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Plays and Screenplays Plays and Screenplays Students will write one 5-10 page scene with two or more characters and one monologue. In order to demonstrate proficiency in these formats, students use both the screenwriting and playwriting structure. In other words, students may write a scene for a play and a monologue for a film. Rubric Code: D88538 By abroad Draft Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Poor 10 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 20 pts	Excellent 25 pts
Dialogue	Poor Not engaging. No attempts to differentiate between characters. Hard to understand. Would be hard to act on stage or on film. Not school appropriate.	Fair A bit vanilla, and not specific to a character. Relies too heavily on exposition to communicate the storyline.	Good Good dialogue, but all of the characters sound the same. Message gets across, but not particularly creative.	Excellent Natural and specific to the character. Interesting and engaging. No fluff.
Characterization	Poor Characters are hard to distinguish. No individuality. Not school appropriate.	Fair Characters lack depth and "humanity." Hard to tell the difference between the characters. It is evident that they do not have specific goals/desires.	Good Characters are good, but a bit archetypal. Predictable. Not particularly different from each other.	Excellent Characters are different and engaging. Not "cookie-cutter" or predictable. Characters interact with each other in an interesting way.
Stage Directions/Exposition	Poor There are no directions and/or directions are too specific/not essential to the understanding of the plot/character.	Fair Stage directions are hard to understand/visualize. For a play: directions are impossible for a theatrical performance	Good Stage directions are clear, but not necessarily essential to the understanding of the plot/character.	Excellent Directions are essential to the understanding of the plot/character. Writer does not presume to direct the director.
Format	Poor Does not follow the formats specified.	Fair N/A	Good N/A	Excellent All borders are 1". Title and name of author easily visible. Names of characters are all bolded. Play: stage directions are italicized, all dialogue is left justified. Screen: follows the format specified in the screenplay format handout.