Criterion A: Content

Criterion C: Style and Language Use

In order to succeed you need to:

Convey the personality, reactions, and motivations of your character Demonstrate a good knowledge of your character and the events on the play Show creativity and imagination

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You do not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below

Practice reading your lines for pronunciation and fluency Use appropriate oratory technique (e.g. intonation, pace, volume, body language, etc.) to convey your character in a way that is accurate and convincing Deliver a performance that is well-rehearsed and entertaining

You do not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below

1-2

Your monologue shows very limited imagination and creativity Limited or no use of language suited to the character and their mood Your monologue lacks a clear representation of character Very few or no details about their thoughts & feelings Very few or no details about their actions Your monologue lacks knowledge acquired from the play

3-4

Your monologue shows limited imagination and creativity Rarely uses language suited to the character and their mood Your monologue attempts to establish the character Few details about their thoughts & feelings Few details about their actions Details may be inappropriate for the character Your monologue attempts to use knowledge acquired from the play

5-6

Your monologue reflects some imagination and creativity Starting to use language suited to the character and their mood Your monologue establishes a the character States their thoughts & feelings about a character or event States their actions Details are generally appropriate for the character Your monologue has a simple understanding of the play

Little or no attempt to use appropriate pronunciation, intonation and tone to communicate the mood of your character Little or no attempt to use appropriate pace and/or pause Little or no attempt to use appropriate volume and projection Little or no attempt to use of body language, gesture and eye contact to enhance the performance Your overall performance demonstrates a very little or no competence in oratory technique Attempted to use appropriate pronunciation, intonation and tone to communicate the mood of your character Attempted to use appropriate pace and use of pause Attempted to use appropriate volume and projection Attempted to use of body language, gesture and eye contact to enhance the performance Your overall performance demonstrates a limited level of competence in oratory technique Satisfactory use of pronunciation, intonation and tone to communicate the mood of your character Satisfactory use of pace and pause to create a tempo appropriate to your scene Satisfactory volume and projection Satisfactory use of body language, gesture and eye contact to enhance your performance Your overall performance demonstrates a satisfactory level of competence in oratory technique


7-8

Your monologue reflects imagination and creativity Often uses language suited to the character and their mood Your monologue establishes a clear representation of character Describes their thoughts & feelings about a character and/or event Describes their actions Details are appropriate for the character Your monologue has a clear understanding of the play

9-10

Score Comments 7

Your monologue reflects a lot of imagination and creativity Consistently uses language suited to the character and their mood Your monologue establishes a clear representation of character that is sophisticated and highly effective Shows rather than tells their thoughts & feelings about a character and/or an event Justifies their actions Details are highly appropriate for the character Your monologue has a clear understanding of the play that helps create an effective monologue

Good use of pronunciation, intonation and tone to communicate the mood of your character Good use of pace and pause to create a tempo appropriate to your scene Good volume and projection Good use of body language, gesture and eye contact to enhance your performance Your overall performance demonstrates a good level of competence in oratory technique Excellent use of pronunciation, intonation and tone to communicate the mood of your character Excellent use of pace and pause to create a tempo appropriate to your scene Excellent volume and projection Excellent use of body language, gesture and eye contact to enhance your performance Your overall performance demonstrates a high level of competence in oratory technique

The monologue is very simple and does not display a high use of creativity because of its jumping from topics easily with no consideration of how DEEPLY in love Miranda is. It clearly represents the character, but does not realistically portray how she would act. Describing how Miranda acts to certain events, but not really going in depth about them Clearly outlines what happened in the play and took it a step further for what will happen

Very good use of volume (and very loud) when speaking about certain events Could have slowed it down, might have been going too fast, but good use of pausing when talking Might have messed up lines a little Could have used better eye-contact, often times not making clear eyecontact Tone was good, could have taken it further (by losing the accent - that would have helped)