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One-Act Play Script

After reading classic fiction The Wind in the Willows children write their own one-act with a character page, scenes, stage directions, etc.

Rubric Code: UX889XW

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Subject: English

Type: Writing

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One-Act Play
	Developing 1 pts	Working Towards 2 pts	Working At 3 pts	Working Beyond 4 pts
Structure	Developing The one-act play does not have a clear beginning, middle, and ending.	Working Towards The one-act play hardly follows the proposed structure, and the beginning, middle, and end are somewhat unclear. Scene changes are added unnecessarily. The play does not or may not have closure at the end.	Working At The one-act play follows the proposed structure, and there is a beginning, middle, and end. Scene changes are evident. The play has some kind of closure at the end. The entire play is one scene.	Working Beyond The one-act play follows the proposed structure, and there is a clear beginning, middle, and end. T Scene changes are smooth and necessary The play has definite closure at the end. The entire play takes place in one scene.
Dialogue	Developing Dialogue is extremely unrealistic.	Working Towards The dialogue is hardly realistic or interesting. Lines may be wordy, and characters speak too politely/formally. Characters interrupt one another, repeat lines, answer questions with questions, and change the subject abruptly	Working At The dialogue is somewhat realistic and interesting. Lines are short; characters rarely interrupt one another or repeat lines. The subject flows into one another well.	Working Beyond The dialogue is realistic and interesting. Lines are short; characters never interrupt one another unless on purpose. Lines are not repeated. The subject flows into one another seamlessly.
Development	Developing The scene is extremely undeveloped. The copy looks like an initial draft.	Working Towards As the scene unfolds, the reader gains little insight into the characters, their fears, and the conflict. The reader is left without much information on the characters and/or their situations.	Working At As the scene unfolds, the reader gains some insight into the characters, their fears, and the conflict. Holes may exist, but the situation is explained and explored.	Working Beyond As the scene unfolds, the reader gains sufficient insight into the characters, their fears, and the conflict. Scene either pits a character with his/her greatest fear or new alliances develop.
Characters	Developing Characters are not layered or interesting. They are one-dimensional, identical, and/or unnecessary.	Working Towards Characters are hardly layered, but interesting. Fears, interests, and personality are only slightly revealed. Characters are similar to one another, and it's unclear why some characters are there.	Working At Characters are layered and interesting. Fears, interests, and personality are briefly explored, but characters might be similar to one another. Each character has a reason to be in the scene.	Working Beyond Characters are layered and interesting. Fears, interests, and personality are explored, and characters are unique. No clone characters appear. Each character has a reason to be in the scene.

Keywords:

Playwriting

Subjects:

English

Types:

Writing

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