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Short Film Script Rubric

Script Rubric

Evaluates how well students have completed the Short Film Script writing project.

Rubric Code: ZXBC7CA

By TeacherJanine

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Subject: English

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Script
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Developing 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Plot (10 points) x2 Comments:	Needs Improvement The story lacks a clear beginning, middle, and end. The protagonist lacks a goal to achieve or a problem to solve. The protagonist does not achieve his goal or solve his problem himself. Prop is seen but not used to move plot	Developing The story lacks a clear beginning, middle, OR end. The protagonist has a partly developed goal to achieve or a problem to solve. The protagonist does not achieve his goal or solve his problem himself. Prop is seen but not used to move plot.	Fair The story contains a clear beginning, middle, or end, but not all three. The protagonists has a goal to achieve or a problem to solve, but it is of no consequence. The protagonist has a part in achieving his goal or solving his problem, but it is only a minor part or it feels contrived. Prop is clearly used by characters and but not clearly integrated well into plot The plot integrates the archetypes.	Good The story contains a clear beginning, middle, and end. The protagonist has an important, life changing goal to achieve or problem to solve. The protagonist achieves his goal or solves his problem by himself in a realistic, natural way. Prop is use by characters and integrated well into the plot. The plot integrates the archetypes and partly succeeds in changing them.	Excellent The story contains a clear beginning, middle, and end. The protagonist has an important, life changing goal to achieve or problem to solve. The protagonist achieves his goal or solves his problem by himself in a realistic, natural way. Prop is use by characters and integrated well into the plot. The plot successfully weaves the story around the archetypes and changing them.
Characters (10 points) x2 Comments:	Needs Improvement The characters are not believable or sympathetic. The characters do not have any distinguishing characteristics. There is no definite source of conflict.	Developing Some of the characters are not believable or sympathetic. Some of the characters do not have any distinguishing characteristics. There is no definite source of conflict.	Fair The characters either believable OR sympathetic, but not both. The characters are only mildly distinguishable. There is source of conflict although not that strong.	Good Some of the characters are both believable and sympathetic. Some of the characters have at least one distinguishable characteristic. The source of conflict is clear.	Excellent All the characters are both believable and sympathetic. All the characters have at least one distinguishable characteristic. The source of conflict is well-developed.
Scenes and Settings (10points) x2 Comments:	Needs Improvement The story's locale is not discernible. The story's time period is not discernible. The story's setting is not described well. The story does not contain multiple scenes. None of the scenes are well described. Scene and setting details are neither specific, concrete, nor particular. Scene changes do not occur at the right time.	Developing The story has a specific location, but it is not well defined. The story has a definite time period, not well defined. The story's setting is described, but the details are not relevant to the plot. The story contains a few scenes, but not enough. Some of the scenes are clearly described. Setting details are present but non-specific. Scene changes are rough or not timed well.	Fair The story has a specific location. The story has a definite time period. The story's setting is described, but only few of the details are relevant to the plot. The story contains sufficient scenes. Most of the scenes are clearly described. Setting details are present but partly specific. Scene changes are a little rough.	Good The story's local is clearly defined at the beginning. The story's time period is clearly defined. The story's setting is clearly described, most of the details are important to the plot. The story contains an adequate amount of multiple scenes. All of the story's scenes are well described. Setting details are specific and concrete. Most of the scene changes occur smoothly.	Excellent The story's local is well defined at the beginning. The story's time period is well defined. The story's setting is well described, details that are important to the plot. The story contains an adequate amount of multiple scenes. All of the story's scenes are well described. Setting details are specific, concrete, and particular. Scene changes occur smoothly and at the right time.
Dialogue (10 points) x2 Comments:	Needs Improvement Dialogue does not sound natural or realistic. Dialogue is not individual to each character. Dialogue is often used for exposition. Line of dialogue is/is not used and not integrated well into the plot/scene.	Developing Dialogue sounds either unnatural or unrealistic. Dialogue is mildly individual to each character. Dialogue is sometimes used for exposition. Line of dialogue is used but not smoothly integrated into the plot/scene.	Fair Some of the dialogue sound either unnatural OR unrealistic. Most of the dialogue is mildly individual to each character. Dialogue is sometimes used for exposition. Line of dialogue is used but not smoothly integrated into the plot/scene.	Good Most of the dialogue sound natural and realistic. Most of the dialogue is individual to each character. Dialogue is rarely used for exposition. Line of dialogue is used and partly integrated into the plot/scene.	Excellent Dialogue sounds natural and realistic. Dialogue is individual to each character. Dialogue is never used for exposition. Line of dialogue is used and integrated well into the plot/scene.
Point of View (10 points) x2 Comments:	Needs Improvement The story's point of view is not maintained.	Developing The story's point of view is consistent, but hard to follow.	Fair The story's point of view is consistent.	Good The story's point of view is consistent and well maintained.	Excellent The story's point of view is consistently well maintained and easy to follow.
Story Structure (5 points) Comments:	Needs Improvement Neither the characters nor the conflict are well introduced in Act One. The story does not capture or keep the attention of the audience.	Developing The characters and/or the conflict are introduced in Act One, but not both. The story captures but does not keep the attention of the audience.	Fair The characters and conflict are vaguely introduced in Act One. The story captures but does not keep the attention of the audience.	Good The characters and conflict are partly introduced in Act One. The story captures but can only keep the audience's attention for half the time.	Excellent The characters and the conflict are well introduced. The story captures and keeps the attention of the audience.
Structure (5 points) Comments:	Needs Improvement The script Slug Lines, Action Lines, and Dialogue headings are not correctly formatted. Dialogue is not correctly formatted.	Developing	Fair Some script headings (Slug Lines, Action Lines, Dialogue headings) are correctly formatted, but not all of them. Some character dialogue is correctly formatted, but not all of it.	Good	Excellent The script headings (Slug Lines, Action Lines, Dialogue headings) are correctly formatted. Character dialogue is correctly formatted.
TOTAL SCORE 60

Keywords:

writing; script; film; video; production

Subjects:

English

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