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Paper Instructions:

Take at least 10 photographs which together embody some feature or quality of a topic that is of interest to you. For example, you might choose local street art or local markets or representations of your culture or a different culture. You might present a celebration of local textiles or the adaptation of historic buildings to new purposes. You might submit a series of portraits. Each photograph must be captioned with a paragraph (50 – 125 words) explaining why you have chosen it and how it illustrates the theme of your essay.

Grading Criteria (What constitutes a good assignment?): Generally speaking, good assignments are responsive to the instructions and meet the criteria specified in the assignment brief and the rubric. Good essays will demonstrate care in their preparation. Essays will consist of well-structured sentences and paragraphs that are free of grammar and spelling mistakes.

Rubric
Photo Essay
Photo Essay
Criteria    Ratings    Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganisation, clarity, presentation and referencing
30.0 pts
Full Marks (A)
Paper demonstrates concise and consistent writing. Transitions between ideas are handled well. Formatting is appropriate and writing is free of grammar and spelling errors. Paper is well structured. References are clear and correctly created. Paper is presented to an excellent aesthetic standard.
24.0 pts
Good (B)
Paper is organized and clear. Errors do not detract from overall ideas. Could have used better transitions between ideas. Some grammar or spelling errors. Paper is well structured. References are passable – but could be more complete. Paper is presented to a high aesthetic standard.
21.0 pts
Adequate (C)
Paper is organized and clear. Errors do not detract from overall ideas. Could have used better transitions between ideas. Some grammar or spelling errors. Report conforms to structure set out in the syllabus. Basic references. Paper is presented to an acceptable aesthetic standard.
18.0 pts
Inadequate (D)
Writing needs outside support. The main ideas are getting lost as a result of the grammar and spelling errors. Report is poorly presented with no structure. Referencing is poor, incomplete and/or not done correctly. Little consideration of aesthetics is taken.
0.0 pts
Fail
Insufficient or no work
30.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeNarrative
50.0 pts
Full Marks
The essay excellently creates and communicates a narrative. Photos selected are highly relevant to and clearly develop the narrative. Accompanying paragraphs concisely add context, nuance and detail to the photos selected. Narrative is summarized outstandingly in a concluding paragraph.
40.0 pts
Good
The essay clearly creates and communicates a narrative. Photos selected are relevant to and develop the narrative. Accompanying paragraphs concisely add context and detail to the photos selected. Narrative is summarized well in a concluding paragraph.
35.0 pts
Adequate
The essay creates and communicates a narrative. Photos selected are relevant to and develop the narrative. Accompanying paragraphs add context to the photos selected. Narrative is summarized in a concluding paragraph
30.0 pts
Inadequate
The essay does not show evidence of a narrative. Photos are irrelevant or do not add to the narrative. Accompanying paragraphs are unhelpful or vague. Concluding paragraph is missing.
0.0 pts
Fail
Insufficient or no work
50.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDiversity or place, subject matter and time
20.0 pts
Full Marks
Photos show a wide variety of subject matter, taken at different times of day and clear and careful effort has been made to ensure diversity of image. The diversity of images complements the narrative being created excellently. Images taken are original (i.e. taken by the student) and highly relevant, and this is evident in their high quality composition.
16.0 pts
Good
Photos show a variety of subject matter, taken at different times of day and effort has been made to ensure diversity of image. The diversity of images complements the narrative being created well. Images taken are original (i.e. taken by the student) and relevant and this is evident in their composition.
14.0 pts
Adequate
Photos show some variety of subject matter and some effort has been made to ensure diversity of image. The diversity of images sometimes complements the narrative being created. Images taken are original (i.e. taken by the student) and relevant.
12.0 pts
Inadequate
Photos show little variety, being of the same subject or all at the same time of day. No effort has been made to show diversity of images. The images show little to no relevance to the narrative. One or more images are not taken by the student, and images taken by the student are of a low quality.
0.0 pts
Fail
Insufficient work, photos sourced mostly online or no work.
20.0 pts
Total Points: 100.0