Dramatic Interpretation

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6.  Project for Homer’s Odyssey:  Dramatic Interpretation

 

CLICK BELOW FOR THE 3 DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION PASSAGES

 [ Blinding of Cyclops ] [ Contest of the Bow ] [ Cattle of Helios ]

 

[**N.B. This project can no longer be presented at State or National Conventions!]

*Must be 1 of the 3 selected passages*  These can be found on Mrs. Ashcraft’s website. 

 

Checklist/Rules for Dramatic Interpretation Project: 

  

    1. Memorization is the most important element of the grade

        - at least 2 pts will be deducted for each long hesitation or ‘prompt’

 

    2. Must be presented in class between January 18th-January 22nd.   

Dean and Ashcraft classes are often combined for this process so students should be prepared to 

 present their speech in front of peers.

 

    3. Must pronounce all words correctly with proper enunciation

 

    4. Must speak loudly so that everyone will hear well

 

     5. Must have proper posture & eye contact – do not sway, stare at the floor, close eyes during performance, etc.  These are mostly aspects of nervousness – so practice in front of friends and family will help students to overcome these habits. 

 

     6. The presentation must be dramatic!! - speak with the proper emotion/gestures/tone to bring the 2000 year  old story to life!

 

     7.  All students should videotape themselves and view it BEFORE they give their class presentation.  This will give the students an opportunity to identify areas of improvement (better memorization, more gestures, greater change in volume of voice, eye contact, etc)

 

   N.B.  This project seems as if it would require the shortest time commitment.  A student’s entire project grade is based upon his/her performance and memorization of the speech and should be equivalent in effort to a physical project that takes a good deal of time to create.  Practice over time is required to be successful with this project.  If a student waits until the last minute to memorize the speech it is usually not well memorized or performed and the grade will reflect that.   

 

Teachers will also use the following criteria to grade projects:   

         

                   attention must be paid to facial expressions, eye contact,

                   gestures, confidence, ability to engage the audience in the story,

                   enunciation & volume of voice