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Film Review 
Audio/video production students in grades 9-12 will write a professional quality film review based on a provided example and outline on the school-appropriate film of their choosing.
Rubric Code: KXW9WX6
By JBulloch
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Subject: English  
Type: Writing  
Grade Levels: 9-12

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  Box Office Gold

Dust off a spot on your mantle. Your Oscar is a done deal.

10 pts

Big Opening Weekend

Lots of special effects and pretty people, but substance was missing.

7 pts

Indy Buzz

Some praise here and there, but not many people saw it.

5 pts

Rotten Tomato

Too many shifts at the restaurant made you tired. Back to acting class for you.

2 pts

Director Notes

Comments and questions for the author

(N/A)

Hook / Attention-getter

Box Office Gold

Introductory paragraph has a strong hook / attention-getter (strong statement, relevant quotation, statistic, or question). Appropriate for the audience.
Big Opening Weekend

Introductory paragraph has a weak or irrelevant hook / attention-getter (strong statement, relevant quotation, statistic, or question). May not be appropriate for the audience.
Indy Buzz

Interesting introductory paragraph, but the connection to the topic is not clear.
Rotten Tomato

Introductory paragraph is not interesting AND is not relevant to the topic.
Director Notes
Position Statement

Box Office Gold

Clear, strong statement of the author's position on the topic. All 5 assigned questions are clearly and thoroughly answered.
Big Opening Weekend

Clear, but weak, statement of the author's position on the topic. All 5 assigned questions are answered, but not as clearly or thoroughly as possible.
Indy Buzz

Author's position is not clear but statement is made. 3-4 of the assigned questions are answered.
Rotten Tomato

No position statement. Author's position completely unclear. 0-2 of the assigned questions are answered.
Director Notes
Evidence & Examples

Box Office Gold

All examples / supporting details involve specific references to the film being reviewed, and support the author's point.
Big Opening Weekend

Most examples / supporting details involve specific references to the film being reviewed, and support the author's point.
Indy Buzz

Few examples / supporting details involve specific references to the film being reviewed, and support the author's point.
Rotten Tomato

Examples / supporting details are not relevant, not explained, or do not support the author's point.
Director Notes
Accuracy / Research

Box Office Gold

Actor names, character names, facts, quotes, and titles are reported accurately. Consistent use of imdb.com is apparent.
Big Opening Weekend

Almost all actor names, character names, facts, quotes, and titles are reported accurately. Significant use of imdb.com is apparent.
Indy Buzz

At least 50% of actor names, character names, facts, quotes, and titles are reported accurately. Few uses of imdb.com are apparent.
Rotten Tomato

Most actor names, character names, facts, quotes, and titles are inaccurately reported, or not used at all. No use of imdb.com is apparent.
Director Notes
Sequencing

Box Office Gold

Arguments and support in a logical order. Easy and interesting to follow the author's train of thought.
Big Opening Weekend

Arguments and support in a fairly logical order. Reasonably easy to follow the author's train of thought.
Indy Buzz

Reader is distracted or confused in places by several illogical arguments or structure flaws.
Rotten Tomato

Reader is distracted or confused throughout by consistently illogical arguments or structure flaws.
Director Notes
Transitions

Box Office Gold

A variety of thoughtful transitions are used. Ideas are connected clearly.
Big Opening Weekend

Transitions show how ideas are connected, but there is little variety.
Indy Buzz

Some transitions work well, but some connections between ideas are fuzzy.
Rotten Tomato

The transitions between ideas are unclear OR nonexistent.
Director Notes
Closing Paragraph/Punch

Box Office Gold

Strong conclusion with effective final "punch."
Big Opening Weekend

Clear conclusion, but final "punch" is weak.
Indy Buzz

Some form of conclusion is used, but no final "punch."
Rotten Tomato

No conclusion. Review ends abruptly, or in total confusion for the reader.
Director Notes
Sentence Structure

Box Office Gold

All sentences are well-constructed with varied structure.
Big Opening Weekend

Most sentences are well-constructed and there is some varied sentence structure in the essay.
Indy Buzz

Most sentences are well constructed, but there is no variation is structure.
Rotten Tomato

Most sentences are not well-constructed or varied.
Director Notes
Grammar & Spelling

Box Office Gold

No errors in grammar or spelling.
Big Opening Weekend

1-2 errors in grammar or spelling.
Indy Buzz

3-4 errors in grammar or spelling.
Rotten Tomato

More than 4 errors in grammar or spelling.
Director Notes
Use of "I"

Box Office Gold

Variants of "I think," "I believe," "I feel," or "In my opinion" are never used.
Big Opening Weekend

A variant of "I think," "I believe," "I feel," or "In my opinion" is used once.
Indy Buzz

Variants of "I think," "I believe," "I feel," or "In my opinion" are used 2-3 times.
Rotten Tomato

Variants of "I think," "I believe," "I feel," or "In my opinion" are used throughout.
Director Notes



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