Giving Life to Literature - The Art of Oral Interpretation

If you are a reader, you love seeing the setting, characters and situations in your head.  Oral interpretation gives us the ability to let others envision the literature from the author's point of view, but with an extra advantage: They Get It!  Oh, and did I mention that you do also?  Learning how to read aloud to fully illustrate the story allows us to really understand what is going on and how each character fits into the action.  Below is the breakdown for each week of class.  I hope you can join us for this class that will not only teach you new things, but enhance your enjoyment of literature!

Week 1
 - Introduce the basics of oral interpretation 
   - How it differs from acting
 - Participate in exercises to show differences
 Week 2
 - Learn to analyze the literature
   - Who is speaking?
   - Where is this taking place and what is happening?
   - What style of language is used (does it rhyme, etc.)?
 - Exercises/games to reinforce lesson
 Week 3
- Preparing the Material
   - Determining if cutting the material is necessary
   - Creating an introduction
      - Getting the audience's attention
      - Author, title, background
      - Setting the scene
      - Making it relatable
 - Exercises/games
Week 4
 - Using our voices and bodies for oral interpretation
   - Sense recall
   - Body recall
   - Use of voice
   - Use of body
   - Eye focus
 - Exercises/games
Week 5
 - Preparing and marking our scripts
 - Practice time
   - Silently
   - Aloud
   - Receive feedback from teacher
Week 6
 - Practice alone; for your classmates
 - Receive final tips
 - Performance!