Aldridge

EC 3/4
Film
Assignment
Students should create a film, in any genre, explaining why and/or how they have chosen
their topic sentence for the units paragraph. The film should specifically mention two (2)
details:

The topic
The controlling idea
Film length should be between 30 seconds and 2 minutes.

Films should indicate that the student has a clear understanding of the differentiation
between the two parts of a topic sentence.
Viewers should be able to easily surmise, after watching the film, exactly what the writer
means to portray in the paragraph.
Rubric

Score
Content

5
Demonstrates full
understanding of
both facets of a topic
sentence:
1) Topic
2) Controlling
idea
Demonstrates how
the writer created
the topic sentence.

Movie

After viewing, the

audience should
have a very clear
idea of what the
writer intends to say
in the assigned
paragraph. A strong
controlling idea.

3
Demonstrates
understanding of
both facets of a topic
sentence:
1) Topic
2) Controlling
idea
May be unclear in
one area
(particularly the
controlling idea).
After viewing, the
audience might have
a general idea of
what the writer
intends to say in the
paragraph. The
controlling idea
might not be strong.

1
Demonstrates lack
of comprehension of
either and/or both
facets of a topic
sentence:
1) Topic
2) Controlling
idea
Material may be
totally irrelevant to
the task assigned.
After viewing, the
audience is left
wondering what the
writer intends to say
in the paragraph.
Might feel as if the
paragraph is still in
the brainstorming
phase.