iRubric: Script Rubric

The play 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.

The play 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.

The play 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.

The play's local is not discernible.

The play's time period is not discernible.

The play's setting is not described well.

The play 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.

The play has a specific location, but it is not immediately well defined.

The play has a definite time period, but it is not immediately well defined.

The play's setting is described, but the details are not relevant to the plot.

The play contains a few scenes, but not enough.

Some of the scenes are well described, but not all of them.

Scene and setting details are present but non-specific.

Scene changes are rough or not timed well.

The play's local is well defined at the beginning of the play.

The play's time period is well defined at the beginning of the play.

The play's setting is well described, with details that are important to the plot.

The play contains an adequate amount of multiple scenes.

All of the play's scenes are well described.

Scene and setting details are specific, concrete, and particular.

Scene changes occur smoothly and at the right time.

The play's point of view is not maintained.

The play's point of view is consistent, but hard to follow.

The play's point of view is consistently well maintained and easy to follow.

The Act and Scene headings are not correctly formatted.


Dialogue is not correctly formatted.

Sound effects are not correctly formatted.

Some Act and Scene headings are correctly formatted, but not all of them.

Some At Rise descriptions are correctly formatted, but not all of them.

Some character dialogue is correctly formatted, but not all of it.

Some of the sound effects are correctly formatted, but not all of them.

The Act and Scene headings are correctly formatted.

The At Rise descriptions are correctly formatted.

Character dialogue is correctly formatted.

Sound effects are correctly formatted.