Speech #2: Oral Interpretation Presentation via Manuscript

GOAL: Your overall goal is to bring life to a piece of literature, displaying your understanding of the authors message through personal vocal interpretation. Also, you will exercise formal speaking techniques while demonstrating the ability to organize and deliver a manuscripted speech. PROJECT COMPONENTS (see rubric): You may choose the literature (poetry or prose) with teacher approval for appropriateness and technical quality, but you must fill 2-3 minutes of time with your presentation. Like all speeches, yours will have an organized structure---introduction, body, conclusion. >INTRO/CONCLUSION: These, the head and tail of your speech, will be prewritten (MelCon) and include background on the literature and your reason for choosing it, a content paraphrase/preview to include poetic/verbal highlights, and a conclusion/statement of personal effect. >BODY: The new requirement for this speech will be the marked manuscript, from which you will read and take your cues for interpretative speaking. You will continue to concentrate on your delivery skills ---oculesics (eye contact), kinesics (body language, gestures, movement), and most importantly your paralanguage (pitch, articulation, volume, and rate). Follow these steps top ensure you gain the most from this assignment! DAY 1(12/10-13 ) Teacher preview of OI Unit (techer choice: cold read vs. interpreted read) (HW): Learn the basics of Oral Interp. Read and take CRS-Notes on Ch. 20 from SEC. Be familiar with the concepts and terminology as we discuss how voice and diction affect our communication. (Ch. 3 offers great info on how the voice works. Check it!) DAY 2.(12/14-15 ) (CLASS ACTIVITY*) Apply standard manuscript markings used for directing purposeful oral interpretation. Appreciate, understand, and enjoy literature that lends itself to oral interpretation by choosing a work of professional literature from your classroom sources (SEE TEACHER) OR from student poetry/prose in Arts Unlimited . USE THE LITERATURE ANALYSIS SHEET TO GUIDE YOUR WORK as you READ, CUT/COPY 8-10 lines, MARK YOUR MANUSCRIPT; then, SHARE YOUR READINGS IN GROUPS. (HW): READ (see teacher previewed sites/sources) and CHOOSE a piece for OI. *COMPLETE the analysis worksheet to show lit-worthiness. CUT (if necessary), TYPE(triple-spaced!), and MARK your manuscript. DAY 3 (12-16/1-3) (CLASS ACTIVITY*) How to write Introduction/Conclusion MelCon (See sample speech intro/conclusion paragraph) LISTEN/WATCH model oral interpretation (SEC, The Raven). Perform evaluation /participate in class discussion. Conference with teacher for approval /view speech (teachers choice/MLKs I have a Dream). (HW): OVER THE HOLIDAY BREAK Use rubric to create your presentation (type MelCon intro/con paragraph; type/mark

manuscript, photocopy your marked script!) PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! DAY 4 (1/4-5) (CLASS ACTIVITY) vocal warm-ups: tongue twisters, body-movement warm-ups, de-tensionizers! begin speeches (x8-10) DAY 5 (1/6-7) (CLASS ACTIVITY) speeches (10-12) DAY 6 (1/10-11) (CLASS ACTIVITY) speeches (10-12) (HW): STUDY for STEMS 1-5 TEST