Movie Review

MOVIE REVIEW

EVALUATION RUBRIC

Criteria SCORE COMMENTS

Fundamentals. The paper has a title, name,

film is political, typed, turned in on time,

meets page limit, and is neatly finished.

Thesis Statement. Paper has a clear and

concise thesis statement. Further, it is one

sentence and thought provoking.

Introduction. The introduction is engaging

and states the main topic and previews the

structure of the paper

Topic Focus. The topic is focused narrowly

enough for the scope of this assignment. The

paper also stays on topic.

Body. Each paragraph has thoughtful

supporting detail sentences that develop the

main idea

Organization. Writer demonstrates logical

and subtle sequencing of ideas through well-

developed paragraphs; transition are used to

enhance organization.

Textbook. The student relates the film to 3

concepts in the textbook. The concepts are

bolded and followed by the page number in

parenthesis.

Evaluation. Does the student include a

section whether they recommend the film

(i.e., five popcorn bowls) or they do not

recommend the film (i.e., zero popcorn

bowls).

Conclusion. The conclusion is engaging and

restates the thesis.

Mechanics. No errors in punctuation,

capitalization, and spelling. Also, no errors

sentence structure and word usage.

Scoring:

1 Poor, many requirements not met 2 Fair, some requirements met 3 Good, meets most or all expectations 4 Outstanding, exceeds expectations