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Poor

Plot
(12 points)
Comments:

Poor

Fair
Fair
The play contains a clear beginning,
middle, or end, but not all three.

The play contains a clear beginning,


middle, and end.

There is no clear problem or


goal or there is no resolution.

There is a problem or goal, but it is


unclear at times.

There is a clear problem or goal.

Poor

Dialogue
(6 points)
Comments:

Genre
(3 points)
Comments:
Story Structure
(10 points)
Comments:

Play Structure/
Format
(10 points)
Comments:

Fair

There is a clear resolution of the


problem or goal.

Good

The protagonist is not


believable or sympathetic.

The protagonist is either believable


or sympathetic, but not both.

The protagonist is both believable


and sympathetic.

The protagonist does not


appear to have any
characteristics.

The protagonist's character is only


mildly clear.

The protagonist has at least one


clear characteristic.

There is an antagonist, but he is not


a strong opponent.

The antagonist is a strong


opponent.

There is no definite antagonist.


Scenes and Settings
(14 points)
Comments:

Good

The play lacks a clear


beginning, middle, and end.

The problem or goal is only partially


resolved.
Characters
(8 points)
Comments:

Good

Poor

Fair

Good

The play's setting is not


discernible.

The play has a specific setting, but


it is not immediately well defined.

The play's setting is well defined at


the beginning of the play.

None of the scenes are well


described.

Some of the scenes are well


described, but not all of them.

All of the play's scenes are well


described.

Scene changes do not occur at


the right time.

Scene changes are rough or not


timed well.

Scene changes occur smoothly and


at the right time.

Poor

Fair

Good

Dialogue does not sound


natural or realistic.

Dialogue sounds either unnatural or


unrealistic.

Dialogue sounds natural and


realistic.

Dialogue is not individual to


each character.

Dialogue is mildly individual to each


character.

Dialogue is individual to each


character.

Dialogue is often used for


exposition.

Dialogue is sometimes used for


exposition.

Dialogue is never used for


exposition.

Poor
The play has no apparent
theme.

Poor

Fair
The play's has a theme, but it is
unclear at times.

Fair

Neither the characters nor the


conflict are well introduced in
Act One.

The characters and/or the conflict


are introduced in Act One, but not
both or only vaguely.

The play does not capture or


keep the attention of the
audience.

The play captures but does not keep


the attention of the audience.

Poor

Fair

Good
The play's theme is clear throughout
the script.

Good

The characters and the conflict are


well introduced in Act One.
The play captures and keeps the
attention of the audience.

Good

Stage directions are not


correctly formatted.

Some stage directions are correctly


formatted.

All or most stage directions are


correctly formatted.

Dialogue is not correctly


formatted.

Some dialogue is correctly


formatted.

All or most dialogue is correctly


formatted.

Heading for new scenes are


incorrectly formatted or
missing.

Headings for new scenes are not


always clear.

Headings for new scenes are clear.

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