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ACTIvITy 4.4
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Analyzing and presenting a dramatic monologue
literary Terms
Pantomime is a form of acting without words, using motions, gestures, and expressions to convey emotions or situations.
Introducing the Strategy: Choral Reading
With this strategy, a group reads a word, phrase, or line aloud while others listen. Members of the group may read the text aloud together or independently by rotating lines as part of presenting an interpretation of a text. Using this strategy, readers create different voices and emphasize words and lines to reflect interpretations. Choral reading is a strategy that helps a reader practice reading a text to develop fluency with the words.
my Notes
Working from the Text
6. With your discussion group, read and analyze your assigned monologue to determine the audience and purpose. Write a description of the persona in the monologue.
7. Examine the monologue to determine which words you should emphasize in your oral interpretation. Make sure you consider how the punctuation affects the meaning and tone.
8. Mark the text to indicate effective volume, rate (speed), pitch (high or low), inflection (emphasis on specific words for effect), and tone (speaker’s attitude toward the subject) throughout the monologue. Remember, these elements should shift if the ideas or speaker shifts.
9. Also mark the text to indicate appropriate eye contact, facial expressions, and movement. These elements should support your tone.
10. Pantomime and props help the audience make meaning during a presentation; both support the oral and physical delivery. Brainstorm creative yet simple ideas and record your ideas next to specific sections in the monologue.
11. Divide the lines of the monologue equally between group members in preparation for your oral interpretation. Incorporate a choral reading to emphasize certain lines.
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