Category
Script
Ideas/
Content
Organization
Intro Body
Conclusion
Transitions
The ideas and content are creative and show abstract thought.
The organization of the movie is easily followed and done well. It had a clear intro, body, conclusion, and flowing transitions.
Voice/
Word Choice
Writers uses vivid words and phrases that linger in the reader’s mind, and the choice and placement of the words seems accurate, natural, and not forced.
Sentence
Fluency/
Conventions
(Script)
All sentences sound natural and are easy-onthe-ear when read aloud and are well-constructed with varied structure. The writers make no grammatical errors or spelling that distracts the reader from the content.
Connection to
To Kill A
Mockingbird
Teamwork
Production
Quality/
Clarity
4
Script is complete and clear what each actor will say and do. Script is well put together.
3
Script is mostly complete.
It is clear what each actor will say and do. Script shows planning.
The ideas and content show some creativity and abstract thought.
The organization of the movie is mostly easy to follow and pretty well done. It had an intro, body, conclusion, and transitions.
Almost all sentences sound natural and are easy-on-the-ear when read aloud, but 1 or 2 are stiff and awkward or difficult to understand and most are well-constructed with varied structure. The writers make 1-2 grammatical errors or spelling that distracts the reader from the content.
2
Script has a few major flaws.
It is not always clear what the actors are to say and do.
Script shows an attempt at planning, but seems incomplete.
The ideas and content are general and show little abstract thought.
The organization of the movie is not easily followed and needs work. It did not have a distinct intro, body, conclusion, and had choppy transitions.
Writers use vivid words and phrases that linger or draw pictures in the reader’s mind, but occasionally the words are used inaccurately or seem overdone.
Writers use words that communicate clearly, but the writing lacks variety, punch or flair.
Most sentences sound natural and are easy-on-theear when read aloud, but several are stiff and awkward or difficult to understand and most sentences are wellconstructed but have similar structure. The writers make 3-
4 grammatical errors or spelling that distracts the reader from the content.
The students make a clear connection to the novel and have three examples of where their topic was shown in the novel.
The students make a clear connection to the novel and have a two examples of where their topic was shown in the novel.
The students make an okay connection to the novel and only have one example of where their topic was shown in the novel.
Students meet and discuss regularly. All students contribute to the discussion and all are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.
The production was clear.
The viewer could hear and see everything clearly.
Students meet and discuss regularly. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listened to respectfully. All team members contribute a fair share of the work.
The production was almost always clear. The viewer could hear and see everything clear most of the time.
A couple team meetings are held. Most students contribute to the discussion and are listed to respectfully.
All team members contribute a fair share of the work.
The production was mostly clear. The viewer could hear and see everything some of the time.
1
There is no script.
Actors are expected to invent what they say and do as they go along.
The ideas and content are vague and shows no abstract thought.
There is not organization of the movie. The movie skips around and does not seem to have a clear direction. No clear intro, body, conclusion, and no transitions.
Writers use a limited vocabulary that does not communicate strongly or capture the reader’s interest.
Jardon or clichés may be present and detract from the meaning.
The sentences are difficult to read aloud because they sound awkward, are distractingly repetitive, or difficult to understand and they lack structure and appear incomplete or rambling. The writers make more than 4 grammatical errors or spelling that distracts the reader from the content.
The students have no connection to the novel and do not have any examples of where their topic was shown in the novel.
Meetings are not help and/or some team members do not contribute a fair share of the work.
The production was unclear. The viewer could not hear or see anything.