Oral Interpretation - Speech and Theatre

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Oral Interpretation
SPCH 2341 Syllabus

COURSE NUMBER: SPCH 2341
COURSE NAME: Oral Interpretation
HOURS: Lecture 3, Laboratory 0, Clock Hours 3
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 3

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE: Includes theory in understanding and interpreting the printed page plus practice in presentation of the various literary forms. Counts toward a speech and theatre major and offered every semester.

TEXTBOOK: Roles In Interpretation, 3rd Edition
AUTHOR: Yordon

PURPOSE AND GOALS OF COURSE: The purpose of this course is to teach students to recognize the various types of literary forms and to be able to present this material in an oral manner.

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COURSE GRADE: An oral interpretation notebook, pre-test, 5 unit tests, a minimum of 5 performances, a post-test performance. The pre-test will not be computed in the grade. The tests and performances, notebook, lab hours and post-test will have the same value in computing grades.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: Lecture, demonstration, supervised performance, compilation of a notebook, video taped performance, and exercises.

METHODS OF EVALUATION: A pre-test, unit tests, performance, a post-test and a notebook. The pre-test does not compute in the grade.

PERFORMANCE/LEARNING OBJECTIVES
(MINIMUM COMPETENCIES)

After studying the material presented in this course of study, the student will be able to do the following:

1. Present written material in oral form to an audience a minimum of 5 times during a semester.

2. Evaluate orally or in written form oral performances by students and other performers.

3. Analyze in either written or oral form the merits and values of the 3 literary genres.

4. Illustrate the ability to select literature by creating an oral interpretation notebook composed of:

A. All selections prepared for class.

B. A short paragraph of information about the author of each selection performed in class.

C. Description of your reactions both to your reading and to the critique following your reading.

D. Description of what you would do differently were you to perform this reading again.

E. A list of readings and authors that you particularly enjoyed which were performed by other class members or other readers.

F. Three additional selections from each genre. These should be arranged by genre...all prose together, all poetry, all drama, all mixed genre.

G. All written analyses.

H. All critique sheets (these may fit into the pockets in the cover).

5. Demonstrate the ability to edit literature by correctly preparing 5 selections for performance.

6. Identify the three genres of literature with 100 percent accuracy in written form in

4 minutes.

7. Correctly select literature which shares a common theme.

8. Construct an introduction for oral interpretive literature that serves 3 purposes of an introduction.

9. Construct necessary transitions for oral interpretive programs which satisfy the 3 purposes of transitions.

10. Analyze audience and literature in such a way that the conventions of audience response are met.

TOPICS:

Interpretations Dramatic fiction
Acting Poetic material
Value of interpretation Speakers conventions
Appreciation Group performance
Selection of literature Readers theatre
Types of literature Media reading
Analysis of literature Audience responsibility
The modal approach Critiques role
Delivery techniques Careers in interpretation
Delivery styles Prose interpretation
Narrators role

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