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Characters The script includes two
characters that are Willy and
(Willy and Howard) Howard from the original
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characters based off of them.
The characters are clearly
distinguishable from each
other.
Dialogue The script has dialogue that
is interesting and relevant to
the story while staying true to
the character’s personality.
Each main character has at
least 5 lines of dialogue
each.
Stage Direction The script has at least five
stage directions in the scene
that describe a character’s
body or speech.
Monologue Your script has at least one
monologue in your scene that
consists of at least 6 lines.
The monologue is relevant
and provides new insight to
the character.
Humor The script is funny and the
writers have obviously put
effort into creating a light and
humorous mood using
imitation and exaggeration
while remaining ​school
appropriate​.
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The script includes two
characters that are Willy and
Howard or characters based
off of them. The characters
are somewhat
distinguishable from each
other.
Each main character does
not have 5 lines each but the
dialogue is telling of the
character and their
personality.
The script has four stage
directions.
The monologue is present
and 6 lines long but provides
no insight to the character or
holds no relevance to the
story.
The script is somewhat funny
and there is some evidence
of the writers attempting to
produce a humorous parody.
The script only has one
character or representation of
character from the script.
One of the voices from the
original script is missing.
The dialogue is somewhat
relevant but brief and
simplistic and does not offer
much insight to the
characters.
The script has three or less
stage directions.
The monologue is present
but only 3 lines long or less.
The script shows minimal
attempts at producing humor.
The story is bland and
uninteresting.
There are no characters that
are representative of Willy
and Howard from the original
script.
The dialogue is confusing or
irrelevant and achieves no
progression of the characters
or plot.
There are no stage directions
in the script.
The monologue is absent in
the script.
The script lacks any humor or
any attempts at humor. The
story is nothing more than
what is presented by the
original script.
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