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Adapted Play

After reading plays students write a play based on a familiar story from a book, tv, movie, or other previously created storyline

Rubric Code: MX32B73

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Adapted Play
	Excellent 9 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 7 pts	Needs Work 6 pts
Structure	Excellent The play has a clear beginning, middle, and end and follows the plot pyramid for the play. The play is easy to follow. The story and plot make sense and comes to a logical conclusion.	Good The play has a beginning, middle, and end and follows the plot pyramid for the play. There are a few lapses in details that make the play somewhat difficult to follow. The story and plot make sense and comes to a logical conclusion.	Fair The play has a beginning, middle, and end and loosely follows the plot pyramid for the play. The play is difficult to follow. The story and/or plot makes some sense. The play does not come to a logical conclusion.	Needs Work The play does not have a clear beginning, middle, and ending. The play does not follow the plot pyramid and is impossible to follow.
Dialogue	Excellent The dialogue is realistic and interesting. Dialogue is appropriate for the characters, scene, and situation.	Good The dialogue is somewhat realistic and interesting. Most dialogue is appropriate for the characters, scene, and situation.	Fair The dialogue is not very realistic or interesting. Lines may be wordy, and dialogue may be inappropriate for the characters, scene, and situation.	Needs Work Dialogue is unrealistic and inappropriate for the characters, scene, and situation.
Development and Theme	Excellent As the play unfolds, there is a clear understanding of direction of the action and motives of the characters. Play is interesting and entertaining. Theme is clear.	Good As the play unfolds, there is some understanding of the direction of the action and the motives of the characters. Play is interesting. Theme is understood.	Fair As the play unfolds, there is very little understanding of the direction of the action and the motives of the characters. Play is mildly interesting. Theme is vaguely developed.	Needs Work There is no understanding of the direction of the action and motives of the characters. The play is extremely undeveloped. Theme is not present.
Characters	Excellent Characters are interesting. Characters are clearly differentiated. Each character has a reason to be in the scene.	Good Characters are interesting. Characters might be similar to one another. Each character has a reason to be in the scene.	Fair Characters are hardly interesting. Characters are similar to one another, and it's unclear why some characters are there.	Needs Work Characters are not interesting. They are one-dimensional, identical, and/or unnecessary.
Adaptation	Excellent The play is a clear adaptation from another original work. The adapted story retains the key plot and character elements of the original work. Student has made changes to the original work that make the story interesting. Only dialogue is used to develop the story.	Good The play is a clear adaptation from another original work. The adapted story retains the some key plot and character elements of the original work. Student has not made changes to the original work that make the story interesting. Only dialogue is used to develop the story.	Fair The play is somewhat adapted from another original work. The adapted story does not retain the key plot and character elements of the original work. Student has not made changes to the original work. Slight narration appears one time.	Needs Work The original story is not discernible in the adapted play. Students use narration rather than dialogue to create adaptation.

Keywords:

Playwriting

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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