My Place Storyboard Assignment

Everyone has a story about a place that is important to them. Your job
is to create a storyboard using Storybird to share your place. Your
place can be a physical place or an emotional place. Maybe your place
is when you are listening to music, creating music, playing a sport or
creating a piece of artwork. You may choose to draw your own
illustrations or use the ones on Storybird. Below you will find the
requirements for the assignments, a planning guide and rubric. Good
luck and have fun!
Requirements:
Title page with a title and your name
Setting, feelings, emotions, memories, thoughts, etc.
10 frames
each frame needs 3-5 sentences
each frame needs an illustration
Storyboard should be no longer than 3 minutes
You need to record your voice over the story

Planning guide:
Answer the following questions to help you get started.
1. What is the earliest memory of your place?

2. What are your feelings when you are there?

3. What difference does your place make in your life?

4. What do you see in your place that no one else sees?

5. Why is your place important to you?

Grading Rubric
20-15

15-10

10-5

5-0

Title

Storyboard
contains title
and students
name.

Storyboard is
missing one
of the title
requirements.

Storyboard is
missing two
of the title
requirements.

No title or
wrong
information in
title square
(#1).

Elements
Required

Storyboard
includes all
required
elements:
title, setting,
feelings,
memories,
thoughts, etc.

Storyboard is
missing 1
required
element.

Storyboard is
missing 2
required
elements.

Storyboard is
missing 3 or
more
required
elements.

Content

Storyboard
contains 3- 5
appropriate
sentences for
all required
elements.

Storyboard
does not
contain 3-5
appropriate
sentences for
1 of the
required
elements.

Storyboard
does not
contain 3-5
appropriate
sentences for
2 of the
required
elements.

Storyboard
does not
contain 3-5
sentences for
3 or more of
the required
elements.

Illustratio
ns

Storyboard
contains one
illustration for
each required
element.

Storyboard is
missing 1
required
illustration.

Storyboard is
missing 2
required
illustrations.

2 required
illustrations.
Storyboard is
missing 3 or
more
required
illustrations.

Grammar/
Mechanics

Storyboard
contains no
errors in
grammar,
capitalization,
or
punctuation.

Storyboard
contains 1- 2
errors in
grammar,
capitalization,
or
punctuation.

Storyboard
contains 3- 4
errors in
grammar,
capitalization,
or
punctuation.

Storyboard
contains 5 or
more errors
in grammar,
capitalization,
or
punctuation

Appearanc
e/
Neatness

Storyboard is
exceptionally
attractive in
terms of
design,
layout, and
neatness.

Storyboard is
attractive in
terms of
design,
layout, and
neatness.

Storyboard is
acceptably
attractive
though it may
be a bit
messy.

Storyboard is
distractingly
messy or
very poorly
designed. It is
not
attractive.