Playwriting Rubric

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Conventions The final draft has many There more than There are few There are no
grammar, a few grammar, grammar,
capitalization, grammar, capitalization, capitalization,
spelling, and punctuation capitalization, spelling, or spelling, or
errors spelling, or punctuation punctuation
punctuation errors in the errors in the
Communication

errors in the final final draft final draft.

draft

Clarity Ideas and scenes seem The plot is a little The plot is pretty The story is very
to hard to follow. well organized. well organized.
be randomly arranged. The transitions One idea or One idea or
scene may seem scene follows
are sometimes
out of place. another in a
not clear.
Clear transitions logical sequence
are used. with clear
transitions
Format There is no stage The playwright The playwright The playwright
directions or has used used stage has really
consideration of stage directions, directions and demonstrated
Understanding
Knowledge/

script/play format. but more proper script thorough

could have been format, thought and
used. demonstrating a understanding
general regards to stage
understanding. directions
and script
format.
Creativity There is little evidence of The story The story The story
creativity. The contains a few contains contains many
playwright does not creative details creative details creative details
Thinking/ Inquiry

seem and/or and/or and/or

to have used much descriptions, but descriptions that descriptions that
imagination. they contribute to the contribute to the
distract from the reader's reader's
story. enjoyment enjoyment.

Characters It is hard to tell who the The main The main The main
main characters are. characters are characters (3-4) characters (3-4)
There is only 1 main Name/Dialogue are named and are named and
character. and stage described. clearly
directions have Dialogue and describe.
limited stage Dialogue and
expansion of directions stage directions
character somewhat expand
development. expand character character
Application

development. development.

Dialogue Hard to follow It is usually clear It is usually clear It is always clear

characters' dialogue and which which which
minimal effort is put into character is character is character is
conversations. speaking. speaking. speaking.
Dialogue is Dialogue is well Dialogue is well
choppy and developed, but developed and
not well could be varied.
developed. more varied in
structure