Part II: Visual Memoir Project & Rubrics
Directions: Now that you have written a story you have captured in time, you will retell this story visually. You may choose from the following choices
- Create a visual slidedeck of your memoir in 10 pictures or more with captions of the events / moments throughout the memoir
- Each slide should have a picture that relates to your memoir, but they do not need to be your pictures and they do not need to exactly match your story.
- Use the notes section below each slide to write a SHORTER version of your memoir. Since you now have images helping you tell your story you won’t need as many words.
- Create a video of your memoir - with the google slides, iphone (upload to you tube private share with certain people or bring in on a jump drive)
- Optional: present or screencast it and record yourself
Directions for voice over https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U8d5wkF-ls
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Image Selection | All this & Present the images through an in-class presentation or screencast and do voice over | Compelling images support the message of the memoir. Slide shave a caption paraphrasing the significance of the event in 1-2 sentences no more. | Some slides are not attractive or have too much text or too little. Some errors | Images are distracting from the meaning of the story. Captions are missing or not edited. | Images are not relevant to the memoir, represent ideas or places that are not represented in the script. No captions | Images are the same as the original template. |
Captions | Retold in a presentation | Caption in the slide notes or visually viewable on slide fits with the images on the slides and supports the message of the memoir. Script is free of grammar, punctuation and other errors. | Caption has been adapted to the shorter format of the digital story, but does not match well with the selected images, does not tell enough of the story or is full of proofreading errors. | Script is an unedited version of the original memoir, ie too long or not adapted to the shorter format necessary for a digital story. | Script is incomplete, not on slide notes section, or has so many grammar, punctuation and spelling errors that it is difficult to understand what the author is saying. | Notes section is still the original directions from the template. |
Example slide w/ caption
Suddenly the bell rang and I saw my friend I had gotten my schedule with at the beginning, I asked her what class she had, and she ended up having the same class as me so we walked together. Finally, relief filled through me and I was able to see the light.
2. Create a painting or sketch of the memory of the event with a paragraph explaining the visual in one paragraph.
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Picture is complex, rich in design, color or technique, thoughtful, conveys the emotion of the memoir | Pictures is sketched or painted and includes many details from the memoir | Picture is one image, offers some detail, such as color, or small windows | Picture is basic shapes and simple symbols of memoirs meaning | Stick figures |
Analytical Paragraph for all assignments or presentation
- What is the focus / subject of your memoir and purpose
- Explain what you chose to draw and why
- How does this image convey the complexity of your journey -
- What did you struggle with? How is this revealed in your picture?
- List 3 emotions you went through? Which emotion is captured in the picture?
- What part of the image conveys the realization?
- If you were to share your written and visual memoir, who would be your audience and why?
- Why did you choose this medium / format to retell your story?
- How do you think people will analyze or look at your visual story?
3. You may create a comic version of your memoir
Try https://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/ Comic life (sign up for free trial) print out or share through email
The comic should have sufficient dialogue with a paragraph
4. Create a podcast explaining your memoir - explaining the story and its significance in 3 - 5 minutes
6. Create a visual photo / memory book of your memoir with captions of the significance of each moment of the event.
7. Create a narrative poem of your memoir with a visual / and or a paragraph explanation
8. Create a song capturing your memoir w/ paragraph or presentation
9. Create dance moves that express the emotional journey of your memoir w/ paragraph or small speech explaining how the moves relate to the story
10. Create a soundtrack for your memoir. Divide your memoir into 4-6 moments, then choose a song for each moment. Burn the songs onto a CD or click links to them. Describe why this songs fits the scene of your memoir in a couple of sentences for each moment. OR write your own song about your memoir and then perform it for the class.