Media Evaluation

Media Evaluation Rubric

Skill Area

Developing

Competent

Proficient

Score

0-16

18

20

Introduction

Unclear or two of four

Vague or three of four

Clear and all four criteria

Identify

criteria addressed:

criteria addressed:

addressed:

exceptionality and

Identified rationale of

Identified rationale of

Identified rationale of

media

selection, area of

selection, area of

selection, area of

exceptionality, media title,

exceptionality, media title,

exceptionality, media title,

and character with

and character with

and character with

exceptionality

exceptionality

exceptionality

Exceptionality

Unclear or did not

Vague or one of two criteria

Clear and both criteria

Describe

address:

addressed:

addressed:

exceptionality

Described media portrayal

Described media portrayal of

Described media portrayal

through media and

of character with

character with exceptionality

of character with

scholarly sources

exceptionality through

through physical, cognitive,

exceptionality through

physical, cognitive, social,

social, and emotional

physical, cognitive, social,

and emotional

characteristics;

and emotional

characteristics;

Described exceptionality

characteristics;

Described exceptionality

from professional sources

Described exceptionality

from professional sources

through physical, cognitive,

from professional sources

through physical,

social, and emotional

through physical, cognitive,

cognitive, social, and

characteristics

social, and emotional

emotional characteristics

characteristics

Analysis

Unclear or did not

Vague:

Clear:

Compare and

address:

Compare and contrast the

Compare and contrast the

contrast

Compare and contrast the

characteristics (physical,

characteristics (physical,

characteristics of

characteristics (physical,

cognitive, social, and

cognitive, social, and

exceptionality

cognitive, social, and

emotional) of the

emotional) of the

emotional) of the

exceptionality as portrayed

exceptionality as portrayed

exceptionality as

in the media and through

in the media and through

portrayed in the media

professional sources

professional sources

and through professional

sources

Implications

Unclear or did not

Vague:

Clear:

Generate learning

address:

Generated learning activities

Generated learning

activities for future

Generated learning

incorporating media to raise

activities incorporating

practice

activities incorporating

awareness or teach about

media to raise awareness

media to raise awareness

the exceptionality

or teach about the

or teach about the

exceptionality

exceptionality

0-6

8

10

APA Format

Numerous errors (four or more) in APA format of title page, running head, margins, spacing, font,

citations, and references

Few errors (two or three) in APA format of title page, running head, margins, spacing, font, citations, and

references

Minimal errors (zero or one) in APA format of title page, running head, margins, spacing, font,

citations, and references

MUGS

Numerous errors (five or more) in mechanics,

usage, grammar, and spelling

Few errors (two to four) in mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling

Minimal errors (zero or one) in mechanics, usage, grammar, and spelling

Total Points out of 100 possible points