JUDGING CRITERIA AND EVALUATION CATEGORY:

CRITERIA DEMONSTRATION SUCCESSFUL IMPROVING LIMITED

(20%) (15%) (10%) (5%)

PERFORMANCES OF
CHARACTERS:
Are the Characters
adequately developed?
Are the characters set on
using facial expressions,
gestures, and emotions?
Does the author create
believable, memorable
characters with the
uniqueness, complexity, and
individuality of real people?
Do you have a favorable or
unfavorable reaction to the
characters?
Does the protagonist react
to and have an impact on
events?
Does the conversation help
create a characterization
that is vivid, rich, and
distinct?

IDENTIFYING THE
CONFLICT
Is conflict emphasized in the
story?
Is the story's primary
character's greatest
challenge made evident?
Is the main conflict—
character against self—
internal?
Otherwise, external (society)