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Monologue Presentation Monologue Presentation solo acting assignment Rubric Code: UCCC56 By bryanth Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Arts and Design Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 9-12

Monologue Presentation
	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Physical Characterization	Excellent Employs outstanding use of physical mannerisms, gestures, and body movement to define character's imaginary background. Character's motivation is highly defined. *Depth and range of emotion is expansive.	Good Employs very strong use of physical mannerisms, gestures, and body movement to define character's imaginary background. Character's motivation is well-defined. *Depth and range of emotion is very good.	Fair Strives to use some physical mannerisms, gestures, and body movement to define character's imaginary background and biography. Character's motivation is lacking. *There is little depth or range of emotion.	Needs Improvement Employs little or ineffective physical mannerisms, gesture,and body movement to define character's imaginary background. Very little development of a character is present.	Poor Employs no physical mannerism that is similar to the character; actor employs habitual patterns with no character focus. Student is doing little more than reading from the book.
Vocal Characterization	Excellent Employs outstanding use of voice quality & inflection to define character's imaginary background. Character's motivation is highly defined. *Depth and range of emotion is expansive.	Good Employs very strong use of voice quality & inflection to define character's imaginary background. Character's motivation is well-defined. *Depth and range of emotion is very good.	Fair Strives to use voice quality & inflection to define character's imaginary background and biography. Character's motivation is lacking. *There is little depth or range of emotion.	Needs Improvement Employs little or ineffective voice quality & inflection to define character's imaginary background. Very little development of a character is present.	Poor Employs no voice quality or inflection that is similar to the character; actor is monotone with no character focus. Student is doing little more than saying lines.
Movement/blocking	Excellent Student expertly uses blocking to enhance and add interest to the piece. Student's movements always reflect purpose. *Movement is natural throughout.	Good Student uses most of the blocking developed during rehearsals in a way that adds interest to the piece. Student's movements usually reflect purpose. *Movement is natural.	Fair Student's movements rarely reflect purpose. Execution of blocking is inconsistent. *Movement appears awkward at times.	Needs Improvement Student's moves are generally confusing and without purpose. Recollection of blocking is minimal. *Movement is awkward in many places.	Poor No attempt is made to execute blocking that was given. Student moves randomly and without purpose during the scene. *Movement appears awkward.
Focus/Poise	Excellent Excellent focus; never broke character. Confident and poised.	Good Focus was strong; slight character break or loss of focus. Appeared confident.	Fair *Focus wanders and returns. Character is depicted adequately; any break in focus on character was eventually recovered.	Needs Improvement Inconsistent focus; broke character several times and had difficulty regaining focus. Audience was present to actor rather than character.	Poor *Lack of focus; broke character completely and could not recover
Volume & Articulation	Excellent Student spoke loudly and clearly throughout the entire monologue.	Good Student spoke loudly and clearly throughout most of the monologue.	Fair Student spoke loudly and clearly throughout some of the monologue.	Needs Improvement Student rarely spoke loudly and clearly throughout the monologue.	Poor Student did not speak loudly or clearly during the monologue.
Memorization	Excellent Monologue is memorized. Text holds to what is written. Any ad libbing is in character and not obvious.	Good Overall, monologue is memorized. May be a lapse but actor easily recovers. Small amount of ad libbing is barely obvious.	Fair Monologue is fairly memorized. Slight pauses in the scene occasionally break the momentum. Occasional ad libs are slightly obvious.	Needs Improvement Student stops the monologue frequently to remember lines. Ad libs are obvious.	Poor Monologue is not memorized. Frequent obvious ad libs.

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theatre monologue performance

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Arts and Design

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Presentation

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