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Original Monologue 
vocal performance of original monologue

Powered by iRubric Original Monologue
Write and perform a monologue for your original character.
  Excellent (A)

5 pts

Good (B)

4 pts

Fair (C)

3 pts

Needs Improvement (D)

2 pts

Poor (F)

1 pts

Written Monologue
Word Count

-monologue meets the required length
Excellent (A)

At least 300 spoken words in the monologue
Good (B)

At least 250 spoken words in the monologue
Fair (C)

At least 200 spoken words in the monologue
Needs Improvement (D)

At least 150 spoken words in the monologue
Poor (F)

Less than 150 words in the monologye
Believability

-language is believable and appropriate for the character in the given situation
Excellent (A)

Written words and phrasing are believable and natural for the character.
Good (B)

Written words and phrasing are usually believable and natural for the character.
Fair (C)

Written words and phrasing are sometimes believable and natural for the character.
Needs Improvement (D)

Written words and phrasing are rarely believable and natural for the character.
Poor (F)

Written words and phrasing are not believable or natural for the character.
Effectiveness

-monologue reveals details bout the character, relationships, and feelings, or moves the plot forward
Excellent (A)

Monologue uses effective language throughout.
Good (B)

Monologue uses effective language for most of the monologue.
Fair (C)

Monologue sometime uses effective language.
Needs Improvement (D)

Monologue rarely uses effective language.
Poor (F)

Monologue does not use effective language.
Stage Directions

-brief
-only reveal what can be SEEN onstage
-help set the scene/describe important actions
Excellent (A)

Stage directions describe important visual information and succinctly.

(Succinct means "brief and clear")
Good (B)

Stage directions describe important visual information, but include unnecessary details. (Too long)
Fair (C)

Stage directions describe some visual information, but key details are missing.
Needs Improvement (D)

Stage directions are unclear or describe backstory (not what is happening onstage.)
Poor (F)

Stage directions are not included.
Monologue Performance
(vocal reading)
Quality

-voice changes sound to reflect emotion, character
Excellent (A)

Speaker's voice is full of energy.

Voice quality clearly expresses character traits and emotion in the monologue.
Good (B)

Speaker's voice has some energy.

Voice quality expresses character traits and emotion in the monologue, though with some hesitation or lowered intensity .
Fair (C)

Speaker's voice has a little bit of energy.

Voice quality somewhat expresses character or emotion adequately.
Needs Improvement (D)

Speakers voice lacks energy.

An attempt is made at expressing character traits or emotion in the monologue.
Poor (F)

Speaker does not change their voice quality to express character or emotion in the presentation.
Inflection

-varied to create interest and meaning
Excellent (A)

Speaker varies their pitch, volume, and rate appropriately, maintaining the audience's attention.
Good (B)

Speaker usually varies their pitch , volume, and rate appropriately and maintains the audience's attention for most of the presentation.
Fair (C)

Speaker occasionally varies their pitch, volume, or rate, or has minor variations. Audience's attention wanders.
Needs Improvement (D)

Speaker rarely varies their pitch, volume, or rate, or has minor variations. Audience's attention frequently wanders.
Poor (F)

Speaker is monotone.
Volume & Articulation

-speaker can be clearly heard and understood
Excellent (A)

Speaker's voice was clearly heard and understood throughout their monologue.
Good (B)

Speaker's voice was clearly heard and understood throughout most of their monologue.
Fair (C)

Speaker's voice was clearly heard and understood for parts of their monologue.
Needs Improvement (D)

Speaker's voice was rarely heard and understood during their monologue.
Poor (F)

Speaker's voice could not be heard or understood.



Keywords:
  • voice speaking theatre inflection quality monologue writing character



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