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Movie Review of "The Monkey's Paw" Rubric

Film/movie review rubric B1+/B2

The students have to write a film review about the short story, "The Monkey's Paw."

Rubric Code: V24C354

By mjulkowski

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Subject: Education

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

Film Review of "The Monkey's Paw" Rubric
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Unsatisfactory 1 pts
Summary of movie and details 20 % plot overview, main characters, and their traits.	Excellent Writer gives a brief summary of the film without disclosing ending; includes enough info to satisfy; details from the movie and evidence from summary strongly support reviewer’s opinion.	Good Summary is either a little too long or not long enough but does not give away ending; not quite as compelling; fewer details from the movie and evidence from summary to support reviewer’s opinion	Fair Summary is either much too short or much too long; may be vague or tell too much; few details from the movie and little evidence from summary to support reviewer’s opinion	Unsatisfactory Little or no summary; no details from the movie and little evidence from summary to support reviewer’s opinion
Film Techniques 20 % music, acting, sound effects, lighting, and the development of suspense, ESPECIALLY through characterization..	Excellent Contains sufficient and knowledgeable evaluation of many aspects of film: music, acting, sound effects, lighting, and the development of suspense.	Good Contains some evaluation of aspects of the film:music, acting, sound effects, lighting, and the development of suspense.	Fair Contains insufficient evaluation of aspects of the film:music, acting, sound effects, lighting, and the development of suspense.	Unsatisfactory Contains no significant evaluation of aspects of the film.
Effective organization and flow 20 % paragraphs and coherence	Excellent Review is strongly organized with clear transitions and logical connections that create a sense of being tightly woven together. It contains between 4-5 paragraphs.	Good Review is organized and most transitions and connections are clear, but either organization is somewhat lacking or the sense of flow is somewhat abrupt. And/or It has more than 5 paragraphs or less than 4.	Fair Review lacks strong organization ; jumps around too much or lacks effective transitions; not in logical order./ It has more than 5 paragraphs or less than 4.	Unsatisfactory Review is choppy or incohesive; organization is unclear; few effective transitions. /It has more than 5 paragraphs or less than 4.
Final recommendation 20 %	Excellent Review offers a clear conclusion or evaluation of the movie with a recommendation for viewing to others.	Good Conclusion is satisfactory but is lacking of a clear final evaluation.	Fair A conclusion is present, but it's weak and lacking of a clear final evaluation.	Unsatisfactory No conclusion is present.
Mechanics 20 % Grammar, spelling, Use of English.	Excellent No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors./All of the words are spelled correctly. Uses the correct jargon (terminology).	Good Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors./A few words (2-3) are spelled incorrectly. Use of the correct jargon (terminology).	Fair A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.Many words are spelled incorrectly. Lack of use of the correct jargon (terminology).	Unsatisfactory Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. No use of jargon.

Keywords:

At the end of the lesson the students will be able to comprehend and write a well-written a film review.

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Education

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