Oral+Interpretation+4

**ENGLISH 9: ORAL INTERPRETATION #4 Prose Passage** **Purpose:** To show understanding of text to an audience using oral interpretation skills. To engage the audience and sustain their interest
 * Points:** 60 reading, 20 manuscript, 20 analysis form **(total=100)**
 * Time Limit**: 4-5 minutes, no less and no more.

Make an effective cutting of your selection which, when combined with your introduction, will comfortably fit the time limit. Preface your reading with an original introduction that includes a **relevant aphorism** of your choice as a captivating opening, the **title and author**, and **context about the passage** itself to help orient the audience to what you are about to read.
 * Assignment**: Choose a selection from your first OR book. Complete the i**nterpretation analysis** worksheet (below). Remember that your task as an interpreter of a literary work is to help your audience visualize the place, person, event, and action in your passage. That means you must first come to a personal understanding of the passage before you are ready to experiment with your voice and face.


 * Requirements**: The introduction must be fully memorized—no notes on your manuscript. The selection must be typed, at least 1.5 spaced, and **mounted on stiff paper** or cardboard. **Mark the manuscript** to help you with your vocal and nonverbal expression. You are expected to be familiar enough with your script to maintain eye contact with your audience.

=PROSE INTERPRETATION ANALYSIS= //Answer the following questions using thoughtful, complete sentences after choosing your selection. This analysis is worth 20 points of your performance grade. __Please type your__// __//responses//__//.//
 * Grading**: You will be evaluated on how well you help your audience visualize the scene, characters, and emotions conveyed in your selection.
 * 1) **Where** does your selection take place? What can you learn from that setting that can help you plan your interpretation?
 * 2) **When** does your selection take place? How does this information affect the way you interpret the selection?
 * 3) **What** is happening in your selection? Briefly list the events in the selection.
 * 4) **Who** is speaking in your selection? To whom is that person speaking? What do you know about these people that can help you understand how to interpret their words, emotions, and thoughts?
 * 5) What is the **mood** of your selection? If the mood changes, identify where the change occurs and what the new mood is. How will you convey this mood(s) with your voice, face, and body?
 * 6) Where are the **climactic lines** in your selection? How will you create an appropriate build-up for the climax?
 * 7) What is the **message** of your selection? How can you make sure that you convey it?
 * 8) List and define ALL **unfamiliar words** in your selection.
 * Questions to consider for peer feedback OI#4:** //(write answers directly on the manuscript you are critiquing)//
 * Does the excerpt speak to you? Why/why not?
 * Does it have an emotional impact? If so, what? How is this achieved? If not, why not?
 * Are the following questions addressed in the excerpt? How?
 * When? Where? Why? How? What?
 * Anything unnecessary in the manuscript?
 * Anything missing?
 * Suggestions for performance?