Question

distance learning: send - home packet
practice the criteria
journal prompt: respond to the following in your journals or on a separate piece of paper. what makes monologues bad?
need to speak
what is a need to speak? its the characters drive. why are they speaking at this specific moment? what do they need to communicate? and once you define that, is there anything that stands in the way of the characters need to speak? just because a character has a need or an objective they wont necessarily achieve their goal. people express a need for something all the time and fail to obtain it. it will depend on the situation and the circumstances of your character.
practice monologue
write a half page monologue in which a student speaks to a teacher. the need to speak is i need to convince and the location is a classroom.

Explanation:

The task is to write a monologue which falls under the sub - field of Writing in the Arts discipline. The prompt provides guidance on the concept of a character's need to speak and then gives a specific assignment to write a half - page monologue with a defined need and location.

Answer:

(Here, one would need to actually write the half - page monologue. For example)

Teacher, I know you've been disappointed in my recent work. But please, let me explain. I've been struggling with a lot outside of school, family issues that have been weighing heavily on me. I need you to understand that my lack of focus in class isn't because I don't care about my studies. I'm determined to turn things around. I've made a study schedule and I'm committed to following it. I know I can meet your expectations and improve my grades. I just need a bit more time and a bit of support from you. I promise I won't let you down.