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Humanities Photo Essay/StoryCorps & Poverty 2013 
Humanities Cardboard Challenge 2013
Answer one or more of our essential questions around poverty culture by creating either a Dorothea Lange-inspired photo essay or StoryCorps-inspired audio interview; include a written reflection or your product, process, and outcome.
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Subject: Humanities  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Humanities Photo Essay/StoryCorps
  Open Minds & Hearts

Exceeds the Standard

97 pts

Open Eyes & Ears

Meets the Standard

85 pts

Open Books

Partially Meets the Standard

65 pts

Not Yet Open for Business

Does Not Yet Meet the Standard

50 pts

Essential Question

To what extent does your product answer the essential questions about poverty? (SOCIAL STUDIES)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how you demonstrate developed, engaging, meaningful answers to one or more essential questions through your product.
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how you demonstrate meaningful answers to one or more essential questions through your product.
Open Books

I noticed that your product seems to be going through the motions - done for the sake of done. How you might you better demonstrate an answer to one of the essential questions?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? I noticed your product didn't seem to have much to do with any of the essential questions. How can I help?
Product Content

To what extent does your photo essay/StoryCorps capture poverty culture evidence? (SS)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how your product incorporates a wide variety and/or unique, insightful evidence of poverty culture as defined during our class work.
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how your product incorporates public evidence of poverty culture as defined during our class work.
Open Books

I noticed that your product incorporates questionable public evidence of poverty culture and/or makes use of unauthorized private evidence. Where might you find more usable evidence as defined during our class work?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? You took a couple of pictures of a shoe and recorded your aunt singing "Wrecking Ball." Why? How can I help?
Media Effectiveness

To what extent does your product demonstrate effective media design?
(MEDIA)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how your product uses text/music/ filters/color to enhance the meaning in unique, engaging ways
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how your product uses text/music/ filters/color to support the meaning
Open Books

I noticed how the text/music/ filters/color somewhat distracts from the meaning. How might you CRAPify your design?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? This thing is in blaze orange comic sans font? Why? How can I help?
Media Quantity

To what extent does your product follow our publication guidelines? (MEDIA)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how your product features 3-4 quality minutes or 6-9 quality photos
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how your product features 2-3 quality minutes or 5 quality photos
Open Books

I noticed your product features 1-2 quality minutes or 4 quality photos; how might you further expand your product with meaningful content?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? There's twenty seconds of you figuring out how the record button works. How can I help?
Hook Intro

To what extent does your intro grab your reader's attention?
(WRITING)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love you crafted a powerful, interesting, and/or engaging hook that makes the reader want to know more about your topic
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how you crafted a useful introduction that makes the reader want to know more about your topic
Open Books

I noticed that your intro seemed pretty generic. How might you better get your reader's attention?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? You used some super cliches here and it just isn't making your reader want to keep going. How can I help?
Project Reflection

How well have you described the process, content, and outcome of your project? (WRITING)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how you use specific examples to show your process of developing your project. I'm impressed by your honesty, how your thinking goes to the next level beyond the surface answers, and your writing voice.
Open Eyes & Ears

I like that you use specific examples to show your process of developing your project. I'm pleased that you included enough details to make each section clear. Your voice feels ordinary, but harmless.
Open Books

I noticed you didn't seem to include many details in your reflection. How do you feel about your over project? What details were important to you getting this far with it? How might you add some personality to your essay?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? This doesn't seem to be discuss processes, content or outcomes. It's hard to tell what you've done here. How can I help you back on track?
Vocabulary

To what extent do you use vocabulary in your product?<BR>
(ELA VOCAB)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how you effectively use 6 or more roots-based words throughout your products/reflection. You also effectively used the DEEP Design Thinking terms.
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how you effectively use 5 roots-based vocab words through your products/reflections. You also effectively used some of the DEEP Design Thinking terms.
Open Books

I noticed you effectively use only 4 found roots-based words. How might you work in the DEEP Design Thinking terms. How might you find other unknown and helpful words in the reading(s)?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? It seems you think vocab is for dweebs and dumb people and stuff. DEEP Design. Remember that? How can I help you find the vocab you plan to use in your products?
Creating/Imagining/Innovating

To what extent did your product demonstrate creative/imaginative/innovative problem solving?
(ACADEMIC INITIATIVE/HoM)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how unique your project turned out. You made something innovative and solved the problems in interesting ways.
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how you completed the project you set out to create. You solved the problems you encountered and it's interesting to look at.
Open Books

I noticed that your product doesn't demonstrate much original thought -- it is done, but that's the extent of creativity evident. How might you push yourself next time to make something more original/ambitious?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? Yes, it's a thing. How can I help you make things that get people thinking?
Perisistence

To what extent did you follow through on your project even when things got tough? (ACADEMIC INITIATIVE/HoM)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how you kept working even when things got difficult and found solutions to the problems you encountered.
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how you were open to suggestions when you ran into trouble and then kept going to the finish.
Open Books

I noticed that you seemed to give up several times during the project and needed quite a bit of coaxing. How might you keep yourself motivated to keep going?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? Your project is something of a heap and you seemed to disappear from it. How can I help?
Professional Quality

How professional does your product look in terms of MUGS and aesthetic (looks) quality?<BR>
(MUGS)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how your work is free of errors and that your MUGS are so strong you have a unique and powerful style developing here.
Open Eyes & Ears

I like that your work is free of errors. (Or at least free of ones that I noticed.)
Open Books

I noticed a lot of errors that distracted me from your ideas and thinking. How might you revise? What tools could you use to help you spell and grammar check?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? Y u no use spl chk? It feels like you may not have even taken the time to check it out. How can I help you with your MUGS?
Timeliness

How On Time Was Your Project?<BR>
(ACADEMIC INITIATIVE)
Open Minds & Hearts

I love how you turned your IGNITE & Essay products in on time -- even earlier!
Open Eyes & Ears

I like how you turned your IGNITE & Essay products in by the end of the day after the due date. That's only one day late and that's okay.
Open Books

I noticed your products were passed in up to one week late. What caused it to be so late? How might you keep that from happening again?
Not Yet Open for Business

What's up? Your product was passed in more than one week late. How might we keep this from happening again?




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