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MacBeth play to movie essay MacBeth play to movie essay Students will watch the movie version of Julius Caesar and compare its effectiveness to Shakespeare's play version. Rubric Code: S474A8 By atester Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Writing Grade Levels: (none)

Movie Connection
	Poor 10 pts	Fair 15 pts	Good 20 pts	Excellent 25 pts
Connections Between the play version and the film version.	Poor No genuine connections	Fair 1-2 connections, thoughts disconnected, minimal effort.	Good Some connections and theories. thought are but not expanded and clearly explained.	Excellent Maximum connections with good organization, theories, and explanations.
Mechanics Grammatical correctness, spelling, MLA format, length	Poor Does not follow MLA Very much under page limit, serious grammatical errors (sentence fragments)	Fair Just under page limit, Improper MLA format, numerous grammatical errors.	Good Minimum page length, Minimal mistakes in MLA format, some grammatical errors.	Excellent Proper length, solid MLA format, minimal to zero grammatical/punctuation errors.
Movie-making headings Character/casting Acting (mandatory) Cinematography Music Director Sets/costumes	Poor Does not follow the headings format in discussion.	Fair Covers 1-3 headings well or doesn't use participant names or film vocabulary	Good Covers 4 headings well or does not use names of cast, character, crew thoroughly or avoids using film vocabulary	Excellent Covers 5 or more headings well; uses names of cast & characters, crew; uses vocabulary of film
Structural elements Strong hook Arguable thesis (in 1st paragraph) Clear, effective order to paragraphs Effective transition Clincher closing	Poor Fewer than 3 strong structural elements	Fair Fewer than 4 strong structural elements	Good 4 strong structural elements	Excellent 5 strong structural elements
Notes during Film Students must take notes throughout the film and attach their hand-written notes to the back of their draft.	Poor Turned in no notes or notes don't make any sense at all	Fair No clear note-taking strategy utilized, minimal amount of notes.	Good Utilized note-taking format, minimal notes.	Excellent Proper note-taking fomat with a good amount of notes.
Writing Style Recreate moments in the film with language showing strong images	Poor Creates fewer than 3 vivid moments in the film; no effort to use effective/interesting vocabulary	Fair Creates 3 moments or the moments recreated are not clear or are incorrect Mostly plain vocabulary	Good Recreates 4 moments fairly well Good vocabulary	Excellent Recreates 5 or more moments clearly, vividly, & accurately Superb vocabulary