iRubric: Shmoop's Seven Notorious Backstabs Dialogue Exercise rubric

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Shmoop's Seven Notorious Backstabs Dialogue Exercise English Dialogue A student-created dialogue between Brutus and one of the seven backstabbers included in the Shmoop article. Rubric Code: HX27B83 By tjesachy Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

Shmoop Dialogue
	EXCELLENT 5 pts	VERY GOOD 4 pts	GOOD 2 pts	POOR 1 pts
Pace	EXCELLENT Both participants in the conversation speak at a normal pace, not too fast, not to slow. Pauses, if any, are used to enhance the conversation.	VERY GOOD Both participants in the conversation speak at an adequate pace, but there may have been one or two pauses which impede the flow of conversation.	GOOD One or more of the conversation participants speaks too slowly. The conversation does not flow smoothly. There are three or more pauses in the conversation.	POOR All of the conversation participants speak too slowly. The conversation does not flow smoothly because of the number of pauses. The pauses prevent the audience from understanding the conversation.
Spelling and Grammar	EXCELLENT There are no spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.	VERY GOOD There are 1-2 spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.	GOOD There are 3-4 spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.	POOR There are more than 4 spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.
Presentation/Memorization	EXCELLENT Dialogue is well organized and flows like a natural conversation. The participants have memorized the conversation. The delivery was flawless. The script is not used during the presentation.	VERY GOOD Dialogue is fairly well organized and mostly flows like a natural conversation.The participants have memorized the conversation, but some lines have been forgotten. The script has not been used during the presentation.	GOOD Dialogue is slightly confusing yet parts of it flow like a natural conversation. An attempt has been made at memorization, but one or both students often refer to the script. ("Often"= three or more times.)	POOR Dialogue is hard to follow and doesn't flow like a natural conversation. The conversation has not been memorized. The conversation is read from the script by one or both students.