Audio Storytelling Rubric

Miguel Herrera

Exceeds expectations Meets Expectations Approaches expectations Needs improvement

Criteria
(3 points) (2 points) (1 points) (0 points)
The story is easy to
The story is complete, yet There is no evidence of a
Process follow and shows
lacking depth
The story is difficult to follow
storyline
significant planning

Content is clearly Content has some

relevant to the story. relevance to story and Content has little relevance to Content has no relevance
Content Style and theme, theme, message is clear the story and theme, to story and theme, there
message is distinctly with some confusing message is not clear. is no message.
clear. points

The story shows The story shows

Minor changes were made to No changes were made
Collaboration significant changes after improvement but no
the story to the storyline
reviewing with partner substantial changes

Indication of The story clearly The story indicates most

The story rarely indicates The story does not
audio effects indicates the exact points of the times where the
where the audio effects will indicate where the audio
in the where audio effects will audio effects will be
be added effects will be added.
storyline be added added
 Exceeds expectations Meets Expectations Approaches expectations Needs improvement
Criteria
(3 points) (2 points) (1 points) (0 points)

Some effects are used

Audio effects are always Only a few audio effects are
Use of Audio appropriately and match No effects are used or do
used appropriately match used and do not always
effects the story most of the not match the story.
and enhance the story. match the story.
times.

Story is recorded in a
Story is recorded in quiet Story is recorded in semi
quiet environment
environment with some quiet environment with High levels of noise in the
Technical without background
background noise. background noise most of the background. Volume of
production noise. Volume of voice
Volume is consistent most times. Volume is not voice is very low.
and effects enhance the
of the times. consistent.
story.

Audio effects blend in Audio effects do not

Audio effects blend in with Audio effects blend in with
with the voice and the blend smoothly with the
Audio editing the voice most of the the voice a few times and the
transitions are smooth. narration and there are
times and the transitions transitions have a lot of
No empty spaces on the gaps between the voice
have some empty spaces. empty spaces.
recording. and the audio effects.

Credits:
Rubrics for Digital Storytelling Class by Meg Ormiston: http://techteachers.com/digstory/gradclass/
Integrating Digital Storytelling in your classroom: http://its.ksbe.edu/dst/PDFs/Rubrics/digstorysample.pdf