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Monologue Planning Sheet

This document provides a planning sheet to help students write a dramatic monologue. It prompts them to consider details about their character such as who they are, what they think of themselves and others think of them, prior events and their emotional state, who they may be talking to, what they want to say, how they speak, their personality, and tips for writing an effective monologue in first person and staying on point.

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Monologue Planning Sheet

This document provides a planning sheet to help students write a dramatic monologue. It prompts them to consider details about their character such as who they are, what they think of themselves and others think of them, prior events and their emotional state, who they may be talking to, what they want to say, how they speak, their personality, and tips for writing an effective monologue in first person and staying on point.

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11 – Dramatic Monologue McLean 2015

Monologue
Planning
Sheet
Remember: A monologue is written in 1st Person – E.g. “I did”, “I think”, “I saw”, etc.

Who is your person/character?
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What does your person/character think about themselves?


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What do others think about your person/character?


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What has happened prior to this monologue? Does this event/situation set the tone
for the monologue?
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What is your person/character feeling emotionally at this point?


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Is your person/character “talking” to anyone in particular? If yes, who?
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What does your person/character want to say?


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How would your person/character talk? Do they have an accent? Are they well
educated? Do they talk very fast or really slowly? Do they have a catchphrase?
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What is their personality like? Are they quiet/shy, or perhaps loud and confident, or
funny/serious? How will this be reflected in the monologue?
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TIPS FOR WRITING


• Don’t ramble on; keep the monologue to
the point.
• Write in the first person narrative.
• Read through your monologue. Does it
sound natural? Does it sound like your
character?
• Have you conveyed your message clearly?

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