"What criteria are posts judged by?"

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"What criteria are posts judged by?" Oct 9, 2016 22:32:45 GMT -4

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Post by Gog Admin on Oct 9, 2016 22:32:45 GMT -4

Q. "What criteria are posts judged by?"

A. The judge's score sheet used for last year's contest:

BOX 1

	0	1	2	3	4	5	SCORE GIVEN
Creativity	0 The post/scene demonstrated no originality. Ideas are clearly derived from external sources	1 The post/scene demonstrates some original thought. Ideas are not obviously derived from external sources.	2	3	4 The post/scene demonstrates exceptional original thought. Ideas are not drawn from tired tropes; or if they are, they are presented in a creative fashion.	5 Beyond Excellence
Descriptive Language	0 There is extremely limited use of descriptive language, and/or the writer resorts to embedded links to character pictures rather than describing character appearances during the course of the post.	1 The post/scene demonstrates some use of prose to describe aspects of the post/scene. The writing allows the reader to visualize relevant aspects of the scene in their head.	2	3	4 The post/scene demonstrates exceptional use of prose to describe aspects of the post/scene. The writing allows the reader to clearly visualise the scene in their head.	5 Beyond Excellence
Good Diction	0 The writer applies an extremely limited vocabulary and/or all attempts at applying advanced vocabulary results in incorrect use of diction and confusion.	1 The writer makes some attempt at applying a variety of correctly applied diction.	2	3	4 The writer correctly applies a wide variety of precise language to augment the post/scene.	5 Beyond Excellence
Clear Presentment	0 There are no breaks in the text and/or breaks in the text are complete inconsistent and confusing.	1 Breaks in the text are occasionally used to break up ideas. Breaks are usually used in a way that correctly reflects writing convention.	2	3	4 Breaks in the text are used to effectively break up ideas. Breaks are used in a way that correctly reflects writing convention.	5 Beyond Excellence
Impact	0 The reader feels no emotional response to the post/scene	1 The reader feels some emotional response to the post/scene.	2	3	4 The reader is emotionally affected by the post/scene to an exceptional degree.	5 Beyond Excellence
Interest (does the post hold the judge's interest or do their eyes glaze over half way through?)	0 The reader quickly grows bored and feels the need to take breaks from reading the post/scene.	1 The reader rarely grows bored, and does not feel the need to take breaks from reading the post/scene.	2	3	4 The post/scene is compelling, and the reader never grows tired of reading.	5 Beyond Excellence
Spelling/Grammar/Mechanics	0 The post/scene is rife with orthographic, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors.	1 The post/scene has some orthographic, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors.	2	3	4 The writer has an exceptional command of English writing to conventions, and makes no orthographic, grammatical, or mechanical errors.	5 Beyond Excellence
Characterization	0 The character/s involved in the post/scene are flat, 2-Dimentional beings - wooden and not grounded in the scene. (For scenes: The character fails to react to other characters in the post/scene.) The reader has no reason to emotionally invest in the character.	1 The characters are somewhat fleshed out and believable. The reader can see some thought process occurring inside the character's head/s. The writer often uses dialog as well as action to denote emotion.	2	3	4 Characters are fully fleshed out and the reader can empathize with them. Dialog and action flow seamlessly to create a rounded picture in the reader's mind. The character is portrayed exceptionally and stays in character throughout post/scene.	5 Beyond Excellence
TOTAL			---	---

BOX 2

	0	1	2	3	4	5	Total
Show, don't tell	0 Flawless	1 Post/Scene has excellent balance between exposition and narrative.	2	3	4	5 Scene/Post is primarily exposition. (Note: this does not count if a post is meant to be an exposition - meaning the post is crucial to set up the narrative arc.) Reader becomes annoyed and skims the post.
Verbosity	0 Flawless	1 Writing is nearly tight, superfluous details are not overly present.	2	3 Writing is loose and could have used an edit or three. Superfluous details are present and/or sometimes clutter the scene/post.	4	5 Post/s is too verbose (writer rambles, writing isn't tight, writing is overly complicated and cumbersome). Too much attention paid to unnecessary details. Reader becomes annoyed and skims the scene/post.
Dialog	0 Flawless	1 Dialog is tightly written, does not ramble, and the speaker is defined, but there are some formatting issues.	2	3 Dialog is somewhat defined by speaker but there is abundant use of "he said/she said".	4	5 Dialog is not defined by speaker or action/Dialog reads like a script. Reader must backtrack to recall who is speaking. Reader becomes annoyed and skims the scene/post.
Dialog formatting	0 Flawless	1 Speaker's dialog is properly defined but there are still some formatting errors.	2	3 Speaker's dialog is denoted by a simple "Sam said" throughout the post. General lack of creativity when formatting. Improper punctuation (example: "Yes." He said.)	4	5 Speaker's dialog is denoted by colored fonts or formatting. (Note: telepathic dialog is often italicized and thus poor marks will not be given.)
Action	0 Flawless	1 Action is present and contains few repetitive motions. Action flows, though not flawlessly.	2	3 Action is present but repetitive, or does not flow with the rest of the scene, or it feels tacked on for the sake of defining dialog.	4	5 Action is denoted by asterisks, or action is not present at all in the post.
For Collaborations	0 Flawless	1 It is nearly impossible to tell where one writer leaves off and another begins.	2	3 Writers' styles somewhat match, but the reader can still determine who is writing what.	4	5 Readers can clearly see where one writer leaves off and another begins. The different writing styles are obvious and cobbled together poorly. The contrast between the stronger and weaker writers is glaring.
TOTAL			---		---

SCORE
Scores are calculated by subtracting Box 2 from Box 1. Example:
Box 1: 18
Box 2: 8
Final Score: 10

TOTAL FROM BOX 1
TOTAL FROM BOX 2
FINAL SCORE

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"What criteria are posts judged by?"

Post by Gog Admin on Oct 9, 2016 22:32:45 GMT -4