Summer+Reading

ORAL INTERPRETATION #1: Summer Reading Prose Passage Print me!



**Purpose: To demonstrate the understanding of a literary text through performance**
 * Points: 30 **
 * Time Limit: 3-4 minutes, no more and no less. **




 * Assignment: Select a passage from your summer reading book that speaks to you: a passage which you understand, both emotionally and intellectually. Write an original introduction for the passage which includes the title, author, and a bit of background information regarding the passage itself to help prepare the audience for your interpretation (See guidelines for this under links of interest). Help your audience visualize the place, person, event, and action in your passage. To make the printed word come alive, first come to a personal understanding of the passage. Next, make decisions regarding use of voice, face and body which will enhance the interpretation of your passage and help your audience appreciate the literature. **


 * Requirements: The introduction and selection should be typed in large, legible font, and mounted on stiff paper or cardboard. Although you can use your manuscript, you should know it well and maintain eye contact with your audience. The introduction should be memorized. You’ll want to be as subtle as possible when referring to your manuscript. **


 * Assessment: After several practice sessions in front of various audiences, you will perform for points. You will be evaluated on how well you help the audience visualize the scene, characters, and emotions in the selection, in addition to how closely you adhere to the time limit and the requirements of the assignment. **