CHY4U1- THE ENLIGHTENMENT
SALON MONOLOGUE ASSIGNMENT
YOUR TASK:
For your project, you will be required to select one of the following individuals from the list
provided and write a 1-2 page (typed double space) monologue that is a mini-biography.
Your biography should:
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Describe who you are
Explain your importance/significance to European Society and the Enlightenment
Detail some of your accomplishments and also…
Provide a creative anecdote which will give more insight into the individual
you’ve chosen.
Prior to your performance, you will be required to submit your monologue. Your report
should have:
a) A sheet with a picture/image of your individual chosen featured prominently on
the front,
b) A brief description (1/2 page min.) of the costume and props you chose to use
during your performance
c) The actual Monologue.
You will then perform your monologue in front of the class complete with props and an
appropriate costume. Your monologue should be memorized and should last 1-2 minutes
in length. You will be evaluated on your ability to use voice and projection and elements of
drama must be utilized during your presentation.
Presentations will be scheduled by signing up and will take 1 period to get through. Once
the presentations are completed, we will conclude our class Salon.
Please refer to the Evaluation to see EXACTLY how you will be marked on this project.
You must choose from one of these individuals (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO!). NO TWO
STUDENTS CAN PERFORM THE SAME CHARACTER (PLEASE REFER TO THE SIGN-UP
SHEET IN ORDER TO AVOID REPLICATION):
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Francois-Marie de Voltaire
Baron de Montesquieu
Gianlorenzo Bernini
Michelangelo Caravaggio
Rembrandt van Rijn
John Dryden
George Handel
Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart
Alexander Pope
Jonathan Swift
Marquis de Condorcet
Rene Descartes
Moliere
Cesare Beccaria
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Adam Smith
Edmund Burke
Immanuel Kant
Denis Diderot
The Marquise du Chatelet
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Thomas Paine
Voltaire
Emmanuel Swedenborg
Renes Descartes
Blaise Pascal
Pierre Bayle
Jean La Rond D’Alembert
David Hume
Edward Gibbon
Gotthold Lessing
ENLIGHTENMENT SALON EVALUATION
Name:
Individual Chosen:
CRITERIA
MARK
COMMUNICATION – MONOLOGUE
PERFORMANCE
- clarity of speech, memorization, tone, volume, eye
contact with audience, pace, clarity, expressiveness,
body language, gestures, use of voice, fluency,
language utilized, impact on audience.
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KNOWLEDGE– REPORT
- logical development and organization,
understanding of biographic format, use of relevant
research, evidence and example, accuracy and
authenticity of information, picture provided is
accurate.
THINKING– CLOTHING/PROPS
DESCRIPTION
- factual information about background or context,
insight into character, creativity, authenticity,
evidence of research of time period, details
provided.
APPLICATION – CLOTHING/PROPS USED IN
PRESENTATION
- authenticity of garments, ability of clothing and
props to enhance presentation, clothing
representative of time period, creativity,
appropriateness
COMMENTS:
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