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10 minute Play 
10 minute Play
Students all wrote a 10 minute play and helped to produce five of them by taking on a role. The following rubric assesses the entire process.
Rubric Code: VX95245
By jflinn
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Ten Minute Play
  Excellent

5 pts

Very Good

4 pts

Good

3 pts

Needs Work

2 pts

Structure

Excellent

The 10-minute play follows the proposed structure, and there is a clear beginning, middle, and end. The play opens in the middle of action, and there is some type of closure at the end.
Very Good

The 10 minute play follows the proposed structure, and there is a beginning, middle, and end. The play does not open in the middle of action, and there may not be closure at the end.
Good

The 10 minute play hardly follows the proposed structure, and the beginning, middle, and end are somewhat unclear. Scene changes are added unnecessarily.
Needs Work

The 10 minute play does not have a clear beginning, middle, and ending. There is no evident conflict, rising tension or resolution.
Dialogue

Excellent

The dialogue is very realistic and interesting. Lines are driving the story and are delivered with genuine tone and emotion. There is an obvious subtext.
Very Good

The dialogue is mostly realistic and interesting. Lines are mostly driving the story and are delivered with a mostly genuine tone and emotion. There is a fairly obvious subtext revealed.
Good

The dialogue is somewhat realistic and interesting. Lines are somewhat driving the story and are delivered with a somewhat genuine tone and emotion. The subtext is difficult to understand.
Needs Work

The dialogue is very rarely realistic and interesting. Lines are not driving the story and are rarely delivered with genuine tone and emotion. There is no obvious subtext.
Plot Development

Excellent

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.
Very Good

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.
Good

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.
Needs Work

The scene is extremely undeveloped.
Characters

Excellent

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.
Very Good

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.
Good

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.
Needs Work

Characters are not layered or interesting. They are one-dimensional, identical, and/or unnecessary.
Play Writing

Excellent

10 minute play is typed, double spaced, and in standard playwriting format. ALL requirements met.
Very Good

10 minute play is typed, double spaced, and in an acceptable format with some errors. Most requirements met.
Good

10 minute play is typed, but not acceptable format. Missing several requirements.
Needs Work

10 minute is missing most requirements.
Rehearsal Process

Excellent

Member of company was completely engaged in their role and was a benefit to others in making their roles shine and improve.
Very Good

Member of company was mostly engaged in their role and was a benefit to others in making their roles shine and improve most of the time.
Good

Member of company was somewhat engaged in their role and was a benefit to others in making their roles shine and improve at times.
Needs Work

Member of company was rarely engaged in their role and was rarely a benefit to others in making their roles shine and improve.
Set Design

Excellent

The environments created by the set designs are thoughtful and effective for telling the story. The set is positioned perfectly for the characters to utilize. The performance is not strained by the set design.
Very Good

The environments created by the set design are mostly thoughtful and effective for telling the story. The set is positioned well for the characters to utilize. The performance is only slightly strained by the set design.
Good

The environments created by the set design are somewhat thoughtful and effective for telling the story. The set is positioned fairly well for the characters to utilize. The performance is strained by the set design.
Needs Work

The environments created by the set design are not very thoughtful and effective for telling the story. The set is positioned poorly for the characters to utilize. The performance is very strained by the set design.
Lighting and Sound

Excellent

The lighting and sound for the performance heightens the play's emotional story-telling. The transitions and timing make the use of lighting and sound seamlessly woven into the whole performance.
Very Good

The lighting and sound for the performance helps the play's emotional story-telling. The transitions and timing make the use of lighting and sound well woven into the whole performance.
Good

The lighting and sound for the performance mostly helps the play's emotional story-telling. The transitions and timing make the use of lighting and sound somewhat woven into the whole performance.
Needs Work

The lighting and sound for the performance does not help the play's emotional story-telling. The transitions and timing make the use of lighting and sound poorly woven into the whole performance.
Costume and Props

Excellent

The costumes and props have been chosen with great care and attention to detail. They perfectly reveal the characters and are used to heighten the storytelling.
Very Good

The costumes and props have been chosen with some care and attention to detail. They mostly reveal the characters and are mostly used to heighten the storytelling.
Good

The costumes and props have been chosen with little care and attention to detail. They somewhat reveal the characters and are somewhat used to heighten the storytelling.
Needs Work

The costumes and props have been chosen with very little care and attention to detail. They rarely reveal the characters and are rarely used to heighten the storytelling.



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