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Playwriting Project

Students write their own 4-part play based on a theme from Arthur Miller's The Crucible

Rubric Code: HXA5BXW

By gvdavis

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 9-12

Playwriting Project Rubric
	Poor 40 pts	Fair 60 pts	Good 80 pts	Excellent 100 pts
Theme 30 %	Poor Playwright’s theme is unclear, confused, or nonexistent.	Fair Playwright’s theme is present in some places within the play but may not always serve the character and story.	Good Playwright’s theme is intertwined in play and generally serves the character and story.	Excellent Playwright’s theme is skillfully intertwined in play and serves the character and story.
Structure 20 %	Poor 4-Act structure is minimal or absent completely.	Fair Loosely follows the 4-Act structure, missing major plot points	Good Follows the 4-Act structure, generally moves from plot point to plot point, occasionally fails to execute one or two minor points	Excellent Follows the 4-Act structure very closely, clearly moves from plot point to plot point.
Plot 10 %	Poor Completely illogical development of play. Scenes contain few complications or transitions. Major aspects of structure are missing. Conflict may be nonexistent.	Fair Poor, barely logical development of play. Scenes sometimes includes complications, transitions may be weak. Some elements of structure are missing, conflict may be weak.	Good Adequate, somewhat logical development of play. Each scene includes complications and is linked with transitions. Clear beginning, middle, and end serve character regarding solid conflict, crisis, climax, conclusion.	Excellent Logical, fluid development of play. Each scene includes compelling complications and is linked with transitions. Very clear beginning, middle, and end serve character regarding meaningful conflict, crisis, climax, conclusion.
Characters 10 %	Poor Characters are hard to distinguish. No individuality. Not school appropriate.	Fair Characters lack depth and "humanity." Hard to tell the difference between the characters. It is evident that they do not have specific goals/desires.	Good Characters are good, but a bit archetypal. Predictable. Not particularly different from each other. Characters can somewhat empathize	Excellent Characters are different and engaging. Not "cookie-cutter" or predictable. Characters interact with each other in an interesting way. Audience can empathize with characters
Dialogue 10 %	Poor Not engaging. No attempts to differentiate between characters. Hard to understand. Would be hard to act on stage or on film. Not school appropriate.	Fair A bit vanilla, and not specific to a character. Relies too heavily on exposition to communicate the storyline.	Good Good dialogue, but all of the characters sound the same. Message gets across, but not particularly creative.	Excellent Natural and specific to the character. Interesting and engaging. No fluff.
Format 10 %	Poor Play is difficult to read/ decipher, font is too weird.	Fair Stage directions are not italicized, all dialogue is not left justified, Character names are not easily identifiable.	Good Stage directions are italicized, all dialogue is left justified, Character names are easily identifiable. Does not follow the American Stage Play Template	Excellent Stage directions are italicized, all dialogue is left justified, Character names are easily identifiable. Follows the American Stage Play Template very closely
Grammar & Mechanics 5 % Enter description	Poor Serious and numerous errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling block the audience's understanding of the process.	Fair Errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling interfere with the audience's understanding of the process	Good There are some errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.	Excellent There are few or no errors in mechanics, usage, grammar, or spelling.
Stage Directions 5 % Enter description	Poor There are no directions and/or directions are too specific/not essential to the understanding of the plot/character.	Fair Stage directions are hard to understand/visualize. For a play: directions are impossible for a theatrical performance	Good Stage directions are clear, but not necessarily essential to the understanding of the plot/character.	Excellent Directions are essential to the understanding of the plot/character. Writer does not presume to direct the director.

Keywords:

Drama, Creative Writing, Stage Play, Play writing, The Crucible

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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