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Movie Review Film/movie review rubric B1+/B2 Paragraph 1: Introduce your movie. Paragraph 2: Summarize the movie. Cover the main points, but do not give away the ending or any major spoilers. Paragraph 3: Evaluate at least three aspects of the movie. Some examples are songs, singing, directing, acting, cinematography, scenery, special effects, soundtrack, etc. Paragraph 4: This paragraph serves as your final recommendation. Should people watch the move? How do you rate it? (Star system, thumbs up/thumbs down) Rubric Code: Q24BWAW By jsell6411 Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Education Type: Writing Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Film review rubric
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Unsatisfactory 2 pts
Summary of movie and details 20 % support reviewer's opinion	Excellent Writer gives a brief summary of the film without disclosing ending; includes enough info to satisfy; details from the movie and evidence from summary strongly support reviewer’s opinion.	Good Summary is either a little too long or not long enough but does not give away ending; not quite as compelling; fewer details from the movie and evidence from summary to support reviewer’s opinion	Fair Summary is either much too short or much too long; may be vague or tell too much; few details from the movie and little evidence from summary to support reviewer’s opinion	Unsatisfactory Little or no signi? cant summary; no details from the movie and little evidence from summary to support reviewer’s opinion
Evaluation of various aspects 25 % singing/music/songs/ and other aspects.	Excellent Contains sufficient and knowledgeable evaluation of many aspects of film: songs, singing, directing, acting cinematography, scenery, special effects, soundtrack, etc.	Good Contains some evaluation of aspects of the film including songs, singing, directing, acting cinematography, editing, scenery, special effects and soundtrack.	Fair Contains insufficient evaluation of aspects of the film including songs, singing, directing, acting cinematography, editing, scenery, special effects and soundtrack.	Unsatisfactory Contains no significant evaluation of aspects of the film.
Effective organization and flow 20 % paragraphs and coherence	Excellent Review is strongly organized with clear transitions and logical connections that create a sense of being tightly woven together. It contains between 4-5 paragraphs.	Good Review is organized and most transitions and connections are clear, but either organization is somewhat lacking or the sense of flow is somewhat abrupt. And/or It has more than 5 paragraphs or less than 4.	Fair Review lacks strong organization ; jumps around too much or lacks effective transitions; not in logical order./ It has more than 5 paragraphs or less than 4.	Unsatisfactory Review is choppy or incohesive; organization is unclear; few effective transitions. /It has more than 5 paragraphs or less than 4.
Final recommendation 15 %	Excellent Review offers a clear conclusion or evaluation of the movie with a recommendation for viewing to others.	Good Conclusion is satisfactory but is lacking of a clear final evaluation.	Fair A conclusion is present, but it's weak and lacking of a clear final evaluation.	Unsatisfactory No conclusion is present.
Mechanics 20 % Grammar, spelling, Use of English.	Excellent No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors./All of the words from are spelled correctly./ Uses the correct jargon (terminology).	Good Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors./A few words (2-3) are spelled incorrectly. /Fair Use of the correct jargon (terminology).	Fair A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors./Many words (4-6), are spelled incorrectly./ Lack of use of the correct jargon (terminology).	Unsatisfactory Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. No use of jargon.

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At the end of the lesson the students will be able to comprehend a film review.

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