Rubric—Political Satire-Script
Focus of Satire:______Group Names: ______
TRAIT / Superior5 / Above Average
4 / Average
3 / Below Average
2 / Poor
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Comedic Devices / More than three different comedic devices are used, all of which effectively highlight the presenters’ tone towards the subject matter. / The required three comedic devices are used, all of which effectively highlight the presenters’ tone towards the subject matter. / Three comedic devices are used, but one does not effectively highlight the presenters’ tone towards the subject matter. / Less than three of the required comedic devices are used; at least one does not effectively highlight the presenters’ tone towards the subject matter. / Less than two comedic devices are used and its purpose in the piece is unclear.
Opinion / The high comedy in the piece clearly relays the presenters’ opinion about the subject matter. Criticism is intelligent, insightful, and well received by the audience. Well Done! / The high comedy in the piece clearly relays the presenters’ opinion about the subject matter. Criticism is intelligent and well received. Good job. / The high comedy in the piece relays the presenters’ opinion about the subject matter most of the time. Criticism is understood by the audience. / The comedy in the piece does not relay the presenters’ opinion about the subject matter enough. There is some confusion about how the humor is meant to mock the subject. / The mostly low comedy in the piece seems more silly than thoughtful. The audience cannot decipher how the presenters are mocking the subject matter. The piece seemed unconnected to the subject.
Audience-Reader appeal / Subject matter is topical and appeals to a wide audience. Script was easy to read and flowed well. A laugh-out-loud read. / Subject matter is topical and appeals to a wide audience. Script was easy to read with very few slow spots. I laughed several times. / Subject matter is topical but may not appeal to a wide audience. Script was relatively easy to read but slow in spots. There were some funny parts. / Subject matter is a bit dated and may not appeal to a wide audience. Script was choppy and slow in spots. I had to look for the humor. / Subject matter is more dated than my yellow high top Reeboks (circa 1987). Script was hard to follow. I really don’t see the humor.
Mechanics. / Great MLA format. Error free. Well written and uploaded to turn it in.com. You can’t ask for anything better than that. / Great MLA format. Mostly error free. Well written and uploaded to turn it in.com. Thank you. / There are a few errors here in both clarity and mechanics in general. There was a problem with either MLA format or turnitin.com. / Several errors here in both clarity and mechanics in general. There was a problem with either MLA format or turnitin.com. / This was not only unedited, but it was not in MLA format, it wasn’t on turnitin.com, and it was very difficult to understand.