Option+2+Rubric


 * __ Genocide Project: Option 2- Public Service Announcement __**


 * ** Public Service Announcement clearly communicates a specific statement about genocide to its intended audience: **

|| Message is not clear or focused; many facts are jumbled together || Message is fairly clear, but some aspects are not completely explained || A clear, cohesive message is obvious to all viewers || 2 points || 4 points || 6 points

|| 2 points || 4 points || 6 points
 * ** Enough historical context is given so that any and all viewers can understand the background of the problem at the heart of the genocide: ** || Facts are questionable or not clearly presented; little mention is made of the historical event that caused the genocide || A few facts are not clearly presented; mention is made of the historical event that caused the genocide || Facts are clearly presented; A thorough explanation of the genocide is given ||

|| Presentation includes images that help communicate the dangers of genocide: ** || Some of the images work with the message, others seem disconnected || Images are loosely tied to the message of the PSA || Images clearly relate to the message of the PSA || 2 points || 4 points || 6 points

|| All text in the presentation is grammatically correct: ** || There are a few grammatical errors || There is a very minimal number of grammatical errors || There are no evident grammatical errors || 3 points || 7 points || 10 points || All text in the presentation is free of spelling errors: ** || There are a few spelling errors || There is a very minimal number or spelling errors || There are no evident spelling errors || 3 points || 7 points || 10 points || Background music and/or any supporting audio adds appropriate emotion and enhances the overall effect of the PSA: ** || The background music and/or audio does not add to the emotional pull of the presentation or gets in the way of the message || The background music and/or audio works fairly well to evoke emotion and adds to the PSA || The background music and/or audio enhances the overall experience created by the PSA || 3 points || 7 points || 10 points || || Some excerpts are difficult to read or hear or understand || Most all excerpts are easily read or heard or understood || Every excerpt is easy to read, hear or understand || 2 points || 4 points || 6 points || || Some credits are included but there are pieces of information that are not attributed to a source || The vast majority of information is properly cited || Every fact, image and piece of music is properly attributed to its creator || 2 points || 4 points || 6 points ||
 * ** Text is easily read – font, color and time they are on the screen is acceptable and any audio or video is easily understood: **
 * ** Title and credits are included and appropriately cite any and all resources that were used: including websites, music, photographs and books: **
 * ** TOTAL: ** || || || 60 ||