2 Children’s Television Review Rubric
Name of Student__________________________
Children’s Television Review Rubric
- Watch two (2) hours of children’s television programming.
- Write a review of the programming you have watched for a magazine or newsletter to parents of young children. Be clear about whether you would recommend this program or not, and give clear advice about anything parents may want to discuss with their children regarding it. Answer the questions that follow:
- What is the likely impact of the programming on children’s cognitive skills (i.e. vocabulary and logical skills)?
- What types of opinions and attitudes toward education are conveyed in this programming?
- Is violence or aggression portrayed in the program? In what context?
- What messages about gender doe the program contain?
- Does the programming contain ethnic or racial stereotypes? If so, how are these stereotypes used?
- Your review must also include information on the title of the program or film you reviewed, and on where and when it was broadcast.
- Integrate class readings and outside peer-reviewed research on gender and social development into your presentation.
| Category/ Points | Excellent | Competent | Beginning | Score |
| Media Piece Analysis
40 Points |
The analysis answers four to six of the questions indicated above.
26-40 points |
The analysis answers three of the questions indicated above.
11-25 points |
The analysis answers two or less questions indicated above.
0-10 points |
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| Advice to Parents
20 Points |
The writer presents four or more tips to parents regarding mediation of images.
16-20 points |
The writer presents one to three tips to parents regarding mediation of images.
8-15 points |
The writer fails to present any tips to parents regarding mediation of images.
0-7 points |
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| Organization
15 Points |
Organization of the paper is well defined, integrated, and logical.
11-15 points |
Organization of the paper is clear enough to follow without difficulty. However, improve it by making logical transitions between ideas and paragraphs.
7-10 points |
Organization of the paper is difficult to follow. Improve it by integrating resources, giving your advice to parents, and making logical transitions between ideas and paragraphs.
0-6 points |
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| Scholarly Sources
15 Points |
Paper includes at least two or more scholarly source(s) to support the writer’s ideas.
11-15 points |
Only one scholarly source is included and/or the source is weak in how it supports the writer’s ideas.
7-10 points |
Scholarly sources for the writer’s ideas are not provided.
0-6 points |
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| APA Format
10 Points |
APA Style is used accurately for citing sources and references.
8-10 points |
APA Style is used partially. There are consistent errors with how sources are cited and/or referenced.
4-7 points |
APA Style is not used or used incorrectly for both citations and reference sources.
0-3 points |
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| Total Points |
- On your Reference page, single-space each reference, indent all lines after Line 1 by five spaces, double-space between the word, “Reference,” and the first reference as well as between each reference.
- Work on word usage, grammar usage, and/or punctuation usage.
