Judge Criteria

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Hello judges, and maybe participants. Below is the criteria for judges the books.

Grammar/level of Vocab: out of 25
Does the author use simple words such as said, stuff, etc.? Have they missed punctuation marks and have run-on sentences?

Structure and plot line: out of 20
Is the structure of the book poor? Is there a lot of redundancy?

Character Development out of 20
Do we know a lot about the character? Have you become attached? Does the character have depth?

Descriptive language: out of 15
Are the events described vague and unexplained?

Character Portrait: out of 15
Do each of the characters fit with each other and react realistically?

Setting/Event tracking: out of 20
Does the author constantly change events and/or not remember them?

Hook/Interest: out of 20
Does the author keep you interested in the plot line? Do you get attached to each of the different characters?

Please keep in mind, if the participants haven't followed you, deduct five points.

Poetry Criteria
Poetic Devices: out of 5
Coherence: out of 35
Imagery: out of 10
Scope: out of 20
Line ending: out of 5
Grammar: out of 10
Universality: out of 20

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