Monologue Rubric

Criteria Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

the monologue the monologue the monologue the monologue
rarely reveals occasionally interprets the effectively
the thoughts, reveals the thoughts, elaborates the
Purpose feelings, and thoughts, feelings, and thoughts, feelings,
context of the feelings, and context of the and context of the
speaker context of the speaker speaker
speaker
point of view point of view point of view point of view and
and person are and person are and person are person are
inconsistent; an clear and clear, focussed, integrated; an
Elements implied listener consistent; an and consistent; implied listener is
is seldom implied listener an implied evident
evident is evident listener is throughout the
established monologue
lacks behaviors, gestures or
involvement; no gestures, or movements are natural gestures
Physical movement or movements do fine, but may and movement
Delivery gestures not fit the have omitted enhance message;
character obvious fit character or
character role
behaviors
uses volume, uses volume, uses volume,
tone, and pace tone, and pace tone, and pace adjusts volume,
inappropriately somewhat to appropriate to tone, and pace to
or ineffectively; suit the content the content and achieve a special
limited use of and purpose; purpose; effect or for
Speaking nonverbal nonverbal nonverbal impact; nonverbal
Techniques gestures and gestures and gestures and gestures and
facial facial facial facial expression
expressions expressions are expression suit enhance
occasionally the character characterization
distracting or
inappropriate to
the character
is not able to needs constant is able to is able to perform
Knowledge perform without prompting to perform with successfully with
of Script script perform little prompting no prompting

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