We Are Almost Done!

Our students have almost completed their digital stories about Doukhobor Culture and its influence on our region. Students, please think about how Doukhobor culture has impacted our region, and how our region has impacted Doukhobor culture? How do diverse groups contribute to our society? How do we learn about ourselves through learning about people from local cultures?

Remember, your project task was:
"You are student documentary filmmakers who have been asked to do an ethnographic study of the Doukhobor culture in the Kootenays, in order to learn about it and determine how it has influenced our local region, as well as how it was influenced. Your final task is to create a one-minute video depicting one element of Doukhobor culture with a clear and accurate message about Doukhobor culture. Your stories will be presented at a community film screening event."

Your final steps are:
1. Complete (render and submit to Ms. Malloff) and assess your digital stories according to the attached rubric.
2. Do a final reflection according to the question prompts above in MS Word (spellcheck, please). Have Mrs. Sookro or Ms. Malloff check, and only then post to this blog with your first name and last initial (individual posts only). You will also be doing a final self-assessment using the Social Responsibility rubric to determine your growth in understanding diversity in cultures.

Digital Storytelling Rubric:

Element	Descriptor
1.       Storyboard	Complete and detailed planning of the storyboard, including evidence of research/accuracy, sketches, narration/words. Sequence makes sense, and has a strong core message.
2.       Content and Theme	Content is clearly relevant to story and theme, message is clear and historically accurate. There are no spelling or grammatical errors.
3.       Editing	Transitions, effects, titles, audio, and edits are appropriate to the subject matter, add to the flow of the video, and do not distract from the video. All elements come together to make sense, and are in harmony with each other. The story is 1 minute long.
4.       Teamwork	Work was divided equally between all members. Each person understood their role, and was given an opportunity to contribute. Each member treated the other’s ideas with respect. When problems arose, the group tried to help each other.