Name: ___________________________________
Criteria
Understanding and
Interpreting the soliloquy
M.E1.7 use their understanding
of specific features and
structures of text to shape
meaning as a reader
(Features of the text include
punctuation and syntax,
structure, language and sound
devices)
M.E2.8 interpret or challenge
information and ideas in text
Use of Voice (Modulation)
M.E6.10 use techniques for
effective speaking in formal and
informal contexts
Creating a mood
M.E6.13 display a specific mood
orally
Conveying a message to the
audience
M.E6.16 identify a particular
audience for an oral
performance
(Are you interesting to watch?
Can the audience understand
you?)
100%
Exemplary
Innovating Shakespeare Rubric
Level of Proficiency
88%
Proficient
76%
Developing
64%
Emerging
You show an excellent
understanding of how the text
features shape the way in which
the soliloquy should be read
and do so in a manner which is
illuminating for the audience.
You show a clear understanding
of how the text features shape
the way in which the soliloquy
is read and do so in a manner
that the audience understands.
You begin to show an
understanding of how the text
features shape the way in which
the soliloquy is read and do so
in a manner that the audience
understands.
You attempt to show an
understanding of how the text
features shape the way in which
the soliloquy is read and do so
in a manner that the audience
understands.
You demonstrate an excellent
understanding of different
layers of meaning present
within the soliloquy and
interpret this in an original and
insightful manner.
You demonstrate a clear
understanding of the soliloquy’s
intended meaning and have
some appreciation for different
layers of meaning within the
soliloquy.
You begin to demonstrate a
clear understanding of the
soliloquy’s intended meaning
and have some appreciation for
different layers of meaning
within the soliloquy.
You attempt to demonstrate a
clear understanding of the
soliloquy’s intended meaning
and have some appreciation for
different layers of meaning
within the soliloquy.
You use a variety of voice
techniques that are appropriate
to the soliloquy and the rap,
enhance the understanding of
them, and are executed in an
energetic manner.
You use a variety of voice
techniques that are appropriate
to the soliloquy and the rap,
enhance the understanding of
them, and are executed in a well
thought-out manner.
You establish a mood
throughout the soliloquy and
the rap that changes in all the
appropriate places to make it
easy to understand your
character’s predominant
emotion.
You establish a mood
throughout the soliloquy and
the rap that make it easy to
understand your character’s
predominant emotion.
You begin to use a variety of
voice techniques that are
appropriate to the soliloquy and
the rap, enhance the
understanding of them, and are
executed in a well thought-out
manner.
You begin to establish a mood
throughout the soliloquy and
the rap that make it easy to
understand your character’s
predominant emotion.
You attempt to use a variety of
voice techniques that are
appropriate to the soliloquy and
the rap, enhance the
understanding of them, and are
executed in a well thought-out
manner.
You attempt to establish a mood
throughout the soliloquy and
the rap that make it easy to
understand your character’s
predominant emotion.
You clearly identify some of the
places where your tone of voice
should change or intensify to
convey the emotional journey of
your character.
You purposefully craft all
elements of the soliloquy and
the rap in order to engage the
audience for the entire
performance and guide them
towards a specific emotional
reaction to the original text.
You identify some of the places
where your tone of voice should
change or intensify to convey
the emotional journey of your
character.
You craft elements of the
soliloquy and the rap in order to
engage the audience for the
entire performance and guide
them towards an emotional
reaction to the original text.
You begin to identify some of
the places where your tone of
voice should change or intensify
to convey the emotional journey
of your character.
You begin to craft elements of
the soliloquy and the rap in
order to engage the audience
for the entire performance and
guide them towards an
emotional reaction to the
original text.
You attempt to identify some of
the places where your tone of
voice should change or intensify
to convey the emotional journey
of your character.
You attempt to craft elements of
the soliloquy and the rap in
order to engage the audience
for the entire performance and
guide them towards an
emotional reaction to the
original text.
This interpretation engages an
audience of 21st century
teenagers.
This interpretation appeals to
an audience of 21st century
teenagers.
This interpretation begins to
appeal to an audience of 21st
century teenagers.
This interpretation attempts to
appeal to an audience of 21st
century teenagers.