Writing a Play - Allen Independent School District



CATEGORY 10 points7 points5 pts0Cover Page Title page has a graphic/illustration plus “fancy” lettering; has the title, chapter(s), page numbers and author's name. Centered and proportioned to page. Your name, class period and date are in the upper right hand corner. Title page has the title, author's name, chapter and page numbers, and your name, period, date in upper right hand corner. Title page has the 3 of the 4 required elements. Title page has fewer than 3 of the required elements. Neatness The final draft of the play is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. It looks like you took great pride in it. The final draft of the play is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting. It looks like you took some pride in it. The final draft of the play is readable and some of it is attractive. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry. The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the you just wanted to get it done and didn't care what it looked like. Stage Directions 5 or more stage directions that are always enclosed in parenthesis. ?Stage directions show only what is taking place on stage (what the audience can hear or see), they do not tell the interior life or previous life of people or objects. A few stage directions are included. Stage directions are always enclosed in parenthesis. ?Stage directions show only what is taking place on stage (what the audience can hear or see), they do not tell the interior life or previous life of people or objects. 1 stage direction is included or the procedures for stage direction were not followed. No stage direction. Spelling and Punctuation There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft. There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft. The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. Dialogue Character tags are indented. Use all capital letters to identify the character speaking. You can use their full name or a shorter version. There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to life and it is always clear which character is speaking. Character tags are indented. Use all capital letters to identify the character speaking. Dialogue is a little confusing and not well-written. There is not quite enough dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking. It is not clear which character is speaking and the dialogue is weak. Characters A list of all the parts in the script, whether they have lines or not if they are integral to the action. Start with the word: CHARACTERS centered, about 2" down from the top (if you have a very long list, start at 1" from the top). Under that list, the characters in ALL CAPS, followed by a colon and then a brief description. Some are very brief, giving only the relationship between the characters and perhaps their age. Characters - a list of all the parts in the script, whether they have lines or not if they are integral to the action. Start with the word: CHARACTERS centered, about 2" down from the top (if you have a very long list, start at 1" from the top). Under that list, the characters in ALL CAPS: no description is given or only on a few. The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters. No Character list is provided. Setting and Time In all capitals: SETTING is centered and below that a brief paragraph. This is an overarching description of the setting of the play that includes a bit about the style as well as the physical space depicted. TIME will follow that, again centered with a brief paragraph that explains the period when the play is set and how much time elapses. Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place. In all capitals: SETTING is centered and below that a brief paragraph. This is an overarching description of the setting of the play that includes a bit about the style as well as the physical space depicted. TIME will follow that, again centered with a brief paragraph that explains the period when the play is set and how much time elapses. Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place. The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't follow the procedures of a script. A SETTING and TIME section is not included. Action of Chapter The chapter or chapters covered are interesting and show action. Several action verbs (active voice) are used to describe what is happening in the story. The story seems exciting! The chapter or chapters covered show action but may not be very interesting. Several action verbs are used to describe what is happening in the story, but the word choice doesn't make the story as exciting as it could be. A variety of verbs (passive voice) are used and describe the action accurately but not in a very exciting way. Little variety seen in the verbs that are used. The story seems a little boring. Typed Yes Neatly hand written Hand written but difficult for all to read Hand written and impossible to read Turned in on time Yes ----- ----- No ................
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