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Category 5 4 3 2 1 Your Score

Use of Time Used time well Used time well Used time well, Used time Wasted
during each during most but required poorly in spite time, in
class period with class periods some adult of several adult spite of
no adult with no adult reminders to reminders to many /20
reminders. reminders. do so. do so. adult
reminders
to do so.
Hook/ Plot Hook grabs the Hook grabs the Hook does not There is no Not
attention of the attention of grab viewer’s hook OR plot is enough
viewer and the viewer. attention OR completely content to
keeps it. Plot is One point of more than one revealed, not score.
revealed just the plot is a scene reveals allowing for
enough to make little too too much of suspense.
the viewer want revealing. the plot, thus Viewer does /15
to read the causing viewer not need to
book. to feel like they read the book
already know because the
plot without trailer told
having to read them the
the book. entire story.
Text Text fully Text is Text distracts Text does not Not
enhances other appropriate from other relate to enough
elements of and supports elements of images/ content to
trailer and does the images/ trailer. It is soundtrack, score.
not overwhelm soundtrack. It somewhat thus confusing /10
presentation. It is clear/ easy to unclear/ the viewer. It is
is clear/ easy to read. difficult to unclear/
read. read. difficult to
read.
Images Images were 1-2 images More than two None of the Not
carefully chosen were not images do not images enough
to represent carefully relate to other correlate with content to /10
elements of chosen/ elements of other elements score.
plot. appropriate. trailer. of trailer.
Music/ Sound Music/ sounds Music/ sounds Music/ sounds Music/ sounds Not
set the mood for are appropriate are distracting do not enough
trailer, fully and support OR set the correlate at all content to
complementing text/ images. wrong mood. with other score. /10
text/images. elements of
trailer.
Inclusion of Incorporates 2 Incorporates 2 Incorporates 1 Does not Not
Reviews snappy book book reviews book review incorporate enough
reviews that are that are that is book reviews content to
effective at somewhat somewhat OR the book score.
enticing readers. effective at effective at review that is /5
used is
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enticing enticing completely
readers. readers. ill-suited.
Transitions Transitions have Transitions Transitions Transitions Not
been applied to have been have been have been enough
every slide. They applied to most applied to applied to few content to
contribute very of the slides. some of the or none of the score.
positively to the They are slides. 2-3 of slides. The
flow/ effect of mostly the transitions transitions that
the trailer. well-suited for might be are used are /5
the overall distracting or distracting or
flow/ effect of unsuitable for unsuitable for
the trailer. the overall the overall
flow/effect of flow/effect of
the trailer. the trailer.
Pacing The pace is just The pace is The pace is The pace is Not
right for occasionally frequently too uneven and enough
viewers, and it too fast or too fast of too slow distracting. content to
fits the storyline. slow for for viewers. Audience is not score. /5
Audience is able viewers. Audience is not engaged.
to get very Audience is consistently
engaged. relatively engaged.
engaged.
Length Trailer is 60-90 Trailer is closer Trailer is closer Trailer is less Not
seconds long. to 50 seconds to 40 seconds than 40 enough /10
long. long. seconds long. content to
score.
Documentation All sources are 1 source is not 2 sources are More than 2 Not
of Sources/ cited completely cited properly not cited sources are not enough
Respect for in a “Credits” OR 1 properly OR 2 cited properly content to
Copyright Law screen. Any copyrighted copyrighted OR more than score.
copyrighted piece of pieces of 2 copyrighted
materials are material is not material are pieces of /10
used with identified/ not identified/ material are
permission. properly used properly used not identified/
with with properly used
permission. permission. with
permission.
Additional
Comments
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