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CATEGORY 5 4 3 2 SCORE
POSTURE AND Student uses appropriate and effective posture Student may shift feet slightly Student hunches shoulders and Student hunches shoulders and
EYE CONTACT at all times. Feet are deliberately moved and once or twice, but it is not a may appear nervous. Feet shift shifts feet back and forth in a
planted. distraction. Shoulders are not once or twice, but not a nervous way that distracts from
hunched. distraction. the performance.

SPEAKS Student’s words are pronounced well, and the Student may mispronounce Student may mispronounce two or Student may mispronounce too
CLEARLY words are not strung together in a confusing one word. Due to nerves, the more words. The monologue may many words due to lack of
way. The monologue is not too fast or slow. monologue may be a little fast, be a little fast and one part is hard preparedness. Student is too fast
but still understandable. to hear. or too slow.

VOLUME Student’s voice projects sufficiently so that the Student’s voice projects Student’s voice is difficult to hear. Student’s voice is far too soft.
entire class can easily hear him/her. Volume is sufficiently. Volume is Attempts are made to modify Either no attempt is made to
modified according to meaning and dramatic somewhat used to dramatic volume for dramatic effect. modify volume, or the attempts
effect. effect. fall at their purpose.

PREPAREDNESS Student has memorized the monologue Student has memorized the Students forgets place in Student does not have monologue
completely with no errors and has made monologue but has missed a monologue and needs 1 “cue” memorized and ready to perform.
deliberate decisions concerning tone, volume, word or two. The student has from teacher to continue. Some Student’s performance appears
focal point, etc. made decisions concerning choices appear pre-planned. spontaneous.
tone, volume, etc.
TONE Students communicates the appropriate tone of Student has made deliberate Student has made an attempt to Student has made no real attempt
the monologue well. decisions concerning the tone, communicate appropriate tone, to communicate appropriate tone.
and somewhat hits the mark. but with mixed success. Monotone voice.
ACTING Student conveys the emotion of the monologue Student mostly conveys the Student makes an attempt to Student makes limited or no
and of the character that he/she is depicting. emotion of the monologue convey the emotion of the attempt to convey appropriate
and of the character that monologue and is somewhat emotion and does not fully carry
he/she is depicting. successful. off the performance
TIME Performance is between 2 – 2.30 minutes Performance is between 1.30– Performance is between 1.01 – Performance is below 1 minute.
without any gaps. 1.59 minute. 1.29 minute.
QUALITY OF Piece was written in an extraordinary style voice Piece was written in an Piece had little style or voice and Piece had no style or voice and
WRITING and very informative and well organized. interesting style and voice and gives some information but is gives no new information and very
somewhat informative and poorly organized. poorly organized.
organized.
GRAMMAR Virtually no spelling, punctuation or grammatical Few spelling and punctuation A number of spelling, punctuation So many spelling, punctuation and
USAGE AND error. errors, minor grammatical or grammatical errors. grammatical errors that it
MECHANICS error. interferes with the meaning

COSTUME The costume wholly represents the character. The costume relatively The costume inadequately The costume does not represent
represents the character. represents the character. the character and fail to convince
the audience.