6.  Project for Homer’s Odyssey:  Dramatic Interpretation

Required Checklist for Dramatic Interpretation Project

(60% of the total grade): 

     1.      *select 1 of the 3 passages - each one is less than two minutes in length

     2.      *memorization is the most important element of the grade

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

 

      3.      *all students will be required to write out the entire passage from memory on

                   Fri the 31^st - this will count for 10% of the overall project grade

 

       4.    *must be presented in class on Wed the 5^th or Thurs the 6^th

       5.    *must pronounce all words correctly with proper enunciation

       6.    *must speak loudly so that everyone will hear well

       7.     *must have proper posture & eye contact - no swaying, no staring at the floor,

                  - no closing eyes during performance, etc

       8.    *the presentation must be dramatic!! - speak with the proper

                   emotion/gestures/tone to bring the 3000 year  old story to life

Overall Quality of Dramatic Interpretation

(20% of the total grade):

         

          *20% of the project is based on overall effectiveness of the presentation -

                   attention must be paid to facial expressions, eye contact,

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

                   enunciation & volume of voice