Prose+Passage

**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:** 100 **Time Limit**: 4-5 minutes, no less and no more.

Print me! **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. 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 captivating opening, the **title and author**, and **context about the passage** itself to help orient the audience to what you are about to read.

**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.

**Grading**: You will be evaluated on how well you help your audience visualize the scene, characters, and emotions conveyed in your selection.

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