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3. Revise your writing to show your understanding of voice and mood by adding or substituting for effect. Also, be sure you have included transitions to convey sequence, signal shifts, and connect the relationships among experiences
and events. Reflect on your editing: How does using voice and mood for effect strengthen your writing?
Presenting the Narrative
4. Before you prepare an oral reading of your narrative, examine the criteria for evaluation below. These criteria also apply to speaking.
WorD CoNNeCTIoNS
Roots and Affixes
Both pronounce and enunciate contain the Latin root -nuntius- which means “messenger.” There is a delicate distinction between the two words. To pronounce means to say words correctly. To enunciate means to say words clearly as you are pronouncing them.
Element of Expressive Oral Reading/Speaking
Proficient
Emerging
Enunciation:
Pronunciation of words
Enunciation is clear, correct, and effective throughout the reading and enhances the listener’s understanding.
Mumbling, incorrect, or indistinct pronunciation hinders the listener’s understanding.
Pitch:
Vocal highs and lows
Variety in vocal highs and lows enhances the listener’s understanding of the passage.
Mostly monotone
Volume:
Variety in volume
Variety in volume enhances the listener’s understanding of the passage.
Too quiet
Tempo:
Appropriate pacing (fast or slow)
Appropriate pacing enhances the listener’s understanding of the passage.
Too fast or too slow
Phrasing:
Pausing at appropriate points and for emphasis
Pauses and emphasis enhance the listener’s understanding of the passage.
No pauses or emphasized words
5. Prepare and present an oral reading of your revised narrative to a small group of your peers. Use the chart above to provide feedback about each speaker’s strengths and weaknesses.
Check Your Understanding
How did the process of researching a person from the Holocaust and assuming that person’s identity add to your understanding of the Holocaust?
WorD CoNNeCTIoNS
Roots and Affixes
The word monotone includes the prefix mono-, meaning “one,” as in monologue, monomania, and monocle. Thus monotone means “one tone,” or “without inflection.”
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