Kindertransport: The Unknown Children of the Holocaust
- Indicate what assessment/evaluation traits you selected and why (in other words, what's your rationale as a critic of these stories?)
- Story – This is a digital story so story should be the most important.
- Content Understanding – If the person is taking a stance or educating, I want to know that they know what they’re talking about.
- Originality, Voice, Creativity – I am interested in how these stories use creativity to help our generation stay engaged.
- The extent to which these traits are successfully present and utilized in the given stories
- Story – The story in this one was amazing! I think this is my favorite one so far. The story was intriguing to me because I have been exposed to other stories about the concentration camps in the past. This one was unique because it was about the author’s grandmother.
- Content Understanding – The author understood her history surrounding the war and what might have happened to her grandmother and her sister if the kindertransport had not been successful. She even mentioned the medical doctor who probably would have done medical experiments on the twins. I didn’t know that there was so much interest in twins at that time.
- Originality, Voice, Creativity – It was creative because it was a personal account. The author wouldn’t have even been born if her grandmother hadn’t escaped. Her voice was a good volume and very easy to understand.
- What these traits fail to capture about the selected story (that is, what other characteristics of the story are noteworthy, and why?)
- I liked the pictures that the author chose. You could tell they were authentic because they were black and white or sepia colored. I liked seeing the image of her grandmother’s wedding.
- Based upon your trait evaluation, what modifications and changes to this digital story might improve aspects of narrative, production, media usage, and/or audience engagement?
- I really can’t think of anything to change. The voice was clear, the music was a great choice, the images were perfect, and the story was captivating. She did a great job!!
- I really can’t think of anything to change. The voice was clear, the music was a great choice, the images were perfect, and the story was captivating. She did a great job!!