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iRubric: Beginners Play Writing Rubric

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Beginners Play Writing Rubric Beginners Play Writing Rubric - Grade 5 Evaluates how well students completed the play writing assignment for the Readers Theatre unit. Rubric Code: NX9963A By garchinal Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: K-5

Play
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Plot 12 pts Comments:	Poor The play lacks a clear beginning, middle, and end. There is no apparent problem or goal or there is no resolution.	Fair The play contains a clear beginning, middle, or end, but not all three.<BR> There is a problem or goal, but it is unclear at times. The problem or goal is only partially resolved.	Good The play contains a clear beginning, middle, and end. There is a clear problem or goal. There is a clear resoultion of the problem or goal.
Characters 8 pts Comments:	Poor The protagonist is not believable or sympathetic. The protagonist does not appear to have any characteristics There is no definite antagonist.	Fair The protagonist is either believable or sympathetic, but not both. The protagonist's character is only mildly clear.\ There is an antagonist, but he is not a strong opponent.	Good The protagonist is both believable and sympathetic. The protagonist has at least one clear characteristic. The antagonist is a strong opponent.
Scenes and Settings 14 pts Comments:	Poor The play's setting is not discernible.<BR> None of the scenes are well described. Scene changes do not occur at the right time.	Fair The play has a specific setting, but it is not immediately well defined. Some of the scenes are well described, but not all of them.\ Scene changes are rough or not timed well.	Good The play's setting is well defined at the beginning of the play. All of the play's scenes are well described Scene changes occur smoothly and at the right time.
Dialogue 6 pts Comments:	Poor Dialogue does not sound natural or realistic. Dialogue is not individual to each character. Dialogue is often used for exposition.	Fair Dialogue sounds either unnatural or unrealistic. Dialogue is mildly individual to each character. Dialogue is sometimes used for exposition.	Good Dialogue sounds natural and realistic. Dialogue is individual to each character. Dialogue is never used for exposition.
Theme 5 pts Comments:	Poor The play has no apparent theme.	Fair The play's has a theme, but it is unclear at times.	Good The play's theme is clear throughout the script.
Holiday Information (Up to 5 pts Comments	Poor Less than 5 facts are given about the Holiday	Fair 5 to 7 facts are given about the Holiday	Good 8 to 10 facts are given about the Holiday