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Monologue

Monologue ESL

The student will perform a monologue focusing on vocal delivery and basic emotional believability.

Rubric Code: UX52WA5

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

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Monologue
	Poor (N/A)	Fair (N/A)	Good (N/A)	Excellent (N/A)
Voice	Poor Difficult to hear and understand the actor's voice. Student does not speak clearly, stumbles over words and is often inaudible to the audience. Little or no vocal variation is utilized so the intended emotion is diminished or lost.	Fair Projection and articulation need developing. Student speaks clearly and distinctly with some minor lapses in volume, pitch, tone, tempo and inflection	Good Projection and articulation were clear for the most part. Student speaks clearly and distinctly with few minor lapses in volume, pitch, tone, tempo and inflection	Excellent Strong projection and articulation. Flawless and obvious that student practiced. Student speaks clearly and distinctly while utilizing appropriately varied volume, pitch, tone, tempo and inflection. Vocal expression clearly conveyed the intended emotion.
Emotional Believability	Poor Monotone delivery; no emotional connection Student established limited character as evidenced by the student merely delivering someone else's lines. There was no evidence of character dimension and complexity.	Fair Little emotional attempt; lacks believability Student established little character as evidenced by the delivery of lines. There was no evidence of character dimension and complexity.	Good Emotional choices made; somewhat believable Student clearly prepared and established the character with some understanding of character dimension and complexity.	Excellent Clear emotional choice; believable Student clearly prepared and established the character. The dimensions and complexities of the character were embraced and delivered.
Focus/Concentration	Poor Lack of focus; broke character and had difficulty recovering Student does not attempt to employ believable posture/gestures.	Fair Inconsistent focus; broke character more than once Student attempts to employ believable posture/gestures.	Good Focus was strong; slight character break. Appeared confident Student employs believable posture and gestures.	Excellent Excellent focus; never broke character. Confident and poised. Student employs believable posture and gestures, while maintaining character confidence.
Creativity and Story Development	Poor Lacked creative elements The monologue's story is very hard to follow/understand and is not in a logical order.	Fair A fair amount of creativity The monologue's story is somewhat confusing and is not in a logical order.	Good A good amount of creative thinking was displayed The monologue's story is not too hard to follow/understand and is in a fairly logical order.	Excellent The monologue demonstrates an exceptional amount of creativity. The monologue's story is easy to follow/understand and is in a logical order.

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monologue, theatre, drama

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