1. English II—April 15, 2015
Bell work: What are some tools actors use in a dramatic production that are not available to a performer of an oral interpretation? How do performers of an oral interpretation make up for the lack of these resources?
Homework:
Independent Reading Project #3 extended to Monday at midnight.
ASVAB for 10th and 11th on Thursday and Friday.
FSA ELA next Thursday and Friday.

2. Unit 4 EA1—Presenting an Oral Interpretation of Literature
Requirements:
Find a monologue from a play, book, or movie that presents a complex character.
Complete a SOAPSTone or SMELL chart to analyze your monologue.
Write an introduction for your monologue which includes:
A brief summary of your passage.
Title and author of the work.
Place the monologue in the context of the work as a whole.
A character sketch which describes the motivations and complexities of your character.
A reason why the audience should listen to your monologue (why it is important).
Mark the text of your monologue to prepare for oral interpretation:
Write phonetic pronunciations of new names or words in the margin (i.e. write “ocean” as “oshun”).
Circle key punctuation marks that indicate pacing and pauses.
Highlight sentences or phrases that need increase in volume.
Underline sentences or phrases that need decrease in volume.
Rehearse your monologue and use the rubric as a guide to help you prepare.

3. SOAPSTone
Analysis
Textual Evidence
Speaker: Who is doing the speaking and what kind of person is he or she?
Occasion: What are the circumstances surrounding this situation?
Audience: Who is the intended audience?
Subject: What is the topic of the monologue?
Tone: What is the speaker’s tone?

4. Oral Interpretation Rubric
Exemplary (4)
Proficient (3)
Emerging (2)
Incomplete (1)
Monologue Selection
Selects a passage that conveys a complex character.
Selects a simple character.
SOAPSTone/SMELL Chart
Chart is complete and shows thoughtful analysis of monologue.
Chart is complete and shows adequate analysis of monologue.
Chart is mostly complete, but does not show adequate analysis of monologue.
Chart is incomplete.
Introduction
Introduces the oral interpretation in an engaging manner and provides well-researched information to place the passage in the context of the work.
Introduces the oral interpretation by citing source and author and provides sufficient information in the introduction to place the passage in the context of the work.
Does not cite the source and/or author of the passage and provides insufficient information in the introduction to place the passage in the context of the work.
Does not cite the source and/or author of the passage and provides no information in the introduction to place the passage in the context of the work.
Pronunciation
Pronounces all words and phrases correctly and monologue is easy to understand.
Most words and phrases are pronounced correctly and monologue is easy to understand.
Some words and phrases are mispronounced and make the monologue difficult to understand.
Many words and phrases are mispronounced which make monologue difficult to understand.
Volume/Pace
Monologue is easily heard by the audience; volume/pace increases or decreases to convey emotion.
Monologue is easily heard most of the time; some attempts are made to convey emotion through volume/pace changes.
Monologue has significant periods of low volume. Few attempts made to convey emotion through volume/pace changes.
Monologue is difficult to hear most of the time. Monotone.
Body Posture/Facial Expressions
Uses effective posture and expressions reflect the mood of the scene and the tone of the character.
Uses adequate posture and expressions reflect the mood of the scene and the tone of the character.
Uses inadequate posture and expressions and fails to reflect the mood of the scene and the tone of the character.
Uses no posture or expressions to reflect the mood of the scene and the tone of the character.
Eye Contact
Engages the audience with eye contact, rarely referring to notes.
Engages the audience with eye contact while referring to notes as needed.
Mostly reads directly from notes and rarely makes eye contact with the audience.
Reads directly from the notes without making eye contact with the audience.
Audience Decorum
Respects and listens to all speakers.
Behavior is disruptive to audience or speakers.