ENG 201 Digital Storytelling Project (25 points)

Your digital storytelling project has 7 major components, all of which you have to present on your ePortfolio: 1) the final video; 2) your soundtrack (music remix w/ voice); 3) your storys script; 4) use of images (represented as a gallery); 5) a theoretical discussion of digital storytelling; 6) reflections of your process, and; 7) a draft gallery (required by the department). Please look at the 201 demo ePort for more specifications and examples.
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Your Final Video

1) Your final video is at least 4 1/2 minutes long but not longer than 6 minutes. 2) Your final video has at least one image showing per 10 seconds that matches your storys purpose and message. 3) Your final video showcases your voice in a way that is easy to hear and understand (you do not talk too fast, too low, etc). Your voice pauses and rhythm match the story. 4) You mix the music in your background to make the soundtrack more original. 5) Your video has an interesting visual or sound OPENING. 6) Your video has an interesting visual or sound CLOSING. 7) You offer a two-sentence summary (with no typos, etc) on your youtube channel of what your video is about (you can create an anonymous channel). 8) You upload your video (via youtube) to your ePortfolio. The left tab has an interesting title; the page uses wordart or a chart to offer a title; and the top tab has a title.

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Your Soundtrack
9) You have uploaded an mp3/wav file of your final soundtrack to your ePortfolio. The left tab has an interesting title and the page has a title (using wordart or the chart function). 10) You have indicated on your ePort each song used for your soundtrack by uploading videos OR listing track/artist/year (all youtube videos are formatted consistently). 11) Your left tab has an interesting title; the page uses wordart or a chart to offer a title.

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The Script of Your Story

12) Your script of your story has been uploaded to your ePortfolio. It has been proofread and copy-edited for surface errors and typos. 13) You include at least one image on this ePortfolio page that represents your story. 14) Your left tab has an interesting title; the page uses wordart or a chart to offer a title.

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Your Images
15) You have a gallery images on your ePortfolio that captures EACH image that you use in

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !This project has been adopted from Cynthia Davidsons work at Stony Brook University on Simple Digital Storytelling (for

more, see her ePortfolio: https://stonybrook.digication.com/writing_614_digital_rhetorics_reading_writing_culture_across_networks/Simple_Digit al_Storytelling) and the Center for Digital Storytelling (http://storycenter.org)

your video. Your images add to the content/message of your story. 16) You have ONE image for at least every 10 seconds and you offer a caption of each video (especially if is NOT your own photo). 17) You do not have any typos in your captions. 18) Your left tab has an interesting title; the page uses wordart or a chart to offer a title.

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Your Theories of Digital Storytelling

19) You discuss the politics and processes of digital storytelling using the three questions from the syllabus in AT LEAST 700 WORDS. 20) You have incorporated AT LEAST one of the theoretical readings on digital storytelling (on course website); you use a quote (accurately) and weblink back to the source. 21) You include at least one image on this ePortfolio page that represents your story; you also proofread and copy-edit for surface errors and typos. 22) Your left tab has an interesting title; the page uses wordart or a chart to offer a title.

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Your Reflection
23) In at least 500 words, you answer the following on your ePortfolio reflections page: What was it like to do this project? We combined ALL of the elements of digital writing here: sound, images, video, and words. Which area was your strength and why? When you look back on all of this original work that you did, what do you think of it? What do you think of your own digital rhetorics now? 24) You include at least one image on this ePortfolio page that represents your story; you also proofread and copy-edit for surface errors and typos.

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Your Draft Gallery

25) You have included the draft of your story (with your reading notes on it) as well as all charts and graphs in your DRAFT GALLERY.

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EXTRAand OVER THE TOP

You mix more than two songs and mash them up in such a way as to make the lyrics, beats, or general sound offer a new statement. You match your story and your images to make specific statements for emphasis and importance. You use words/wordart in your video to make specific statements for emphasis and importance.

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