513/613 Marking Rubric for Social Studies: Newscast on a Technological Innovation
Hannah Perry/566581708/Cohort #3
Innovation Chosen and
why you think it’s an
innovation?
Who was involved in the
creation of the innovation
chosen?
What circumstance or
problem lead to the
creation of your
innovation?
Was the innovation good
or bad when it was
created?
What was the lasting
impact of the innovation
you choose? (Is it still
relevant today? Did it
change the world for a
short time? Did it create a
long-term impact?)
Beginning
Innovation chosen, but no
explanation of why it was
chosen.
-Little to no detail on the
people involved in your
innovation
-Little to no observation
of the people involved
-No circumstance or
problem presented
-No detail of
circumstance or problem
-Little to no analysis of
why the innovation may
have been good or bad
-No detail
-No questions answered
about impact
-No detail on why
innovation impacted the
world
-No connection to
innovation to today
Developing
Innovation chosen, but
explanation is vague or
unclear how it is an
innovation
-Vague observation of the
people involved in the
creation of your chosen
innovation.
-Little detail on who was
involved
-Circumstance/problem is
not clear or vague
-Little detail or analysis of
circumstance or problem
-Some analysis of why the
innovation may have been
good or bad
-Little detail
-Some questions answered
-Little detail on reasons the
innovation was impactful
-Some understanding of
innovation
-little connection to
innovation today
Applying Extending
Innovation chosen well Innovation chosen and
and the explanation of explanation of why it was
why it was chosen is chosen is very detailed.
detailed.
-Detailed observation of -Very Detailed observation
the people involved in the of the people involved in
creation of your the creation of your
observation. innovation
-Who they were and why -Who they were and why
they were involved they were involved with
extensive details
-Circumstance/problem is -Circumstance/problem is
clearly presented very clearly presented
-There are some details -Detailed analysis of
-Some analysis of circumstance or problem
circumstance or problem
-Analysis with some -Detailed analysis of why
details about why the the innovation may have
innovation may have been been good or bad
good of bad -A lot of detail
-Some detail
-Answers all questions -Answers all questions
about impact clearly about impact with
-Includes some details on excellent details
the reasons the innovation -Detailed reasoning of
may have been impactful impacts
-Clear understand of -very clear understanding
innovation of innovation
 -Clear connection of -Detailed connection of
innovation today innovation today
Video -Less then 3 questions -Only 3-4 of the 5 questions -Organized well and edited -Organized well and edited
-Organized well and edited answered asked are answered in a logical sequence in a logical sequence
in a logical sequence -Newscast is unclear -Newscast unclear -All of the questions are -All of the questions asked
-All points covered -Editing is very -Editing is inconsistent or covered in video clearly are covered in video very
-Clear voices inconsistent or is there is none at all -Newscast is clear and well clearly
-Clear images nonexistent - Voices are unclear sequenced -Newscast is clear and
-Costumes (relevant to the -Voices are unclear (Muffled, low volume) -If images used they are excellently sequenced
newscast) (Muffled, low volume, -Audience is not considered clear and easy to see -Costumes match the video
nonexistent) well -Audience has been well and further the newscast
-Audience is not -Some costumes or none considered narrative
considered -Costumes match the
-No costumes theme of the video