Person, Place, Thing Rubric

This assignment is an exercise in storytelling with respect to your project. The story must include a real person, place, and thing. It must relate
to the topic you are exploring this year. The story should be authentic and true. It’s up to you how you choose to showcase this story (i.e. a
written piece, video, audio, etc). The last day to ask Mr. Bott or Mrs. Gergen questions is September 17th.
● Person: The person could be you, someone famous, infamous, or even someone close to you.
● Place: The location and setting is vital to any story. Your story’s location can change throughout the story or take place in a singular
setting.
● Thing: The “thing” could be a tangible object or something important to the project’s story such as an idea, quote, thought, or
feeling.

Criteria Exceeds Expectations I think I nailed it I phoned it in

Storytelling ability
Has a beginning, middle, end. Has a
purpose with respect to your project
Makes a connection to your project. Meets
Person, Place, Thing description above
Has a beginning, middle, end. Has Has no real beginning, middle, end. Has
purpose and some connection to your very little purpose to your project. Does
project. Meets most of the Person, Place, not meet the Person, Place, Thing
Thing description above. description above.

Creative Lens/Authenticity Story is true and authentic, hooks the Story is true, but lacks a hook. Is displayed Story is embellished. Story lacks hook and
audience, and is displayed in a way that is in a way that is new and valuable to either platform that is valuable to you and/or the
new and valuable to both you and the you or the audience audience.
audience.

Connection w/audience The story is relatable and has a theme that The story is relatable but lacks an overall The story is difficult to follow and lacks a
allows the audience to connect with theme that connects the characters - theme. Characters - famous or otherwise -
characters - famous or otherwise. famous or otherwise. do not move the story along.

Timeliness Project was handed in or posted in the Project was handed in or posted in the Project was not handed in or posted on
given time allotted. given time allotted. time.

Collaboration At least one EMC colleague has At least one EMC colleague or someone No one has provided feedback to the
read/viewed your story and provided outside of EMC has provided valuable story.
feedback. At least one person outside of feedback.
EMC has provided feedback.