Evaluation Criteria

If students were to create their own documentary, here are some of the things I would look for:

-Does this documentary convey a message to the audience?
-Is the topic choice appropriate?
-Does this documentary include research by the student? Did the student seek out interviewees, media sources (newspaper, internet, books), and other background information necessary for the validity/credibility of the claims being made?
-Does this documentary use varied editing techniques?
-Did the student write a reflection of the documentary creation process, focusing on difficulties, strengths, and weaknesses as self-evaluated by the student?