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Adapted Play 
After reading Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex," students create their own version.
Rubric Code: S987A3
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Subject: Foreign Languages  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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Structure
15 %

Excellent

The play has a clear beginning, middle, and end and follows the plot for the play. The play is easy to follow. The story and plot make sense and come 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 come 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
10 %

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
15 %

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.
Good

As the play unfolds, there is some understanding of the direction of the action and the motives of the characters. Play is interesting.
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.
Needs Work

There is no understanding of the direction of the action and motives of the characters. The play is extremely undeveloped.
Characters
10 %

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
30 %

Excellent

The play is a clear adaptation from Sophocles' play. The adapted story retains the key plot and character elements of the original work. If it is in a different setting, the plot and characters of the original are still discernible. Student has made changes to the original work that make the story interesting.
Good

The play is a clear adaptation from Sophocles' play. The adapted story retains the some key plot and character elements of the original work. OR Student has not made changes to the original work that make the story interesting.
Fair

The play is somewhat adapted from Sophocles' play. The adapted story does not retain the key plot and character elements of the original work. OR Student has not made changes to the original work.
Needs Work

The original story is not discernible in the adapted play.



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  • Playwriting







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