Category

8 pts

6 pts

4 pts

1 pt

Content-
Appropriate

The person interviewed and the content researched are appropriate for an Oral History

The person interviewed and the content researched were somewhat appropriate for an Oral History

The person interviewed or the content researched was inappropriate for an Oral History report.

The person interviewed had little knowledge of the content and was not an appropriate person for an Oral History

Questioning
Knowledge

Questioning demonstrated a strong grasp of the topic and excellent research into it.

Questioning demonstrated a fair grasp of the topic and good research into it.

Questioning demonstrated a some grasp of the topic and weak research.

Poor questioning due to poor research and a weak understanding of the content investigated.

Questions-
Effectiveness

Questions were effective and sufficiently open ended to draw out the interviewee.

Questions were somewhat effective and sufficiently open ended to draw out the interviewee.

Questions were not effective and failed to draw out the interviewee.

Questions were not effective. Most were close ended.

Logical &
Orderly

The questions followed and orderly progression and built upon each other.

The questions followed a somewhat orderly progression and built upon each other.

The questions jumped around and were not in an orderly progression.

The questions followed no orderly progression and were unrelated to each other.

Taping Effective

The audio tape was well done and clear.

The audio tape was well done for most of it's length with a few weak places.

The audio tape was poorly done and hardly acceptable.

The audio tape was so poorly done and of little value.

Accurate
Transcription

The transcription was a word for word account as required.

The transcription contained errors.

Resources

The oral history shows the use of a variety of sources of information which have been cited in a bibliography.

The oral history shows the use of several sources of information which have been cited in a bibliography.

The oral history shows very little variety in the sources of information which have been cited in a bibliography.

The oral history questions looked as if one or two sources only were used in it's preparation.

Preparation

The student had notes about all the events and facts s/he wished to include in his video before beginning. Notes were submitted.

The student had notes about all the events and facts s/he wished to include in his video before beginning. Notes were submitted.

The student had notes about most (~75%) of the events and facts s/he wished to include in his video before beginning. Notes were submitted.

The student had not prepared adequate notes before beginning or notes were not submitted.

Documentation

You have properly documented 4 or more good sources for your topic.

You have properly documented less than 4 good sources for your topic.

You have properly documented less than 4 sources for your topic, some of which are weak.

You have not properly documented the sources for your topic and the sources are too few or inappropriate.