Wednesday, February 29, 2012

February 29th Update

Thursday, March 1st viruses and trend/social movement posters (or prezi) are due

Here is the rubric we will use to evaluate your work. The question you must respond to are listed below.


Poster Rubric 


Criteria
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Creativity
- Minimal effort is evident.  Poster is dull, bland, and/or boring to look at;
- Does not catch the attention of viewer.
1 point
- Some effort is shown.  Needs to make effective use of space and colours
- It is enough to hold attention of the viewer. 

2 points
- Effort is evident; colours are used.  A good poster is created. 
- Will sustain the attention of the viewer.


3 points
- Wow factor!  A lot of effort is put into creating the poster; very effective use of colours;
- It is interesting, engaging and visually stimulating
4 points

Research Content and Literacy

·  Minimal content presented; does not meet most or all requirements.
·  No use of resources


2 points
·  Content is vague and/or lacks some details required of the assignment.
·  One resource used


4 points
·  Content meets most of the requirements and contains general information. 1 question may be missing or 2 inadequately answered.
·  More than one resource present; sources may be cited.
6 points
·  Content is accurate, specific, comprehensive and well researched. There are responses to all the questions.
·  Excellent use of resources; and all sources cited.

8 points


A reminder regarding the questions on the social movement or trend poster (or prezi):



  1. Photo (picture/diagram/logo)
  2. Description (alias; a brief description of the movement, trend and its goals)
  3. Social Media’s  m.o. (police jargon; where the social movement started and the trigger/event/action that sparked the movement)
  4. How this movement spread (by which means did these ideas spread i.e.; social media channels, rallies, etc.)
  5. What groups in society were most responsible for this movement spreading
  6. Rate of spread (how long did it take for this movement to reach a critical mass where it became a genuine movement)
  7. Duration of the spread (how long has/did this movement sustain a critical mass needed to impact society)
  8. Number of individuals affected – use international or national statistics
  9. Most effective method used to increase its spread
  10. How significant has the impact of this movement been in realizing the goals of its founders