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Name: ____________________ Student Number: ____ Homeroom: ____

Teacher: _____________________

Monologue Example

DIRECTIONS Read the comedic monologue by a person pretending to be Steve Jobs. See how they combine fact with fiction to make the performance funny.

A monologue is a long speech given by one person. Monologues are often given by comedians. They are also done by actors who are trying to win a role in a movie or play.

Steve Jobs Comedic Monologue

Hi, I’m Steve Jobs. You can call me Stevie, Stevie Stevie, or Stevie Gonna Give Ya Jobs. I like the last one best, because that’s what I did. I made a huge and successful company and gave jobs to many people. Maybe you have heard of it. It’s called Apple.

To be honest, Apple nearly wasn’t called Apple. I almost called it Banana. I love bananas. Now wouldn’t that be cool. Imagine you went back home, and you told your parents you bought a Banana phone. Don’t you think the banana is a perfect shape for a phone?

However, my workmates didn’t think Banana was a good name for a company. They all said bananas were too easy to squeeze and squash. No one would want to by a phone from a company that sounded like they could easily be broken, so we called it Apple instead.

Apples are hard. They are also filled with juicy goodness; just like the phones I made. Did you just hear what I said? I said the phones “I” made. That’s right. Me! I wanted to call the phones Steve Jobs Phones. My workmates thought the name was too long, so I agreed to iPhone, because “I” was the person who made them.

You should be thanking me. I am the man. I am the iPhone. I am Steve Jobs. You’re welcome!

Answer the following questions.

1. What information from the above monologue was fact?

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2. What information was fiction?

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3. Why did this monologue combine fact with fiction?

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My Brainstorm

Choose some facts from the biography you wrote. Then, think about some funny things that could go with those facts to help you write a comedic monologue.

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My Person

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Fact

Funny Info.

Funny Info.

Funny Info.

My Monologue 1st Draft

DIRECTIONS Use your information from your brainstorm to write your draft. Try to include fact and fiction to make it funny.

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DIRECTIONS

It’s time to edit!

Step 1: Reread your writing. Try to find and fix your own mistakes. Step 2: Show your teacher. They will put edit marks on your work. Use the edit mark guide to help you correct your own work.

My Monologue Final Draft

DIRECTIONS Rewrite your monologue. Use the edit marks on your 1st draft to help you correct your mistakes.

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DIRECTIONS Show your teacher your final draft. They will help fix any mistakes you

missed and offer some more suggestions so that you can now practice reading your monologue. Try to remember your monologue before presenting it in front of the class.

Pair Performance Ideas

You are now going to write a play with your partner. You both need to be the people you wrote about in your biography. What would happen if those two people met? This can be a completely fictious play. Get creative with your ideas and make it funny. Write your best ideas in a brainstorm below. Think about where and when they would meet. What would they do together? What would they say to each other?

DIRECTIONS

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Pair Performance Draft

DIRECTIONS Use your information from your brainstorm to write your draft with your partner. Try to write your stage directions, too.

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DIRECTIONS

It’s time to edit!

Step 1: Reread your writing. Try to find and fix your own mistakes. Step 2: Show your teacher. They will put edit marks on your work. Use the edit mark guide to help you correct your own work.

Pair Performance Final

DIRECTIONS Rewrite your play. Use the edit marks on your 1st draft to help you correct your mistakes.

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DIRECTIONS Show your teacher your final draft. They will help fix any mistakes you

missed and offer some more suggestions so that you can now practice performing your play. Try to remember your play before presenting it in front of the class.