteration? etc…
total___ / 30


Animated Poetry Video
___ /15 uploaded to facebook
___ /10 imagination is used to create the video
___ /10 sound is well mixed and timing is accurate
___ /15 overall the video demonstrates the effort students put in and shows a deep understanding of the poem
total___ /50




Group Evaluation

Attention during other people’s presentations – no talking/texting/whispering, no heads down
- showing appropriate respect to others while they are presenting
___ /10

Effort as a member of your own group (based on peer evaluation)
___ /20